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67-776: In 1997, the Library was named “National Library of the Year” by Library Journal , the first library in Michigan to receive the honor. In 2022, for the 15th year in a row, AADL earned five stars in the Library Journal's annual ratings of public libraries across the nation. All trustees are elected at large from the District. The Library District has the same boundaries as the Ann Arbor School District , with

134-515: A Spanish SAP dub for Jane the Virgin through the series' entire run, and audio description is available and passed through for their Saturday morning One Magnificent Morning E/I block, which is done for all of the blocks produced for the major broadcast networks by Litton Entertainment . In 2019, the first primetime series with DVS for the network, In the Dark (which has a blind protagonist),

201-488: A cafe. The AADL website provides access to the Library's catalog, events, services, research databases and users’ Library accounts management. Website users can post blogs , comment on blogs, subscribe to RSS feeds , tag, create a personal card catalog, and write reviews. Video on Demand of past Library events is available, and users can subscribe to a video or audio podcast through iTunes that will automatically download new video of library productions as they are added to

268-423: A circulation of approximately 100,000, Library Journal has the highest circulation of any librarianship journal, according to Ulrich's . Library Journal's original publisher was Frederick Leypoldt , whose company became R. R. Bowker . Reed International later merged into Reed Elsevier and purchased Bowker in 1985; they published Library Journal until 2010, when it was sold to Media Source Inc. , owner of

335-506: A constant exchange of questions and answers about authorship and reader's advisory. Two prominent sections, the Bibliography (compiled by Cutter) and Pseudonyms and Antonyms (compiled by James L. Whitney), served as reference resources for librarians. The print edition of Library Journal contains the following sections: January February March June November In 2008 the journal started awarding public libraries with

402-565: A different language, such as Greedo 's confrontation with Han Solo in the 1977 film Star Wars: A New Hope , the narrator will read out the dialogue in character. In museums or visual art exhibitions, audio described tours (or universally designed tours that include description or the augmentation of existing recorded programs on audio- or videotape), are used to provide access to visitors who are blind or have low vision. Docents or tour guides can be trained to employ audio description in their presentations. In film and television, description

469-417: A form of narration used to provide information surrounding key visual elements in a media work (such as a film or television program , or theatrical performance ) for the benefit of blind and visually impaired consumers. These narrations are typically placed during natural pauses in the audio, and sometimes overlap dialogue if deemed necessary. Occasionally when a film briefly has subtitled dialogue in

536-472: A good view of the performance. They make their description which is fed to a small radio transmitter. In 2006, on the occasion of the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany , a project was launched with the aim of making the live commentary of a match available to blind and visually impaired football fans in the stadium. The project was very well-received and had great success. In 2008, audio description in football

603-610: A history of developing closed captioning of programs for hearing-impaired viewers, WGBH considered the viability of using the new audio channel for narrated descriptions of key visual elements, much like those being done for live theatre in Washington, D.C. , by Margaret Pfanstiehl, who had been experimenting with television description as part of her Washington Ear radio reading service. After reviewing and conducting various studies, which found that blind and visually impaired people were consuming more television than ever but finding

670-556: A major United States producer of audio description. DVS often is used to describe the product itself. In 1985, PBS member television station WGBH-TV in Boston , Massachusetts , began investigating uses for the new technology of stereophonic television broadcasting , particularly multichannel television sound (MTS), which allowed for a third audio channel, called the Secondary Audio Program ( SAP ). With

737-438: A star system, grouping libraries into categories by expenditure level. In 2018, the journal award five stars in the over-US$ 30 million expenditures category to five libraries: Cuyahoga County Public Library , Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County , Seattle Public Library , Cleveland Public Library , and King County Library System . A total of 257 libraries nationwide were awarded stars, ranging from 3 stars to 5, in

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804-418: A white shirt." The length of descriptions and their placement by a producer into the program are largely dictated by what can fit in natural pauses in dialogue (other producers of description may have other priorities, such as synchronization with the timing of a described element's appearance, which differ from DVS's priority for detail). Once recorded, placed and mixed with a copy of the original soundtrack,

871-401: Is "InfoDocket" (edited by Gary Price and Shirl Kennedy, originally founded, and still accessible, as an separate website at InfoDocket.com). Additionally, Library Journal maintains an up-to-date list of library jobs in the website's "JobZone" feature. Audio description Audio description (AD), also referred to as a video description , described video , or visual description , is

938-418: Is a unique model of sustainable design featuring solar heating, natural day lighting, a vegetated green roof, convection cooling, naturally captured and filtered storm water, native plants and grasses, and many uses of materials that are renewable resources. The Malletts Creek Branch was awarded the 2005 American Institute of Architects Michigan (AIA Michigan) Award for Sustainable Design. In 2006, AADL opened

1005-590: Is an American trade publication for librarians . It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey . It reports news about the library world, emphasizing public libraries , and offers feature articles about aspects of professional practice. It also reviews library-related materials and equipment. Each year since 2008, the Journal has assessed public libraries and awarded stars in their Star Libraries program. Its "Library Journal Book Review" does pre-publication reviews of several hundred popular and academic books each month. With

1072-519: Is described by the Media Access Group under existing contracts with Walt Disney Pictures . NBC and their associated cable networks, along with outside productions by Universal Television such as Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Mindy Project , solely use CaptionMax for description services; Netflix also utilizes CaptionMax for their original series, while going per studio for acquired programming. Most scripted programming on Fox, except for

1139-400: Is occurring at the time and the plot as a whole. For example, in the opening credit sequence of the children's series Arthur on PBS, the description has been performed as follows: "Arthur is an 8-year-old aardvark. He wears round glasses with thick frames over his big eyes. He has two round ears on top of his oval-shaped head. He wears red sneakers and blue jeans, with a yellow sweater over

1206-404: Is received within 24 hours of its scheduled airing—provided that any future airings of the same program in prime-time contain descriptions. In addition, other licensed discretionary services would be expected to air at least four hours of DV programming per-week by the fourth year of their next license term. The Ofcom code on television access services requires broadcasters that have been on

1273-868: Is sponsored by the website's philanthropic arm Pornhub Cares. In the late-2010s, Procter & Gamble began to add descriptions to some of its television commercials , first in the United Kingdom, and later Spain and the United States. Under Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) rules, broadcast television stations and former Category A services that dedicated more than half of their programming to comedy, drama, or long-form documentary programs, were required to broadcast at least four hours of programming with audio descriptions (known in Canadian English as described video) per-week, with two hours of this "original" to

1340-468: Is typically delivered via a secondary audio track. In North America, Second audio program (SAP) is typically used to deliver audio description by television broadcasters. To promote accessibility , some countries (such as Canada and the United States) have implemented requirements for broadcasters to air specific quotas of programming containing audio description. The transition to " talkies " in

1407-453: Is typically delivered via an alternate audio track, either as a separate language track containing the narration only (which, if the playback device is capable of doing so, is mixed with the primary audio track automatically, and can have separate volume settings), or on a secondary audio track pre-mixed with the primary track, such as a secondary audio program (SAP). Many video on demand (VOD) and streaming platforms host separate assets for

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1474-479: The Junior Library Guild and The Horn Book Magazine . Founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey , Library Journal originally declared itself to be the "official organ of the library associations of America and of the United Kingdom", according to the journal's self-description in 1878. Indeed, the journal's original title was American Library Journal , though "American" was removed from the title after

1541-663: The National Captioning Institute and CaptionMax have also begun to describe programs. Benefit Media, Inc., a subsidiary of DuArt Film and Video in New York City provides DVS services to USA Network . For the 2016 Summer Olympics , NBC is providing description of events during the network's primetime block. The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 reinstates the FCC's involvement in providing rules for video description. Under

1608-578: The National Captioning Institute , Narrative Television Network, and others. In the UK Audio Description services were made available on the BBC and ITV after a collaborative project with industry partners. In 2000, the BBC voluntarily committed to providing descriptions for at least 20% of its programming annually. In practice, the BBC has often exceeded these targets. In 2009, BBC iPlayer became

1675-456: The Olympic and Paralympic Games , and the royal wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton , among others. In April 2015, the subscription streaming service Netflix announced that it had added support for audio description, beginning with Daredevil —a series based on a comic book character who himself is blind, and would add descriptions to current and past original series on

1742-694: The Washtenaw County branch of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled since February 2009. The Washtenaw Library for the Blind and Print Disabled (WLBPD@AADL) is a free service which loans books, magazines, and videos in alternative formats such as digital audiobooks , Braille , large print , or descriptive video to eligible individuals who live in Washtenaw County. The Ann Arbor District Library

1809-469: The DVS organization permanently in 1988. After national testing, more feedback, more development of description technique, and additional grants, DVS became a regular feature of selected PBS programming in 1990. Later, DVS became an available feature in some films and home videos, including DVDs. DVS describers watch a program and write a script describing visual elements which are important in understanding what

1876-474: The DVS track for syndication, substituting in the Spanish dubbing track on SAP to reach more viewers, though as many stations affiliated with "netlets" like The CW and MyNetworkTV are not under the video description provision, do not have SAP channels and thus, neither an audio description or Spanish dub track can be heard. In some markets where SAP is activated on affiliate stations though, The CW had provided

1943-700: The DVS track is then "laid back" to the master tape on a separate audio track (for broadcast on the SAP) or to its own DVS master (for home video). For feature films, the descriptions are not mixed with the soundtrack, but kept separate as part of a DTS soundtrack. When the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) started establishing various requirements for broadcasters in larger markets to improve their accessibility to audiences with hearing and vision impairments, DVS branched out to non-PBS programming, and soon description could be heard on

2010-634: The Library's branch expansion program has emphasized sustainability . By using sustainable design in the construction of each branch, the Library will teach, by example, responsible coexistence with the natural environment. The West Branch closed for renovation in November 2015, reopening in September 2016 as the Westgate Branch. Formerly the smallest in the system, the Westgate Branch quadrupled in size to 21,000 square feet (2,000 m), adding

2077-404: The Media Access Group. Some shows have lost their DVS during their original network runs due to outside factors or complications. For instance, American Dad! had a two-season interregnum in part of season 12 and all of season 13 without any DVS service during its move from Fox to TBS in late 2014, before it returned in November 2016 for its fourteenth season. The Mindy Project lost DVS at

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2144-526: The Northeast Branch. The Traverwood Branch is designed to have as little impact on natural landscape features as possible. Sustainable design features include an innovative stormwater management system and the reuse of harvested ash trees from the building site. A rain garden is located on the south side of the building. The design of the Branch takes advantage of natural day lighting. Since 2004,

2211-543: The Pittsfield Branch, a community-based learning center serving the residents of the southwest quadrant of Ann Arbor and Pittsfield Township. This branch, along with its surrounding landscape, capitalizes on environmental principles, allowing the overall project to operate more in harmony with the ecosystem and the community in which it serves. On June 30, 2008, the Traverwood Branch opened, replacing

2278-732: The SAP for shows such as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and The Simpsons . However, a federal court ruled in 2002 that the Federal Communications Commission had exceeded its jurisdiction by requiring broadcasters in the top 25 markets to carry video description. Since that time, the amount of new DVS television programming in the United States declined, as did access to information regarding upcoming described programming, while broadcasters like ABC and Fox instead decided to devote their SAP channels to Spanish language dubbing tracks of their shows rather than DVS due to

2345-560: The activity problematic (often relying on sighted family and friends to describe for them), WGBH consulted more closely with Pfanstiehl and her husband, Cody, and then conducted its first tests of DVS in Boston in 1986. These tests (broadcasting to local groups of people of various ages and visual impairments) and further study were successful enough to merit a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to complete plans to establish

2412-573: The aforementioned genres. The requirement that a quota of DV programming be "original" to the network was also dropped. Citing the possibility that not enough imported U.S. programming may be supplied with descriptions for their first airing, and the burden this may place on their ability to carry these programs, the CRTC granted an exception to Bell Media , Corus Entertainment , and Rogers Media , along with minor companies DHX Media , CBC , Blue Ant Media , V , and TVA Group , for foreign programming that

2479-412: The air for at least five years to broadcast at least 10% of their programming with descriptions. Scrutiny has applied even to ESPN UK —a sports channel—which was fined £120,000 by Ofcom for not meeting an AD quota in 2012. The regulator rejected an argument by ESPN that AD was redundant to commentary , as it is "not provided with the needs of the visually impaired in mind". Initially, audio description

2546-610: The alternate audio. ABC, along with sister network Disney Channel has since added audio description to some of their programming (with a commensurate decline in Spanish-dubbed programming, though the ATSC standard allows more audio channels), but does not contract any of their shows to be described by the Media Access Group, instead going with commercial providers CaptionMax and Audio Eyes . Some special programming such as Toy Story of Terror! and Toy Story That Time Forgot

2613-557: The audience. In the 1940s and 1950s, Radio Nacional de España aired live audio simulcasts of films from cinemas with descriptions, framing these as a form of radio drama before the advent of television. In the 1980s, the Media Access Group of U.S. public television station WGBH-TV (which had already gained notability for their involvement in developing closed captioning ) developed an implementation of audio description for television programming via second audio program (SAP), which it branded as "Descriptive Video Service" (DVS). It

2680-429: The audio-described media, with the soundtrack pre-mixed. Despite AD typically being presented as something that can be enabled (as with subtitles ), users can encounter problems when trying to turn AD on or off because the underlying media version they require is unavailable. In movie theaters, audio description can be heard using DVS Theatrical and similar systems (including DTS-CSS and Dolby Screentalk). Users listen to

2747-440: The channel per-week. These programs must have been drawn from children's, comedy, drama, long-form documentaries, general entertainment and human interest, reality , or variety genres. Broadcasters must also promote the availability of DV programming, including airing a standard audiovisual bumper and logo at the beginning of all programs offering description (the CRTC officially recommends that this announcement be repeated after

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2814-575: The collection. The AADL website also includes a section for Old News, upkept by the AADL Archives Team. They have made arrangements with permission to scan and provide an archive of the following publications: Signal of Liberty , The Ann Arbor Argus , The Ann Arbor Courier, and most recently, The Ann Arbor News . The site is full text searchable and each article includes links for the article author, keywords, people and photographer. The Ann Arbor District Library has housed and administrated

2881-651: The conclusion of each commercial break, but this is not typically practiced). All television providers are also required to carry AMI-tv (formerly The Accessible Channel), a specialty channel that broadcasts all programming with descriptions on the primary audio track. On March 26, 2015, the CRTC announced that beginning September 1, 2019, most broadcast and specialty networks owned by vertically integrated conglomerates, as well as any channel previously subject to license conditions specifying minimums for DV, are required to supply described video for any prime-time programming (7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.) that falls within

2948-498: The description on a wireless headset . Audio description is stored in the Digital Cinema Package as "Visually Impaired-Native" (VI-N) audio on Sound Track channel 8. In live theaters, patrons also receive the description via a wireless device, a discreet monaural receiver. However, the description is provided live by describers located in a booth acoustically insulated from the audience, but from where they have

3015-726: The exception of Northfield Township. Terms are four years long beginning January 1 of the year they are elected. Officers are elected by the Board at the Annual Board Meeting in January. Officers serve for a one-year term and for no more than two consecutive years in the same office. Board members as of December 2023 are: The vision of branch libraries for the Ann Arbor District Library system began with former Library Director Homer Chance. Recognizing

3082-534: The fall of 2017). Netflix committed in April 2015 to begin audio description of their original series, starting with Daredevil (which features a blind protagonist with other heightened senses) and the remainder of their original programming in the next few months, making their goal in that timeframe, along with providing the DVS tracks of existing series in their library; however some platforms (mainly older versions for devices that are now unsupported) do not provide

3149-469: The first streaming video on-demand service in the world to support AD where every programme that was broadcast with AD also had AD on BBC iPlayer. On January 29, 2009, The Accessible Channel was launched in Canada, which broadcasts "open" audio descriptions on all programming via the primary audio track. Audio description has also been extended to live events, including sporting events, the ceremonies of

3216-695: The first year. Its early issues focused on the growth and development of libraries, with feature articles by such prominent authors as R. R. Bowker , Charles Cutter , and Melvil Dewey, and focusing on cataloging, indexing, and lending schemes. In its early issues, Bowker discussed cataloging principles; Cutter, creator of the Cutter Expansive Classification system, developed his ideas; and managing editor Dewey made recommendations for early library circulation systems. Initially, Library Journal did not review books unless they related to librarians' professional interests, but then, like now,

3283-427: The journal ran articles on collection development and ads from publishers recommending their forthcoming books for libraries to purchase. Early issues of Library Journal were a forum for librarians throughout Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States to share news, discussions of their libraries' ideas and practices, and reports of professional activities such as meetings and conferences. In an 1878 prospectus,

3350-502: The journal stressed its importance by noting that small libraries, in particular, could gain the "costly experience and practical advice" of the largest libraries. Regular reading of Library Journal , the prospectus declared, would make "the librarian worth more to the library, and the library worth more to the people." In the Notes and Queries section, librarians shared reports of how their library managed common problems, and they maintained

3417-531: The late 1920s resulted in a push to make the cinema accessible to the visually impaired . The New York Times documented the "first talking picture ever shown especially for the blind"—a 1929 screening of Bulldog Drummond attended by members of the New York Association for the Blind and New York League for the Hard of Hearing, which offered a live description for the visually-impaired portion of

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3484-567: The matches can be heard via audio description in every stadium in Switzerland . At St. Jakob-Park in Basel , even without delay via the Internet. In the meantime, the outdated technology of FM transmission has been abolished. Today, the games are broadcast via cell phone apps. In Germany , almost every stadium is also equipped with this technology. The Descriptive Video Service ( DVS ) is

3551-730: The need for access to materials and facilities beyond the Downtown Library, Chance opened the first branch library in Ann Arbor, the Loving Branch, in 1965. In 1977, the West Branch (now called "Westgate") opened its doors. The Northeast Branch began serving the community in 1981. Expansion continued in 2004 with the opening of the Malletts Creek Branch as a replacement for the Loving Branch. This branch

3618-501: The new season of American Playhouse on January 24, 1990. In the 1990s at cinemas in California, RP International began to offer audio descriptions for theatrical films under the brand TheatreVision , relayed via earpieces to those who request it. A clip from Schindler's List was used to pitch the concept to the film's producers Gerald Molen and Branko Lustig , and one of the first films to be presented in this format

3685-768: The nine different expenditure level categories. LibraryJournal.com, the Library Journal website, provides both subscribers and non-subscribers full access to all print content as well as recent archives. Visitors can sign up for email newsletters such as "BookSmack", "Library Hotline", "LJ Academic Newswire", "LJ Review Alert", and "LJXpress". Web articles in the site's "Libraries & Librarians" category are listed by topic, with each topic assigned its own RSS feed so that users can receive articles relevant to their interests. Past and present reviews are archived and organized by type (book, DVD, gaming, magazine, video, etc.); they are also available via RSS feeds. Another feature

3752-858: The order faced a court challenge led by the MPAA , who questioned the FCC's jurisdiction on the matter. In November 2002, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the FCC had no statutory jurisdiction to enforce such a rule. This was rectified in 2010 with the passing of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act , which gave the FCC jurisdiction to enforce video description requirements. The previously intended quotas were reinstated on July 1, 2012, and have been gradually increased to require more programming and wider participation since their implementation. Broadcast audio description

3819-513: The platform over time. The following year, as part of a settlement with the American Council of the Blind , Netflix agreed to provide descriptions for its original series within 30 days of their premiere, and add screen reader support and the ability to browse content by availability of descriptions. On June 17, 2016, Pornhub announced that it would launch a collection of pornographic videos with audio descriptions. The initiative

3886-426: The rules, affiliates in the top 25 markets and the top five-rated cable networks will have to provide at least 50 hours of video described programming per quarter; the rules took effect on July 1, 2012. However, this provision currently does not apply to syndicated programming; notably, many programs which have audio description in their network runs, such as those produced by Twentieth Century Fox Television , remove

3953-440: The shows of Gordon Ramsay ( Hell's Kitchen , Hotel Hell and Kitchen Nightmares ) is described by the Media Access Group; Ramsay's programs are contracted by his producing studio to have audio description done by Scottish-born voiceover artist Mhairi Morrison with Descriptive Video Works . Unique to most described shows, Fox's Empire uses actress Adrienne Barbeau for their description. CBS's described shows all use

4020-432: The technical limitations of the analog NTSC standard. Description by DVS and other producers was still available in a limited form on television (the greatest percentage of DVS programming is still on PBS). WGBH's Media Access Group continues supporting description of feature films (known as DVS Theatrical) and DVS home videos/ DVDs are available from WGBH as well as other vendors and libraries. Commercial caption providers

4087-400: The title character, and for the 1994 remake of Little Women , stars from previous versions of the film volunteered, including June Allyson , Margaret O'Brien , and Janet Leigh (whose grandmother was blind) from the 1949 version of the film, as well as Katharine Hepburn —star of the 1933 version . Other companies emerged in providing descriptions for programming in the U.S., including

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4154-468: Was Forrest Gump (1994). TheatreVision sought notable personalities and celebrities to volunteer in providing these narrations, such as sportscaster Vin Scully , William Shatner , Monty Hall , and former U.S. president George H. W. Bush (for It's a Wonderful Life ). Sometimes the narrator had ties to the film or was part of its cast; Irene Bedard described Pocahontas —a film where she had voiced

4221-583: Was also adopted in Switzerland. The radio of FC Basel 1893 was the first club in Switzerland to take up this topic. First, FC Basel installed an antenna in St. Jakob Park , which was used to broadcast the radio's live commentary. The visually impaired and blind fans could then listen to the commentary via a VHF frequency. More and more clubs in the Swiss Super League adopted this concept and today

4288-548: Was developed in consultation with Dr. Margaret Pfanstiehl of Washington, D.C. , who had performed descriptions at theatrical performances and had run a radio reading service known as the Washington Ear. After four years of development and on-air trials (which included a proof of concept that aired the descriptions on a radio station in simulcast with the television airing), WGBH officially launched audio description via 32 participating PBS member stations, beginning with

4355-622: Was launched (the series' description propagated to its Netflix run several weeks after it was placed on that service after the first-season finale). MyNetworkTV has no provisions for audio description or language dub tracks, despite many of its scripted series having DVS tracks. Online streaming services such as Hulu and the services of television networks themselves such as CBS All Access have yet to carry descriptive video service audio in most cases as they instead are currently focused on adding closed captioning to their libraries (the network app for ABC began to carry existing audio described shows in

4422-644: Was one of the first public libraries to experiment with using video games to attract teens and youth to the library. AADL now hosts tournaments in Mario Kart: Double Dash , Super Smash Bros. , and Dance Dance Revolution . On November 6, 2012, Ann Arbor citizens voted "no" on a $ 65 million bond proposal for the construction of a new downtown library. The final vote was 55.17% to 44.83%. 42°16′44″N 83°44′46″W  /  42.278801°N 83.746157°W  / 42.278801; -83.746157 Library Journal Library Journal

4489-463: Was provided as a public service. However, in 2000, the Federal Communications Commission would enact a policy effective April 1, 2002, requiring the affiliates of the four major television networks in the top 25 markets, and television providers with more than 50,000 subscribers via the top 5 cable networks as determined by Nielsen ratings , to offer 50 hours of programming with descriptions during primetime or children's programming per-quarter. However,

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