This application
combines the collections of the
Bibliothèque Sonore Romande, the
Library Braille Romande,
l'Etoile Sonore (in French) and
Unitas(in Italian). It is optimized for use by people with dyslexia or with reading difficulties thanks to the minimization and personalization of the text.
The catalog is freely searchable, but downloading is limited to people registered with one of these institutions.
Search by title, author or book number, cover, audio excerpt and summary of books before downloading.
Display customization
- Character font:
Firefly, OpenDyslexic, Roboto, Arial, Courier, Comic, Verdana and Helvetica
- Text size
- Spacing between letters
- High-contrast mode
Player Features
- Navigation by table of contents and configurable time jump
- Changed playback speed (from 75% to 300%).
- Position memory
- Use of bookmarks.
Conditions and registration
- https://www.bibliothequesonore.ch/inscription
- https://abage.ch/association/bibliotheque-braille-romande-et-livre-parle-bbr/inscription/
- https://etoilesonore.ch/inscription/
- http://www.unitas.ch/home/index.php?lang=it&mainID=1&subMenu=0&pagId=7&mainPagID=8
The application was developed by Simon Schulé and Hugo Musard at the Bibliothèque Sonore Romande in Lausanne.
That of the platform for integrating multiple catalogs was developed by Guillermo Pages (www.meow.ch) and financed by the Braille Romande Library in Geneva.