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Archive: August 2018 (5 Posts)

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Five Questions with Tamara Rorie, Braille Officer, National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

Posted by: Danna Bell

I'm the Braille Officer for the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS). I work as a liaison between various sections of NLS as they interact with our braille products. I am part of the group at NLS that produces braille books and I work with the quality control section that reviews the final products before they are released to the public.

Posted in: Interviews with Experts

One woman watches as another examines with a magnifying glass an ornate, decorative image on a printed page

Five Questions with George Thuronyi, Deputy Director, Office Of Public Information And Education, U.S. Copyright Office

Posted by: Danna Bell

My job is to educate and provide outreach to the public about the U.S. Copyright Office and copyright-related topics. So, on any given day, I answer questions about how creative people can register their copyrights, send out a tweet about fun facts, and talk to people interested in learning about how to be responsible users of copyrighted works.

Posted in: Copyright, Interviews with Experts