The purpose of this two-year project (2009-2010) is to improve the distribution of DAISY content and the development of an online delivery service of DAISY content, both talking books and talking newspapers. The project is carried out by two organizations: Celia – the national library for persons with print disabilities in Finland (hereinafter Celia) – and the Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired (hereinafter the FFVI). The solution will be based on network-capable DAISY players, not on computers. An online delivery platform supporting the international standard DAISY Online will be developed. The project involves 960 of Celia’s clients. These clients will be provided with a DAISY player and an Internet connection. The results of this pilot project will be used in building a national online delivery service system of DAISY content in Finland.

The purpose of this two-year project (2009-2010) is to improve the distribution of DAISY content and the development of an online delivery service of DAISY content, both talking books and talking newspapers. The project is carried out by two organizations: Celia – the national library for persons with print disabilities in Finland (hereinafter Celia) – and the Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired (hereinafter the FFVI). The solution will be based on network-capable DAISY players, not on computers. An online delivery platform supporting the international standard DAISY Online will be developed. The project involves 960 of Celia’s clients. These clients will be provided with a DAISY player and an Internet connection. The results of this pilot project will be used in building a national online delivery service system of DAISY content in Finland.

Syftet med studien är att ur ett elevperspektiv undersöka vilka hinder samt möjligheter som kan identifieras i elevers användande av talböcker samt att få en uppfattning om hur elever uppfattar lärares attityd och kompetens inom detta område. Den metod som jag använt är enkäter som besvarats av elever i åk 4-9 som har ett Legimuskonto. Resultatet av enkätsvaren redovisas som tabeller och diagram samt genom redovisning av ett representativt urval av citat från respondenternas svar. Resultatet tolkas utifrån ett sociokulturellt perspektiv (Vygotskij, 2001) samt utifrån en teori om stigmatisering (Goffman, 2014). Sammanfattningsvis visar resultaten att respondenterna i denna studie till största delen är positivt inställda till att använda talböcker. De menar att talböcker gör det lättare att förstå texter och ger dem möjlighet att uppleva spännande böcker som de annars hade haft svårt att läsa. Att kunna läsa samma böcker som sina klasskamrater ansågs också som en viktig aspekt. Trots den i grunden positiva inställningen hos flertalet respondenter framkom ett antal negativa faktorer såsom bristen på inlevelse hos inläsaren, att det är pinsamt att använda talböcker samt att de uppfattar det som att deras lärare tycker att fysiska böcker är bättre. Då det gäller hur respondenterna uppfattar lärares attityd och kompetens inom detta område visar resultaten på stora variationer. / The purpose of this study is to analyze the obstacles and possibilities that can be identified in students’ use of Talking Books and to get a sense of how students perceive teachers' attitudes and skills in this area. The method I used was a questionnaire answered by students in grade 4-9 that has a Legimus account. The result of the questionnaire is presented in tables and diagrams as well as a representative selection of quotes from the respondents. The results are interpreted based on a socio-cultural perspective (Vygotskij, 2001) as well as a theory of stigmatization (Goffman, 2014). In summary, the results show that respondents in this study for the most part are in favour of using Talking Books. They allege that Talking Books make it easier to understand texts and give them the opportunity to experience exciting books that they otherwise would have difficulty reading. Being able to read the same books as their classmates was also considered an important aspect. Despite the positive attitude of the majority of respondents, a number of negative factors was identified, such as the lack of expression in the reciter, the feeling that it is embarrassing to use Talking Books and the sense that their teacher thinks printed books are a better option. When it comes to how respondents perceive teachers’ attitudes and skills within the field, the results show great variations.

Denna uppsats analyserar tal- och ljudboksadaption av en tryckt källtext som en form av intersemiotisk, intralingval översättning och jämför dess likheter med och skillnader från interlingval översättning, med ett särskilt fokus på grafisk och prosodisk rytm. Denna rytm – avgörande för den fysiska audiella uppfattningen av litteratur i skrift och tal – spelar en viktig roll i Virginia Woolfs fiktiva biografi Orlando, som med oortodox syntax och interpunktion gång på gång adderar friktion till berättelsens annars så blanka yta. Genom jämförelse mellan romanen i text och ljud, i originalets engelska och i översättning till svenska, analyseras en kort excerpt i detalj. Från en litteraturvetenskaplig, översättningsvetenskaplig och lingvistisk utgångspunkt visar uppsatsen på hur denna översättning mellan medier – liksom översättning i allmänhet –förändrar, lägger till och skapar nya lager av mening. Ur ett bredare perspektiv kan denna studie tjäna till att introducera ett nytt analysverktyg för det ständigt växande ljudboksmediet. / This essay analyzes talking book and audiobook adaptions of a printed source text as a type of intersemiotic, intralingual translation, examining its similarities with and differences to interlingual translation, with a particular focus on graphic and prosodic rhythm. This rhythm — integral to the physical, auditory perception of literature in text and audio — plays an important role in Virginia Woolf’s faux-biography Orlando, where unorthodox syntax and punctuation time and again add friction to the smooth surface of narration. Through comparison of text and audio of Orlando, in English as well as in translation into Swedish, a short excerpt is analyzed in detail. Building on a foundation of literary theory, translation theory and linguistics this essay indicates how audiobook adaption — much like translation in general — changes, adds to and creates new layers of meaning. At a broader level the study may serve to introduce a new tool for analysis of the ever-growing audiobook landscape.

本論文所使用之研究方法為質化訪談和實況觀察。從而分析公共圖書 館面對弱勢族群之角色定位和策略以及舉辦讀書會需求。 圖書館也可以證明自身的價值，幫助弱勢族群充分使用資源提升 閱讀風氣。以下為本研究目的 : 1.瞭解視障者參與讀書會的動機。 2.瞭解視覺障礙者進行讀書會的方式。 3.瞭解圖書館協助視障者經營讀會的規劃與瓶頸，提升對於相 關弱勢族群的服務。 / The research methods used in this paper are qualitative interviews and observational Method. It analyzed the role and strategies of public library in the face of the underprivileged groups as well as the needs of disadvantaged groups organized the book club. The library can also prove its value. Helping the disadvantaged groups make full use of the library, which provide a friendly, and safe reading atmosphere. The following is the purpose of this study: 1. To understand the reading motivations of visually impaired. 2. To understand the reading patterns of visually impaired. 3. Understanding the library's business planning and bottlenecks in helping the visually impaired, and also, to enhance the library for the visually impaired related vulnerable groups of services.