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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">This has been a very interesting discussion. We have many male patrons who exclude women narrators due to the two reasons articulated below. But
interestingly, we also have male patrons who do not want to listen to books by female
<u>authors</u>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Sharon Ruda<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> studiotalk
[mailto:studiotalk-bounces@islemail.org] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of
</span></b>MacLeod, Deborah<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Monday, June 11, 2018 7:43 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> TBBS Recording Studio Info<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Studiotalk] Narrators for Westerns or other titles<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Another point to consider:
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">As people lose their hearing, they typically lose the higher frequencies. We have many patrons who cannot hear books that women have narrated
and have an exclusion to that effect. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">If I were going to select a woman narrator, I would be inclined to select one who has a more alto than soprano register.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">I hope that makes sense.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b> studiotalk [mailto:studiotalk-bounces@islemail.org]
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Stephen Lewis<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, June 08, 2018 12:18 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> TBBS Recording Studio Info <studiotalk@islemail.org><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Studiotalk] Narrators for Westerns or other titles<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">NLS’s attitude is “a good narrator is a good narrator” and can thus narrate anything, regardless of the main character’s gender.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">We still have volunteer narrators who think in terms of appropriate gender for specific titles / genres but I think ultimately, its more about getting
the material available for patrons to hear.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Of course there are patrons who only like specific gendered narrators, period. But in my mind, if I were a patron I’d rather be able to hear a book
than not.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">We also have male narrators read Romance genre books. And our recordings of HANK THE COWDOG have been read by many narrators and interestingly have
likely been read by more women than men.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">My attitude has always been that I am not a “producer” choosing the best talent for particular roles / books. Rather, I’m an administrator, trying
to keep a steady flow of new recordings for patrons to read. I mostly let our volunteers self-select what they want to read next; only pushing them towards those high-demand books my Collections coworkers have indicated are a priority due to patron demand.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font><font color="#1f497d"><span style="color:#1F497D">SMiles<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b> studiotalk <<a href="mailto:studiotalk-bounces@islemail.org">studiotalk-bounces@islemail.org</a>>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Coffman, Linden<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Friday, June 08, 2018 11:59 AM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <a href="mailto:studiotalk@islemail.org">
studiotalk@islemail.org</a><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [Studiotalk] Narrators for Westerns or other titles<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I have a question concerning selecting books for narrator and in this case specifically westerns. As I have more females narrators available would you see a problem with having
some of them reading westerns. I’ve always felt that the male voice is what goes best with this genre, but I was wondering if it really matters that much. That also brings up another thought. Does gender matter that much in regards to what you have you
narrators reading or not if the book is non-fiction or fiction told in third person? Haven’t run across any guidelines on this. I’ve just been doing what seems to sound right. Suggestions? Advice?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" color="#385623" face="Baskerville Old Face"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:#385623">Indianapolis, IN 46202<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" color="#385623" face="Baskerville Old Face"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Baskerville Old Face","serif";color:#385623">317-232-3683<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<a href="mailto:lcoffman@library.in.gov">lcoffman@library.in.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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