[bks-img-desc] Re: Bookshare Image Describers Exceed Expectations (Again!)
- From: Viji Dilip <vijid@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bks-img-desc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bks-img-desc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:58:37 -0800
Scott,
This is fantabulous !!!
Thank you everyone
Viji
On Nov 30, 2011, at 11:37 AM, "Scott Rains" <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Volunteers,
>
> It is always a bright spot in my day to sneak a peek at the cumulative
> results of your generous work. For example:
>
> Books Currently Being Processed: 56
> Images Described to Date: 2463
>
> Let me pout this in context for you.
>
> We began this phase of the project on October 1, 2011 with a goal of having
> 50 images described by November 1. The goal for December 1 was an additional
> 50 for a total of 100 image descriptions.
>
> 2463 – 100 = 2363
>
> That's 2363 image descriptions over the goal and it is only noon on November
> 30!
>
> In some places that might be a reason to kick back and take an early
> retirement. Here we joke that our motto is the work ethic, "The reward for
> doing good work is more work." So how about a challenge?
>
> Let's see how close we can get, before January 1, 2012, to completing the
> entire goal of 4,000 images. Attached is the list of books we are currently
> focused on.
>
> Scott Rains
> Bookshare Fellow
> <Nov 15 2011 Books for Image Description.doc>
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