True but what about the books that have been held for a long time say since 2003 or 2004? ---------------- "If you go without playing the trumpet for one day, no one knows, two days, only you know, and more than three days without practicing, girl you better look out, because everyone will know!" Today, I find myself constantly saying those words, just to get myself going, to not give up, and it works. Since I learned to play the trumpet at the tender age of 10, I have spent so much passion and much diligence with that instrument that I will not give up on it. Sometimes my instrument puts me into awkward situations where I feel like they won't ever end, but the trumpet gives me a lot of hope with the majestic, crystal-clear sound it brings to my ears. ---------------- Chela Robles E-Mail: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx MSNWindowsLive Messenger: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype: jazzytrumpet ----- Original Message ----- From: Valerie Maples To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 5:12 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Books with HOLDs I think 2 weeks is too short for many of us who take on sighted projects or the like, IMHO. I think 2 months is more reasonable in those instances. I like the idea of contacting the two parties and if no one objects, then removing the holds. sometimes tough projects are best suited to willing parties who may have already had extensive dialogue about known issues that would be hard to recreate with another proofer. Valerie On Dec 23, 2009, at 5:30 PM, Carrie Karnos wrote: Hi all, Since we've had loads of complaints about books with HOLDs in their titles languishing in the checkout queue for weeks, months and years, the Bookshare Collection Development department has instituted a new policy. If a book has been on the checkout list for more than 2 weeks with a HOLD in its title, I will remove the HOLD to allow other people to proof the book. On January 1st, I will remove the HOLDs on all books that were submitted prior to December 1st. This is to give people time to finish their current books and start on their new ones that have HOLDs on them. On January 15th, I'll remove the HOLDs on any books that were submitted during December, and then the 2-week rule will go into effect. I know that some people will love this, and other people will hate it. Let's try it for a while, and see how it goes. If the vast majority of people hate this, then we'll revisit it. By the way, having a time limit on HOLD books in the checkout queue was one of the top suggestions in the volunteer survey that Pavi sent out. She is working on an email to be sent to everyone that details the results of the survey. The survey provided a huge amount of really valuable feedback, so thanks very much to everyone who participated in it! Happy holidays! Carrie