[bksvol-discuss] Re: Books with HOLDs
- From: "Christina" <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:10:36 -0500
I think contacting both parties for each hold for is too much extra work for
the Bookshare staff.
I think a month is fair and, if there are extenuating circumstances, either the
proofer or submitter can e-mail Carrie and ask her not to remove that Hold For.
Christina
----- Original Message -----
From: Valerie Maples
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 8:12 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
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