[bksvol-discuss] Re: Books with HOLDs

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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