[bksvol-discuss] Re: Books with HOLDs
- From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:12:01 -0600
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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