Hi Sue, Gary, and everyone else, I can make recommendations, but that doesn’t mean they’re implemented. I’m sorry I can’t just give you the tools you want, need and deserve. That’s what everyone here at Bookshare wants, but different people have different ideas of how it should be done. Not everyone here sees it my way. I come strictly from libraries, and that’s a very different place of knowing than software, publishing, nonprofits, and so forth. I know it seems like nothing’s happening. If you want to put a human face on it, you can blame me. I can take it. Right now, I’m writing another recommendation. (That’s why I checked my work email on a Sunday night.) Not going to tell you what iteration I’m on. Every plan has been taken seriously by the concerned parties in the organization. (Except employing Oompa-Loompas. No one took that seriously. People say they’re creepy.) We all see a problem that needs solving. I really want to give you more weather, but I’ll keep it at the news. As for what I do all day: Sue, feel free to contact me off list and I’ll tell you everything you want to know about my job, duties, reference request stats, hobbies, BMI, etc. Don’t want to spam the list—unless the list is interested in me (because I’m so fascinating, and so beautiful, and so popular, and everyone at this school loves me so much, ad nauseum). Your pal A Amy McNeely Bookshare Librarian amy.m@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:amy.m@xxxxxxxxxxxx> The Benetech Initiative 480 S. California Ave. Suite 201 Palo Alto, CA 94306-1609 http://www.bookshare.org<http://www.bookshare.org/> http://www.benetech.org<http://www.benetech.org/> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sue Stevens Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2011 7:17 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Categories I thought a librarian was supposed to categorize books, but Bookshare’s librarian doesn’t seem to have that responsibility. In fact, I am wondering what she is doing. (smile) Sue S. From: Gary Petraccaro<mailto:garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 10:13 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Categories How come we still don't have economics, philosophy, politics, and sociology categories available yet? ________________________________ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<http://www.avg.com> Version: 10.0.1204 / Virus Database: 1498/3532 - Release Date: 03/26/11