I took The Forbidden, but I haven't started it yet. I can release it if you want i. Cindy Wish List (i.e., books wanted added to the collection) and books-being-scanned list available at sites below Wish List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Bookshare+Wish+List Books Being Scanned List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Books+Being+Scanned+List --- On Mon, 11/30/09, Chela Robles <cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: Chela Robles <cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: For Gwen and Robert > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Monday, November 30, 2009, 1:36 PM > > > > > > > > Robert, is it possible you > can give us a list of > books that need proofreading, I'll do a > few. > ---------------- > Of all the friends I’ve had growing up, the trumpet has > been a motivating, yet challenging friend. I can express > myself through the > trumpet to anyone who loves music, because this instrument > has a range of > moods. These great personalities shape the classic > trumpet: “brash, > impetuous, cocky, and cool, and in-command.” > “You have to remember the > trumpet is a mean instrument. Sometimes I feel like > throwing it out the window, > it’s such a beast. There are times when it treats you so > sweet and nice that > everything comes out just perfect. Then you come back to it > the next night, rub > your hands together and say to yourself you’re going to > do it all over again. > You pick up the horn put it to your chops and the son of a > bitch says: SCREW > YOU!!!!!” > —Roy Eldridge— > Chela Robles > E-Mail: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx > MSNWindowsLive > Messenger: cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxxxx > Skype: > jazzytrumpet > Cell Phone: 925-250-5955 > > > ----- Original Message > ----- > From: > Monica Willyard > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Sent: Monday, > November 30, 2009 1:26 > PM > Subject: > [bksvol-discuss] For Gwen and > Robert > > > Gwen, you're right. Robert > is an experienced and > valuable member of our community. Robert, how many books > do you have that are > waiting to be approved? Are they on step 1 or in the > admin queue? > > > Gwen, there are several factors > in play regarding > Robert's books. I don't know if you're aware > of all of these, so I thought I'd > share them. Some of them can probably be addressed by > people on this list. > Others can't. > > On the staff side, Carrie was > on vacation for a week > before Thanksgiving. Also, most of the staff had some > time off last week for > the holiday. I have found that she generally approves > books from volunteers > within 24 to 48 hours of their entry into the admin > queue. Carrie used to be a > volunteer just like us, and she remembers the frustration > of waiting and > waiting for a book to be approved. She has worked with > Robert as a fellow > volunteer as well and knows of his skills and flexible > attitude. > > From here, it looks like the > bottleneck right now is > in getting books proofread. The number of books on step 1 > is piling up again. > Our number of active volunteers and their preferences for > reading determine > how fast a book is processed. This factor affects > everyone who submits books. > For awhile everyone was worried about not having any > books to work on. Some > people quit looking for new books on step 1 because of > all of the books with > holds on them. Now there are a lot of excellent books > needing a > proofreader. > > The other factor, on a more > personal level, is hard > for me to explain. Robert is a consistent and dedicated > volunteer. I respect > him for his dedication and teamwork. Yet I am hesitant to > take his books for a > personal reason. In the past, Robert has been willing to > scan some adult-rated > content for Bookshare. It's my perception that much > of what he scans would be > classified as steamy romances. I prefer not to read the > steamier books. This > isn't about Robert or his skills as a submitter. > It's about me and what I want > to read. I generally don't like to draw attention to > this issue since I think > it's a personal one on my part. Since I feel > uncomfortable asking Robert > which books are adult, I let others take his books when > he submits. I figured > it would make him angry if I asked about it. If I am > wrong about what Robert > submits, I apologize and take full responsibility for not > checking out my > assumptions with him. > > I > think what I'm saying is that we might do a better > job of communicating with > each other. I know I need to do that. I didn't know > that Robert's books > weren't getting added to the collection. I also > assumed that most people are > more comfortable with adult content than I am and that > those would be done > quickly. I could be wrong on both > counts. > > The last thing I want is for you or Robert > to feel ignored or > unappreciated. I don't have an immediate solution. I > think we could find ways > to work this out together, with the help of the Bookshare > community. It would > help us fix the problem if we know exactly what's > going on, if the books are > on step 1, or are they getting lost in the admin > queue. > > Monica > Willyard > "The best way to > predict the future is to create it." -- Peter > Drucker > > > > > > At 10:32 AM 11/30/2009, you wrote: > > I think a timely > manner is the key. > And those who have scanned for years and their books > are good, and everyone knows they are good, to me there > shouldn't be a > delay. > Some books get up there right away, so what is the > difference in books? > Especially those of like Robert's > when his books have been tried and true for a long > time. > Eventually volunteers are gonna quit > submitting > books, because they aren't getting anywhere. Some > books stay up there for a > long time. > It's grand for kids books grand for grants, > but I > think they are forgetting the submitters > especially those hard > working ones like Bob who turns in a quality scan each > and every time not > like his wife who turns no quality scans LOL. > I understand me, but Bob > that is different. > His should go right away. > Gwen > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: robert tweedy > > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 11:58 AM > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: What is the main > concern these > days? > > > That's fine as long as our > books get into the system on a > timey matter. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Denise Thompson > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 2:50 PM > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: What is the main > concern these > days? > > > I think BKS's concern is to do books that > fit their grant money. > educational which seems to be most books for kids > and teens in addition > to text books, of course. Adult books don't > seem to be educational- > especially those that have some romance in them. > Since they have > out-sourcers and do their grant books with them as > well as in house, I > feel like I need to continue to scan adult books > for the rest of us who > aren't students and who don't want to read > kids books and teen books. > > > Denise > > > > > At 09:32 AM 11/30/2009, you wrote: > > > I've noticed a strong emphasis on > children's books as well. This > is wonderful, so long as it isn't at the > expense of books for us > adults, too. > > > Melissa > > > > robert tweedy wrote: > > > I am just wondering about bookshare policy > of submitted books. > Taking a look at the cue, it looks like > children's books which is > okay but what about books that are just for > pleasure. > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank > Email to > > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself > in the subject line. 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