[bksvol-discuss] Re: For Gwen and Robert

  • From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:25:21 -0800 (PST)

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.
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> 
>   ----- 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.
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