Amen to that Mike, after all that was one of Bookshare's strengths was that a committee doesn't decree what we should and should not have in the library. I do agree though that a new set of subject and categories is most definitely needed! Shelley L. Rhodes, M.A., VRT And Guinevere: Golden Lady Guide Dog guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs for the Blind Alumni Association www.guidedogs.com The people who burned witches at the stake never for one moment thought of their act as violence; rather they thought of it as an act of divinely mandated righteousness. The same can be said of most of the violence we humans have ever committed. -Gil Bailie, author and lecturer (b. 1944) ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike and Lori Castner To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 2:37 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Meet The New Bookshare Librarian! I appreciate MS McNeely's point that the library needs more structure. It is my hope that she will also appreciate the value of scanners contributing what they want to scan and proof readers proofing what they want to read. We will be helped by a more structured collection because it should make things easier to find, especially if we should want to do some research. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Monica Willyard To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 10:45 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Meet The New Bookshare Librarian! Pavi, thanks so much for arranging this introduction for us. Many of us have been hoping, praying, and cheering for having a librarian on staff, so this is excellent news for us. It sounds like Benetech has chosen a woman with the right skills for the job, someone who understands digital books and the mission of Bookshare. This is very cool! (smile) Monica Willyard "The best way to predict the future is to create it." -- Peter Drucker