[bksvol-discuss] Re: Methods For Listing New Books
- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 21:22:41 -0500
Thanks, Gerald. I haven't tried this yet but feel sure it will work.
Thanks for all the help ou give us,
Sue S.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Hovas" <GeraldHovas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 8:15 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Methods For Listing New Books
> Sue,
>
> Go to Jake's site and click on the link for the latest books.
>
> Once the page is loaded, add that page to your list of favorite sites and
> name it something like New Books List or Most Recent Books On Bookshare.
>
> Now, when you go to Bookshare and log in, you have the option of calling
up
> this page from your list of favorite sites. Also, since this is actually
a
> call to one of Bookshare's web pages, Bookshare doesn't even realize that
> you obtained the original link from Jake's site, and you'll be able to
> download a book as if you filled out the fields on the Advanced Search
form
> yourself.
>
> BTW, don't forget that you have the option of pressing Shift-Enter on the
> link for a book instead of pressing Enter. This will open the new page in
a
> separate window allowing you to return to the list of new books by closing
> the window containing the book you chose instead of having to wait for
> Bookshare to pull up the list of new books again since that page takes a
> while to load.
>
> HTH
>
> Gerald
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of siss52
> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 8:05 PM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Methods For Listing New Books
>
>
> Grace, how does one mark the place on Jake's site. What I mean is, the
> instructions say to login to bookshare.org for some of the links to work.
I
> picked out The House, by Danielle Steel, for example. Now how would I go
> about logging in to bookshare.org so that I would be able to get this book
> quickly and then return to Jake's Home without logging out of Bookshare??
>
> Thanks.
>
> Sue S.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Silvara" <silvara@xxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 7:38 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Methods For Listing New Books
>
>
> > Once I started to use Jake's page to check new books, I never go on
> > bookshare's new books page. Especially since there is that one day
delay.
> > *smile*
> > ***
> > Grace
> >
> > For scanning and validating tips
> > check out
> > http://www.jbrownell.com/bks/tl.asp the No Book Left Behind AKA the
Reject
> > list at
> > For ideas of books to scan check out:
> > Reject list
> > http://www.jbrownell.com/bks/reject.asp
> > Rescan List
> > http://www.jbrownell.com/bks/rescan.asp
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gerald Hovas" <GeraldHovas@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 7:11 PM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Methods For Listing New Books
> >
> >
> > > Katie,
> > >
> > > There are three ways to list new books that I'm aware of.
> > >
> > > The first, and the one that everyone is familiar with, is Bookshare's
> New
> > > Books List. Books don't automatically show up on this list when
they
> > > are
> > > approved. I had thought the list was updated nightly by a scheduled
> task,
> > > but according to what Carrie said earlier today, Gustavo has to kick
off
> > > that task manually to update the New Books list. It also appears that
> > > Gustavo is keeping more than one list which he has to update manually
> > > because the links which he added on the Main page and the Volunteer
Home
> > > page for accessing the New Books List tend not to agree with the
Browse
> > > New
> > > Books page Until a day or two after there hasn't been any books
approved
> > >
> > > The best way to see the latest books is to use the links on Jake's
> > > website.
> > > He has one for books in English and one for books in Spanish because
it
> > > isn't possible to run the querry for both due to the way the code for
> > > Bookshare's Advanced Search is written. This method doesn't provide
> > > publication dates for books, but it allows you to go back as far as
you
> > > need
> > > to find books you recognize, and since it is a querry to the database
it
> > > is
> > > always current. Also, once you've pulled up the page for listing the
> > > latest
> > > books, you can bookmark it so that you don't have to go back to Jake's
> > > site
> > > or access it through one of the e-mails that contains the link.
Here's
> > > the
> > > URL for the latest books in English:
> > >
> > >
>
http://www.bookshare.org/web/BooksByAdvancedSearch.html?titlestring=&authors
> > >
>
tring=&sort=4&language=en&quality=0&category%5B%5D=0&operation=submit&submit
> > > =Search
> > >
> > > There's also another website where you are supposed to be able to list
> > > books
> > > approved between two specified dates. I say supposed to be able
because
> I
> > > get an Internal Server Error half the time when I use it. In the
past,
> I
> > > seemed to get the best results when I limited my range to insure that
> the
> > > list was fairly small. However, I haven't used it since Jake figured
> out
> > > the querry that the code for Advanced Search supports to list books in
> > > reverse publication order. This site also appears to be maintained by
a
> > > volunteer, and according to the site, the database hasn't been updated
> > > since
> > > March 25, 2006. No, the reason it hasn't been updated since then
isn't
> > > because no books have been approved. There were books approved
earlier
> > > this
> > > month before Gustavo went on vacation. Here's the URL for that site
if
> > > you
> > > wish to try it:
> > >
> > >
>
http://s89900740.onlinehome.us/bks/q.cgi?startmonth=1&startday=1&startyear=2
> > > 006&endmonth=4&endday=25&endyear=2005&Get+Information=Get+Information
> > >
> > > HTH
> > >
> > > Gerald
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kaitlyn
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 5:09 PM
> > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] When books are approved?
> > >
> > > Hi All,
> > >
> > > When books are finally approved from the admin queue do they then
appear
> > > at
> > > the top of the new books list???
> > >
> > > Also a question I asked a while ago and don't remember seeing a
response
> > > to.
> > > IS there a way to search for books by release date? For example. All
> books
> > > release since 03/01/2006?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Katie Hill
> > > You can learn a lot if you are humble enough to listen.
> > > Lynn Lewis Warren
> > > Email: Kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of E.
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 9:14 AM
> > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare's purpose
> > >
> > > She would have no way of knowing that since Elect Mr. Robinson for A
> > > Better
> > > World appears as the last entry. Perhaps electing him would be a
good
> > > idea.
> > >
> > > E.
> > > At 11:46 AM 4/25/2006, you wrote:
> > >
> > >>Tracy,
> > >>
> > >>There's already been 25 to 30 books approved this morning.
> > >>
> > >>Gerald
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>-----Original Message-----
> > >>From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >>[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tracy
Carcione
> > >>Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 10:33 AM
> > >>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Bookshare's purpose
> > >>
> > >>I've always thought that Bookshare's purpose was, duh, to share books.
> > >>That sharing is done by putting books on the website, where users can
> get
> > >>at them. As I and others have said, repeatedly, that is not happening
> > >>now, and hasn't happend for well over a month, and no one will say
when
> it
> > >>will start happening again. I begin to wonder if Bookshare's purpose
> has
> > >>changed. Maybe fundraising is now the main purpose--I've seen it
happen
> > >>in other non-profits, some of them near and dear to my heart.
> > >>If the purpose is still to actually share books, then why can't
someone,
> > >>any trusted employee, start approving books again? Why can't anyone
at
> > >>least tell us when the process might start up again? Am I wasting my
> > >>precious time, validating books that no one will ever see?
> > >>Tracy
> > >>
> > >>
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