Rather than have the quote attributed to me let me point out that I did not originate it. I repeated it myself. I think Emily first said it. I think I got the name right. In any case, she is a volunteer who subscribes to the list, but rarely posts. She so rarely posts that I am not sure that she still subscribes. She was the one who did say that example of the homeless shelter, though, back when the crisis first erupted about volunteer submissions being replaced.
On 7/11/2012 9:03 PM, Evan Reese wrote:
I agree with Mayrie. I don't think we volunteers will be obsolete anytime soon. As for finding books to scan, it has not been all that difficult for me. I have several ways:I look at book reviews from magazines I like to read.I sometimes hear about another book while reading a review of a book on Amazon.I hear about books on mailing lists I'm on.I even heard of a good one recently on a podcast I've listened to that I've scanned but haven't gotten around to reading yet. I go to web sites that deal with subjects I'm interested in, many of which have book lists.I sometimes hear about books on radio shows.I look up an author that I like and am familiar with and see what Bookshare may be missing. Whenever I hear about a book that sounds like something I'd like to read, I immediately check Bookshare. If it isn't there, I find out who published it and check the publisher list. If Bookshare isn't working with that publisher, then I check my local library, or paperback Swap, or buy it for scanning. If it is a book from a publisher that Bookshare does get books from, then I decide based on how old the book is, and how much I want to read it. Amber, you used to send out those lists of books in different genres. Not all those books were new, and even for the new ones, it seems unlikely that all of them would be from publishers that Bookshare has an agreement with. If you could still get access to those, I think they would be an excellent source of potential scanning candidates. As for my books being replaced, that does not bother me much. I don't even have any idea as to how many of my books have been replaced, although I do know of a few particular cases. My books were there first, for months, even years, before they were replaced; so anyone wanting to read them had access to them all that time. For that reason, if a book I've done is replaced, I don't feel my work is wasted. I like the question Roger asked here once. If you worked at a homeless shelter, and one day, all those you had been helping found homes, would you feel your time had been wasted?Evan ----- Original Message ----- *From:* Regina Alvarado <mailto:reggie.alvarado@xxxxxxxxx> *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 11, 2012 6:21 PM *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: Need More Scanners (was: need book to proof) I would begin to scan also, but like Amber I have no idea how to find books that I can scan. I might be able to use our library or even go to the library here, but I think we may be getting to the point where volunteers are just not going to be needed any longer. Reggie *From: * bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Amber Wallenstein *Sent:* Wednesday, July 11, 2012 2:54 PM *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: Need More Scanners (was: need book to proof) As a volunteer who was not volunteering for a while, I have to say it is hard to know what to scan and what not to for me. There are so many pieces of information, I have no idea where to go to look for what. So many of my scans have been replaced, that I'm feeling pretty discouraged about it all. I am reluctant to put up books for proofing, and then I have no idea were to go for the information I need. It's almost like I need a road map to decide what to scan. Amber "The belief that there is only one truth and that oneself is in possession of it seems to me the deepest root of all evil that is in the world." --- German physicist Max Born
