Those religious books are anathema to me too. However, I don't know if I like that expert designation for some volunteers. It is very much like the impression I first got when I first started looking for a book to proofread, that there was a certain exclusive clique among some volunteers. That was only an impression, but a rule like that would codify it. I think it would just be better to leave the current holds in place and maybe extend the deadline for limits for a while to ease the transition. Or, it might do just as well to re-institute a time limit on holds and this time not forget about it after a month or so.
On 7/25/2012 9:54 AM, Regina Alvarado wrote:
Ann and all: I would agree with the "special category" for those who give so much time and effort, but again, if there are no books to proof because a certain kind of book always has holds it gives the "normal" proofer only religious books to proof. Nothing wrong with religious books if you like them, but it is not my cup of tea! Maybe those working on series can have the "excellent" designation and those of us who do not have attachment to a scanner could work on good books in the collection or something? Reggie -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ann Parsons Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:23 AM To: cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx; alisam@xxxxxxxxxxxx; mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: New 3 hold maximum in check out queue Hi all, Um, Madeleine, looks like we may have to do some negotiating here. I'm a proofer, and I have no problem perse with your new policy, but unlike some, I'm working, have other projects I'm involved in, and may take several weeks to proof a book. Fortunately I don't have more than one or two books on tap at any time. However, I totally agree with both Judy and Valery that something needs to be done here about this blanket policy. These women have spent hours doing difficult tasks. Cindy has also done some of this stuff, most notably in my case, The Redwall Cookbook. We need to make exceptions for special volunteers like these. Volunteers whose talents and expertise are vital to Bookshare. Could we somehow compromise on this? Could these folks be placed in a special category? Could volunteers be categorized in two groups, say regular and expert? Could these "expert" volunteers be given a special status whereby they are allowed more than three holds? Me thinks we need to compromise through some discussion. Could we maybe meet at Blind Cool Tech and discuss this? Could we meet on Skype or something? I'm afraid you may be losing some expert volunteers, and you sure don't want to do that. Please, Madeleine, let's discuss this before we write this in stone? Ann P.
To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
