[bksvol-discuss] Re: Newby question

  • From: <awmckay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 0:37:03 -0500

Marissa,

Yikes. Sorry, i did reject the book. If it is found to be up for use, I would 
love to clean it. I love java :-) (and yes, i mean java programming). The title 
was java solutions.

Andrew

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> From: "Marissa Mika" <Marissa.M@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: 2005/01/26 Wed AM 12:27:12 EST
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Newby question
> 
> Yikes. Yikes. Nooo. Don't reject the book, until I have a chance to verify 
> where it came frome. It was most likely submitted by our partners at the 
> University of Montana or another University that has specific connections 
> with us, and they forgot to zap this note. 
> 
> Anytime something like this occurs, please email me specifically, and I will 
> check the title for you and get in contact with the submitter personally. 
> 
> [My turnaround is usually 24 hours, but lately it's been 48 or 72 due to the 
> fact that I'm applying to graduate schools and have hit my first major 
> deadline. That is, I've been running all over the campus of my former alma 
> mater, trying to gently prod my recommendation letter writers.] 
> 
> Thanks,
> Marissa
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Pratik Patel
> Sent: Tue 1/25/2005 2:54 PM
> To:   bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc:   
> Subject:      [bksvol-discuss] Re: Newby question
> Andrew,
> 
> I highly suspect that this book  was obtained either from the publisher or
> an organization such as a college scanned the material--but the copyright
> notice leads me to believe the former.  In that event, I would recommend
> that the book be rejectedd. While highly usable, this book cannot be used
> under Bookshare's rules.  
> 
> Marissa, Gustavo, comments?
> 
> Pratik
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> Pratik Patel
> Interim Director
> Office of Special Services
> Queens College
> Director
> CUNY Assistive Technology Services
> The City University of New York
>      ppatel@xxxxxx
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> awmckay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 5:26 PM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Newby question
> 
> Hey all, I am andrew and a new volunteer. I was going to clean java
> solutions by John Lewis and William Loftus. However, there was a weird note
> that threw me off in the beginning. It said:
> 
> The e-text contained in this computer file serves as an alternate format to
> print for a person with a disability.  E-text permits those who would be
> denied or limited access to the print version of the book to read the book.
> Any use of the e-text for purposes other than disability accessibility is
> prohibited by copyright laws.
> 
> Print to E-text Conversion Note:      Each chapter, unit,  or section is
> tagged with five colons (::::J to mark the beginning of the
> chapter/unit/section.  Print page numbers are inserted in the text.  The
> e-text is not an exact rendition of the printed book.  The e-text contains
> scanning errors, and many print elements such as math and science symbols do
> not convert to e-text well.  No descriptions of non-text portions of the
> print book such as graphics and illustrations are provided.  Not all
> elements of the print book were converted to e-text.  
> 
> Symbols and equations not readable. 
> Could someone explain this to me. Does this mean it has already been cleaned
> or is this something I need to remove? Sorry for such dumb newby questions!
> 
> Andrew
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