[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: So when I was browsing Bookshare I saw that...
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 17:59:59 -0700 (PDT)
I don't think I made myself clear. I was wondering how to find PQ additions to
the collection that didn't have a categories checked so that I could find out
what the category should be and let Carrie or Allison or whoever is the right
person know,Does the list of New books indicate that a book is a PQ book?
Cindy
--- On Sat, 5/14/11, Debby Franson <the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Debby Franson <the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: So when I was browsing Bookshare I saw
> that...
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Saturday, May 14, 2011, 9:41 PM
> Hi Cindy!
>
> I think you could go to the advanced search and make sure
> that publisher quality books are selected and then check one
> of the checkboxes for a category you are interested in to
> get only publisher quality books.
>
> I just tried it, and, interesting! I checked the
> category for cooking, food and wine. They were not all
> publisher quality, but the interesting part is that
> "Daniel's Dish: Entertaining at Home with a Four-Star Chef"
> has categories for it, and it's a publisher quality book, so
> I guess some are categorized.
>
> Here's the link so you can read about it:
>
> http://www.bookshare.org/browse/book/139316?returnPath=L3NlYXJjaD9zZWFyY2g9QWR2YW5jZWQgU2VhcmNoJmJvb2tzVG9TZWFyY2g9QUxMJmNhdGVnb3JpZXM9Q29va2luZywgRm9vZCBhbmQgV2luZSZzb3J0T3JkZXI9UkVMRVZBTkNFJmxhbmd1YWdlPUFMTCZxdWFsaXRpZXM9UFVCTElTSEVSJl9jYXRlZ29yaWVzPW9uJg%3D%3D
>
> Debby
>
> At 05:28 PM 5/13/2011, Cindy wrote
> > I've written to Scott and Carol to see if it's
> something I could do between proofing books, i.e. waiting
> for another to proof--or as a break while proofing. (I'm not
> sure how I'd find the PQ books; would a search or PQ
> find them, or would I put in the publisher's name in the
> publisher space as Myrie mentioned
> > Cindy
> >
> > --- On Fri, 5/13/11, Melissa Smith <mdsmith25@xxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> >
> > > From: Melissa Smith <mdsmith25@xxxxxxxx>
> > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: So when I was
> browsing Bookshare I saw that...
> > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Date: Friday, May 13, 2011, 4:33 AM
> > > The publisher quality books are
> > > often, if not always, submitted without any
> categories
> > > selected. I also find this very annoying. Some
> time ago, I
> > > asked here if someone would be going back and
> categorizing
> > > them, but never got a response, which I assume to
> mean no.
> > > Since there are so many publisher quality books
> being
> > > donated, people are going to miss out on a lot
> without them
> > > being categorized. When I first joined, I simply
> browsed a
> > > couple of categories that I was interested in.
> Think how
> > > much I would have missed. Now I usually do a
> search for
> > > something particular, but if I'm just looking for
> an
> > > interesting book in a particular category,
> there's a good
> > > chance I'll miss something I would have liked to
> have read.
> > >
> > > Melissa Smith
> > >
> > > On 5/13/2011 6:16 AM, Nat Barrett wrote:
> > > > Hello,
> > > > I was wondering about something. And I
> didn't know
> > > where else to throw this out except the volunteer
> list.
> > > > Anyway, just now I clicked on the new to
> collection
> > > page. I was surprised to see quite a few
> publisher quality
> > > Harlequin books.
> > > > The thing is, I didn't remember seeing them
> earlier,
> > > when I cruised through the romance category
> Thursday
> > > afternoon.
> > > > Thinking maybe they were recently added
> since the date
> > > of addition was 5/13/2011 and where I am it's
> only a little
> > > after 1 a.m. Friday morning as I type this, I
> thought maybe
> > > it was very recent.
> > > > However, I clicked to browse the romance
> category
> > > again, and I was correct. Those books I saw on
> the new to
> > > collection page were not listed in the romance
> category. In
> > > fact, when I clicked on one of the books listed
> on the new
> > > to collection page, they didn't have a category
> selected at
> > > all. Or at least, not that I saw.
> > > > Is this a simple oversight or is there a
> reason for
> > > this? I'm just a little confused because normally
> when I
> > > want a romance, I look at the romance category
> page for new
> > > additions.
> > > > I'll work through this if this is the way.
> But I'm
> > > going to find it a little more time consuming to
> check out
> > > what's done by Harlequin and what's a fiction
> novel with
> > > heavy romantic influence. If that makes sense to
> everyone.
> > > Lol.
> > > > Thanks for listening to me ramble,
> > > > Natalie
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