[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: So when I was browsing Bookshare I saw that...
- From: "Nat Barrett" <hawaiianstar@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 08:52:25 -1000
Hi Mayrie,
Oh thanks for that suggestion! I hadn't thought of that. I msut sheepishly
admit that I've been using Bookshare for years, but I'm ashamedly one of those
people that do the basics. With everything. So a lot of time I'm slow on the
uptake about stuff.
One of these days I'll get my act together. Sorry to anyone who is probably
wondering where I've been all this time that I didn't know PQ books weren't
categorized. Lol. Now I know. I do wondering now how many books in general I've
missed? I usually only browse categories or specific collections.
Thanks much!
Nat
From: Mayrie ReNae
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 5:15 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: So when I was browsing Bookshare I saw that...
Hi Nat,
Unfortunately, the books come in automatically to the collection, and because
the input is electronic, there are no subject categories marked in the process
of addition to the collection. What happens is that Harlequin dumps books into
a feed to Bookshare, Bookshare's tools convert them to daisy, and then put them
into the collection. There is no way at this time for subject categories to be
marked at this time.
However, I have found a way to find the publisher quality harlequin books! And
it's super-easy! Go to "advanced search". In the publisher field type
"harlequin" without the quotes. Select "all books", and "publisher quality" for
the quality, and then you'll get a list of all publisher quality harlequin
books! If you want to scan the new books page, well, that's a different story,
but at least you could look at the publisher by clicking on each book title.
Hope that helps somewhat.
Mayrie
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From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nat Barrett
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 4:17 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT: So when I was browsing Bookshare I saw that...
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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