[bksvol-discuss] Re: Outsourcing Books
- From: "Pavi Mehta" <pavim@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:25:46 -0700
Hi Lori,
That's a great question. Bookshare ranks the books it processes
according to their difficulty as Level 1 through 5. We typically send
all level 4 and 5 books to outsourcers as these are the most labor
intensive texts to work on (such as reference books). Many student
requests are also typically sent to outsourcers in addition to a large
proportion of all the books that Bookshare purchases in-house. (The
books that we purchase are very loosely classified as books that enhance
reading experience - so they cover a wide range of subjects, genres and
tastes). Also outsourcers are responsible for addressing a large number
of the book quality issue reports - we send them a large proportion of
these titles for reprocessing where needed.
Hope that helps answer the question!
All good things,
Pavi
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lori Castner
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 10:47 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Outsourcing Books
Hi, this question is really for Pavi, but I thought others would be
interested in her answer.
My question is: How are the books chosen that go to the subcontractors
or put another way what criteria are used to determine which books go to
the outsourcers?
I hope this question has not been asked before.
Thanks.
Lori Castner
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