[bksvol-discuss] Re: Redoing the Bookshare Website
- From: Cindy Ray <cindyray@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:47:14 -0500
Can we check it in right now?
Cindy Lou Ray
On Mar 29, 2012, at 4:46 PM, Cindy wrote:
> Tat's a bgreat idea (about being able to renew the books when we remember to)
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> From: Bob W <rwiley45@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 2:39 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Redoing the Bookshare Website
>
> I wholeheartedly agree with Judy's suggestions. I would also include the idea
> that we be able to renew any book we have checked out any time we want to.
>
> Bob
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Judy s.
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Madeleine Linares
> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 5:02 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Redoing the Bookshare Website
>
> Off the top of my head...
>
> 1. Top priority: Fix the volunteer manual (which I know Mayrie is doing) so
> that it is clear, and easily navigated. It's essential that it can be
> downloaded and searched in its entirety all at once. Currently it's
> intimidating, poorly laid out and nearly impossible to use as a new volunteer
> right now, which new volunteers often post when they join this list. Even as
> an experienced volunteer you can't find things in it.
> 2. The volunteer manual can't cover everything. It's too intimidating for a
> new volunteer. So make up a searchable FAQ or database or Wiki or whatever
> that all volunteers can go to and search for answers. I made up a FAQ as a
> possible starting point for Scott based on thousands of postings, and he
> loved it but then it got dropped for whatever reason. We have huge expertise
> in the volunteer community and it's getting lost and wasted by not preserving
> that knowledge and making it available.
> 3. Fix the "who is safe who isn't" publishers list so it's obvious where it
> is, not buried, and accessible easily to volunteers, not buried somewhere
> that you have to ask all the time where to find it, and make sure it gets
> updated at least once a month.
> 4. Put an updates page on the volunteer website that documents (and keeps a
> history of) when things change, by date--the way software developers do for
> versions of their software. That way we can check and know that when we
> proof or scan if something's changed in the way we're supposed to handle
> things, like footnotes or ellipses or whatever.
> 5. Fix the books checked out page as we've been promised now for years would
> happen so that you can release a book and put comments in so that anyone who
> looks to check out a book knows why it was released.
>
> Whew. That's it for now. smile.
>
> Judy s.
>
> On 3/29/2012 1:45 PM, Madeleine Linares wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>> One of our big projects is redoing the Volunteer section of the Bookshare
>> website and I would love your input! As some of you may have noticed, it’s
>> a bit out of date and confusing. Here are just a few questions I came
>> up with that I thought might have especially helpful answers. Feel free to
>> answer one question, all, or add other comments if you feel so inclined.
>> Please note that this is NOT a discussion about the Volunteer Manual. We are
>> currently working on that and will ask for your feedback as soon as we have
>> made more progress on it.
>> What information would be helpful for new volunteers that is currently
>> missing or hard to find?
>> What do you think of the current layout of the “Volunteer Overview” page as
>> compared to the “Community Overview” page? Is it easier to find what you’re
>> looking for? More difficult?
>> What do you like least about the Volunteer section of the website?
>> What do you like most or find most helpful?
>> Is there anything that currently is not on the website but should be?
>> For those who use other tools to read the website (such as Screen Readers):
>> what are your thoughts? Is the “Volunteer Overview” page any different from
>> the pages on the Bookshare website?
>> Your feedback is very much appreciated, as, of course, is your time and
>> effort in the volunteering process. Thanks for everything!
>> Best,
>> Madeleine Linares
>> Volunteer Coordinator
>
>
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