[bksvol-discuss] Re: Sad decision
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:47:31 -0800 (PST)
I don't think so (answer to your first question).
Unless I'm wrong, they only check for copyright
info--not even to see if all the pages are there. I
say this because people have downloaded books from the
collection and complained, as E did recently about the
end-of-line hard returns on the Gabaldon book Snow and
Ashes. Also, Last Express, a Duncal MacLain Mystery in
the collection is only rated Fair, and Shelley asked
me to redo it--and there is a whole list of Fair books
in the collection that want re-doing. I think Rui has
a list.
I think what happens is that people download a book
from the collection to read and find problems with it,
as E. did. So they ask for someone to re-scan and
submit a better copy. Unfortunately, until the book in
the Admin Q is in the collection, I don't think
there's a way to tell what it's like. I've had some of
the books put on the download list for me to correct,
and have asked just now for two more, but I haven't
heard yet.
Cindy
--- mickey <micka@xxxxxxxxxx> wrot
> Cindy, does someone check which copy is better? Poor
> Ruth has been Drowning
> in the admin queue for a month. It was one of the
> bounty books, but there
> was no indication that someone had already taken it.
> But it's nowon BS. This
> has happened so often, I feel like we're duplicating
> each other's work,
> which strikes me as an inefficient use of my time.
>
> But, I'm weak, and I'll be back, I'm sure. And I
> will keep checking that the
> books I've worked on haven't been returned for
> something like copyright.
>
> Mickey
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 3:43 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Sad decision
>
>
> > Mickey, it's more than possible that the books
> you're
> > spending so much time and care on are in better
> shape
> > than the ones in the admin q. You should approve
> and
> > upload them as Excellent and as possible
> replacements
> > for the ones that are there. Or hold on to them
> and
> > when the appear in the collection see what they're
> > like. As I said yesterday, I don't think the
> > administrators check anything more than the
> copyright
> > info, and books are often mis-labled as to
> > quality--witness Dust and Ashes. Good is rarely
> really
> > godd--more like Fair is pretty awful. If the one
> that
> > makes it into the collection isn't as good as
> yours,
> > you can submit yours as a replacement, and your
> > efforts will not have been for naught.
> >
> > Cindy
> >
> >
> >
> > Cindy
> >
> > --- mickey <micka@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi, Group.
> >>
> >> This is my third year of volunteering with
> >> Bookshare. I think it's a great
> >> source of wonderful reading material of all
> types.
> >>
> >> However, I know that the Palo Alto center is
> >> understaffed, that they're
> >> behind. But in the past month I've validated or
> >> nearly validated books that
> >> were in the administrative queue, which ended up
> >> being a total waste of my
> >> time. I read a book thoroughly, making
> corrections
> >> when I can as well as
> >> spellchecking.
> >>
> >> It's impossible to know what is being done, or
> what
> >> has been done--both for
> >> the scanner and the validator.
> >>
> >> I'm taking a course in medical transcribing, plus
> >> working, and can't afford
> >> to spin my wheels.
> >>
> >> So, for now, I'll stop volunteering. I'll keep
> >> abreast of things, in case
> >> things get better, but I'm returning the books
> I've
> >> taken to validate.
> >>
> >> It's been good working with you all. Thanks.
> >>
> >> Mickey
> >>
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