\Apparently we are to send descriptions to somebody other than Alison so Alison can be freed up to do other unspecified things. I remain confused.
E. At 10:38 PM 11/6/2008, you wrote:
Hi E., Since it is a part of Allison's job, would it not seem more reasonable to send them to her? Just my thoughts. Sue S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 8:26 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Synopses Clarification First Pavi said to send such info to her and now you say send it to you. Who ought to get book descriptions? E. At 08:04 PM 11/6/2008, you wrote: >Hello Everyone, > >I've seen some of the synopses-related questions that have recently been >posted to the list and thought I'd try and clarify. > >Yes, I do most of the work related to Bookshare synopses. Often I also >manage other book data like series titles, categorization, and copyrights. > >If anyone has a question about these areas, he or she may write me at >allisonh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Also, if you have a synopses that you've written >and >would like it to be uploaded to the site, I can do that too. Simply email >me the title, author, and your synopsis, and I'll get it on the site as >soon as I can. This can also be done if you notice other missing data such >as a subtitle or series name that you'd like to see on the site. > >Cindy has emailed me several synopses and such over the past few months and >I think that's gone quite well. > >As for publisher quality imports, I'm working on that data as well. As >Pavi >explained in her post, the import software we use does not automatically >bring in all the book data so one of us has to upload each book's info >individually. At the moment, I am the primary person who does this and I >work on it each day that we import new books. My goal is to have all the >data up within 24 hours of book import. This hasn't always been the case, >but recently other staff and I have come up with a system which should help >this process along. Originally, I had to write all the synopses >personally, >but thankfully we now have a site from which I can copy book summaries. >That has been a tremendous help! Not all books have synopses available on >the site, and often I have to modify a synopses so it fits in the short >synopses field, but overall it has helped me get this book data on the site >much faster than before. > >I am still happy to have feedback on the publisher quality books however. >If you have thoughts or suggestions you'd like to share I'd be glad to >know. >I don't get to read this list on most days, so if you have something you >consider really important please email it to me at allisonh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Thanks for all your enthusiasm about getting synopses up on the Bookshare >site. > >Happy reading! > >Allison Hilliker >Collection Development Associate >WWW.Bookshare.Org >E-mail allisonh@xxxxxxxxxxxx > >The Benetech Initiative - Technology Serving Humanity - A Nonprofit >Organization > > > >To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to >bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a >list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject >line. > > >__________ NOD32 3592 (20081106) Information __________ > >This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >http://www.eset.com > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.0/1771 - Release Date: 11/6/2008 7:58 AM To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.__________ NOD32 3592 (20081106) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
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