Cindy, I want to publicly thank you for lots of things, but mainly:
First, for maintaining the books being scanned list, and the wish lists
for this group.
Second, for mentoring me when I was a newbie on the ends and outs, and dos
and don'ts of proofreading.
Finally, for the many interesting off-topic discussions we had concerning
such things as the foibles of old-fashioned typewriters, the background of
various authors and books, and too many other things to remember.
So, thanks for making the bookshare community much stronger for your
presence and your hard hard work.
Bob
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From: "Scott Rains" <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 11:07 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Announcement: Changes to Wish List and Books
Being Scanned List
Misha,
There is an academic tradition called a "Festschrift." The definition is
"
A volume of learned articles or essays by colleagues and admirers,
serving
as a tribute or memorial especially to a scholar." I think one
appropriate
award for Cindy would be for all those who have been supported by her to
write her privately - or honor her publicly on the list - telling her
just
how much her work has meant to them.
I do think this list could write volumes on that topic!
Scott Rains
Benetech Fellow
On 1/31/11 8:50 AM, "Mike" <mlsestak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
There should be a bookshare lifetime achievement award for Cindy!
Misha
On 1/31/2011 6:02 AM, Scott Rains wrote:
Volunteers,
"Grandma" Cindy has been the dynamo behind the Wish List and Books
Being Scanned List. Recently she has done a total review of the Wish
List and its archives. More than a "one category hero" she is also
someone who takes on tough proofreading jobs.
In 2011 one of my top priorities is to rally the resources of Benetech
to help veteran volunteers like Cindy excel. Starting today the two
lists Cindy has become synonymous with will be managed in-house at
Bookshare - and Cindy will be free to tackle the backlog of proofing on
her personal wish list! A big Thank You to Cindy from all of us.
Earlier I announced that Collection Development would be thinning out
the Wish List at the end of January. The first part of that project has
begun with 61 non-fiction books being removed from the Wish List and
passed over to our vendors to complete. Attached is that list in both
Word and Excel. A second similar-sized group of fiction books will
follow shortly. Again, thank you Cindy for the hours you spend making
sure we had an exhaustive list to work from for this task.
Over the next several months more automation will be used to maintain
the Wish List and Books Being Scanned List. For example, it is now
necessary to send an email to one of the following to addresses to get
on the list. No one will be scanning this discussion list and
automatically adding books as Cindy has done. At the same time, it is
still a good idea to mention here which books you are adding to the
lists and maybe inspire someone to take it to the next step.
Submit your notices to:
booksbeingscanned@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
wishlist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
The Wish List format will be briefer and items will remain on it for 3
months. To start we will post the lists every two weeks to the Bookshare
Volunteer Discussion List and update the wiki once during February. As
we work put the inevitable glitches in the new process posting and
updates will become more frequent.
Scott Rains
Benetech Fellow
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