It's true that you would only have one person, the validator, instead of two, the scanner and validator. But if the book is of really low quality, it would almost certainly be faster, and easier for the validator, if the book were to be rescanned, particularly if it is rescanned by someone who knows how to use their equipment and software to get the best quality scan. Then the validator would have a much cleaner copy to start with. The rescanning would add time, but I would bet that it would be more than made up for by less cleanup work by the validator.
Evan----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Rosenthal" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 12:49 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Updated list of Fair-rated books
As a vaidator, I've asked about that sort of thing a lot in the past, Cindy. It seems to me that rescanning involves two steps--scanning the book anew and then having someone else validate, whereas converting to rtf if necessary--and some of the books are already rtf, I'm sure--would just involve one person validating. In the past, that was done. I myself fixed several books that were put on the download list for me and I validated them. Why the policy was changed a couple of years ago I do not know.CindyWISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS AVAILABLE AThttp://www.friendsofbookshare.org/wish_list/wish_list.htm www.lljfm.net/bookshare/home.htm A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ www.lljfm.net/bookshare/home.htm --- On Mon, 11/24/08, Cindy Reece <cindyreece524@xxxxxxxx> wrote:From: Cindy Reece <cindyreece524@xxxxxxxx> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Updated list of Fair-rated books To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, volunteer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Monday, November 24, 2008, 7:50 PM I have a question...probably for Carrie, but I don't have her direct email address. Can Bookshare take the fair books, convert them into rtf files and post them as step 1. It sounds like the complaint is about scanning errors that could be fixed by a validator. This could at least save some work because the book would not have to be scanned again. Maybe they do need a complete rescan. I don't know. I don't have access to Bookshare files. Just a question. The Other Cindy (creece)> Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:59:25 -0800> From: popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Updated list of Fair-rated books> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > I've started compiling an edited list of English-language Fair-quality books in the collection. It includes only the title and synopsis of the books. I can make a list of Spanish-language, too, if anyone wants.> > I have the first hundred books ready if anyone wants them. It only takes me a few minutes so I'll probably add a hundred or two every day this week.> > Cindy> > WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS AVAILABLE AT > http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/wish_list/wish_list.htm> www.lljfm.net/bookshare/home.htm> > A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT > http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/> www.lljfm.net/bookshare/home.htm> > > > 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.> _________________________________________________________________ Color coding for safety: Windows Live Hotmail alerts you to suspicious email. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_safety_112008To 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.
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