Thanks, Jake. No, you did understand me. Thanks for clearing that up for me. Cindy --- Jake Brownell <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hey Cindy, > I might be misinterpretting what you said, so if > I am, my apologies in > advance. > > You wrote about the VALID comment. VALID is the > command the server/database > logs when a user approves a book (VALID=validated > I'm assuming). So, VALID > doesn't have anything to do with something being > correct or not. > > HTH, > Jake > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 4:12 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Validating Books: A > Mistake > > > > If the publisher has allowed "look inside," Amazon > > often puts a photo of the copyright page, and > > barnesandnoble.com does, too. I always go there > first > > and then to the LC page if those two sites don't > have > > the page. > > > > The comments you sent--the later-dated one said > valid, > > valid, so it as if it was checked and okayed. > > Sometimes the copyright date is there but it's > hard to > > tell if the copyright holder is the author or the > > publisher. > > > > Cindy > > > > > > --- Lorana <loravara@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > Thanks for your assistance with this. Your > advice > > > helped a lot, and I'll be more careful next > time. > > > > > > I actually looked it up on Amazon.com, which is > > > probably not the approved method, so I'll use > the > > > site you provided from this point on. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Nancy > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Gerald Hovas > > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 12:41 PM > > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Validating > Books: A > > > Mistake > > > > > > > > > Gustavo sometimes kicks back a book to the > Step 1 > > > page with a comment to verify the copyright > > > information when he's approving books. I can't > tell > > > if this is Gustavo's work or not, but it looks > like > > > it probably was. It always helps Gustavo when > he's > > > approving books if you verify the copyright > > > information and include that you have verified > it in > > > the comments when submitting or validating a > book. > > > That way if he looks at the copyright and > wonders if > > > it's correct, then he can read in the comments > that > > > you've already verified that it is. It doesn't > hurt > > > either if you mention how you verified the > copyright > > > either (i.e. having someone sighted check the > book > > > for you, verifying the copyright through the > U.S. > > > Copyright office's website...). > > > > > > If you are unfamiliar with the U.S. Copyright > > > Office's website, you can find it at the > following > > > address: > http://www.copyright.gov/records/cohm.html. > > > It's a handy sight for checking copyright > > > information. > > > > > > Now, as for how to fix the problem with this > book, > > > > > > > > > - redownload the book if it's still on the > Step 1 > > > page > > > - verify the copyright > > > - include in the comments that you have > verified > > > the copyright along with information on the > method > > > you used to verify the copyright > > > - reupload the file you uploaded yesterday, > the > > > one which includes any corrections you made > during > > > validation > > > > > > Good luck, > > > > > > Gerald > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On > > > Behalf Of Lorana > > > Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2005 7:52 AM > > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Validating Books: A > > > Mistake > > > > > > > > > I validated a book yesterday, and saw it back > in > > > the pool today with the following comments. > > > Clearly, I made a mistake, but I thought I'd > done > > > everything. The copyright information was on > the > > > book, etc. > > > > > > Could someone interpret the following for me? > > > > > > Comment History: > > > > > > Action: RETURNNEW > > > > > > Date: 2005-07-02 16:46:36-07 > > > > > > User: a Bookshare.org Volunteer > > > > > > Please verify copyright holder. > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > > > > Action: DONEDONE > > > > > > Date: 2005-07-02 06:26:24-07 > > > > > > User: a Bookshare.org Volunteer > > > > > > updated by ValidationTools.php > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > > > > Action: VALID > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > > Yahoo! Sports > > Rekindle the Rivalries. 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