[bksvol-discuss] Re: Which books count toward the grant?
- From: "Kim Friedman" <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:09:10 -0700
Hi, and therein hangs a tale! Today's trash (romance being considered as
such [I disagree]) is tomorrow's classic literature. I hear there are people
who want to read pulp fiction, dime novels, or penny dreadfuls. It gives one
the sense of a time period and what people were reading. Some stuff sold on
the street were pretty scurrilous and of course British music hall was
pretty topical. I suppose one could say that about rap lyrics, and I'm
willing to concede that although I'm unwilling to listen to it even given
the concession on my part. I suppose if a book gives one insight into the
human condition you can use it to point out good or bad behavior so that
might be considered instructive on what to do or what not to do. Regards and
happy reading. As for me, I'll let the bean counters count their beans and
the wranglers wrangle. I prefer to read what I like whether it's considered
educational or not. Oh! I just thought of this! You could say that romance
literature is educational, for if the writing is good, it inspires other
people to write well. The plots are tight, so one must write succinctly, and
above all, entertaining storytelling is what the average person (or above
average come to that) wants in a book. Good writing is good writing, and if
you want to tell a story you must know how to engage and hold the reader's
attention. If a book is boring, the writer has failed to engage his/her
audience. (If you want me to make up good rationales for putting stuff in
Bookshare, just give me an email and I'll come up with truthful humdingers
you can use. (No charges for services.) Regards, Kim.
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Which books count toward the grant?
I can make a guess that some genres like science fiction and mysteries are
taught in college courses and some are required reading in high school
English classes. I've never seen an out-and-out-, or should I say modern
romance, be required reading though of course, classics like Jane Austen and
the Bronte sisters--"considered "literature are. I would suspect, too, that
these days gay fiction would be or his required reading in some college
courses, and maybe even in in high school.There's one classic an early
piece of Lesbian fiction; I don't remember the title, but it was required
reading my my daughter's lit class.
Cindy
Wish List (i.e., books wanted added to the collection) and
books-being-scanned list available at sites below
Wish List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Bookshare+Wish+List
Books Being Scanned List:
https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Books+Being+Scanned+List
--- On Tue, 10/27/09, Carrie Karnos <ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Carrie Karnos <ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Which books count toward the grant?
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 8:13 PM Well, in one sense, EVERY
> book is educational because it teaches or shows you something you
> didn't know before. But that doesn't help here, making every book
> "educational," so we can throw that definition out.
>
> It's difficult to know where to draw the line between educational and
> non-educational. We've been discussing what an "educational" book
> consists of, since we got the grant 2 years ago, and going round and
> round and round about it. Now that the Feds have signed off on the
> definition, we're going with it. No turning back.
>
> No one has explained the logic of why genre fiction counts and romance
> doesn't count to me, but maybe it's because most romances are very
> formulaic, whereas there's a great variety of plots and situations in
> the other genre categories. There are several romances that I've said
> were educational, and of course all of Jane Austen's works are
> educational and quite romantic. So there are exceptions to the rule.
>
> Now the librarian has been tasked with coming up with a definition of
> a "textbook". Here we go, round and round again! Whee!
>
> Carrie
>
> From:
> Melissa Smith <mdsmith25@xxxxxxxx>
> To:
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> Sent: Tue,
> October 27, 2009 4:33:30 PM
> Subject:
> [bksvol-discuss] Re: Which books count toward the grant?
>
> I completely agree here, Roger. Yes, I am a romance fan, though I
> read most of my romance from NLS, and my nonfiction from bookshare.
> Not really sure why, but that's the way it is. Anyway, if thrillers,
> science fiction, etc count why not romance. Romance is no more
> fictionalized than any of these, and depending on the book, no more
> adult than any of these.
>
> Melissa
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> Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx
> wrote:
> > I know that this sounds like an indignant question
> from a romance fan, but I am not a romance fan. I am just a little
> stunned and surprised. If thrillers, horror, mystery and science
> fiction are considered educational then what the blue blazes is wrong
> with romance?
> >
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> "If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything.
> > " Malcolm X
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> grant? Date: 10/27/2009 7:01:39
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> > Hi gang,
> >
> > A volunteer asked which books qualify for the grant,
> so I thought maybe there are others who don't know about this either.
> This is a quick email to the
> > group, so everyone knows which books count.
> >
> > To explain this by what's excluded, all books
> qualify, except romances, books that are adult content, and books that
> proselytize religion. Factual books
> > about religion are fine, since they explain what
> it's about, but books that push agendas at you do not qualify. It
> doesn't matter where the book comes
> > from - volunteers, outsourcers, publishers, or
> anywhere else.
> >
> > To explain this by what's included, all kiddie
> books (including teen romances) are okay, most non-fiction is okay,
> "good" literature is okay, and finally,
> > at long last, a decision was made, and it was decided
> that genre fiction is okay. So books that are mysteries, thrillers,
> Westerns, historical fiction,
> > science fiction, fantasies, and horror are okay too.
> But the minute you add romance to any of the adult genre fiction
> books, the book doesn't count towards
> > the grant.
> >
> > Of course, there will always be edge cases. We look at
> those books on a case-by-case basis, and sometimes ask the Bookshare
> librarian for a decision.
> >
> > I would
> encourage those people who are scanning and proofing romances to
> continue to do so. We at the office can't put any in, since all of our
> time has
> > to go towards fulfilling the grant. But there are lots
> and lots of people who like romance and want to see more of it in the
> collection. Please continue
> > to put romances in! The Bookshare publisher liaison
> mentioned that while most of the book markets dropped when the economy
> dropped, the romance market
> > is continuing to climb. So there you are.
> >
> > HTH, Carrie
> >
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