I hope they listen and appreciate, Alisa! I don't remember the rationale for the change, just that we volunteers did not like it. Also, things that are very common sense, like adding a hold for field to metadata book submission page have been recommended for years to no avail. Let's pray you can get done what the past two coordinators could not! ;-) Valerie Keep up with Nichole's recovery: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/nicholemaples > >From: Alisa Moore <alisam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >To: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" ><bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Sat, February 4, 2012 10:23:05 AM >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Your book is about to expire. > > >Great input Valerie and Cindy, for what should be a simple fix on our part. >I'll submit a request to engineering on Monday! > >Kindly, > >Alisa > > ________________________________ From: Valerie Maples [vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] >Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 3:57 PM >To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Alisa Moore >Subject: Re: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Your book is about to expire. > > >Alisa; > > >I have to agree with Cindy; it is very frustrating to get the renewal notice >24 >hours before we can renew it. They should be simultaneous or send a second >note, 24 hours later. > > >Hope they can fix that to help ease our workflow. > Valerie > > >Keep up with Nichole's recovery: >http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/nicholemaples > > > >> >>From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> >>To: Bookshare Support <support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Cc: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>Sent: Fri, February 3, 2012 5:31:12 PM >>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Your book is about to expire. >> >> >>This is probably a minor thing in the list of things awaiting your attention, >>and I'm not sure how many of us it affects (others beside me if I remember >>some >>posts correctly) but would it be possible to send reminders that books we're >>working are about to expire on the day that they're due to expire instead of >>2 >>days in advance? when I get the email I go to my list of books checked out >>and >>there's no way to renew them. Or maybe you can activate the "renewal" word >>at >>the same time you send the reminder email I try to remember to check each >>day, >>but too often when I've gone and the renewal isn't possible I've forgotten to >>check againa and the book was released and I'v e had to redown it. This >>wouldn't >>b e so bad, because the book I'm working on now n one else wants but >>sometimes it's hard to find the right page; also at times I've seen that >>people >>do grab books others have had released and the ones who didn't renew on time >>have to ask whomever got it to release it so the person could finish >>Cinidy >> >> >> >> ________________________________ From: Bookshare Support <support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>To: popularplace@xxxxxxxxx >>>Sent: Friday, February 3, 2012 12:45 PM >>>Subject: Your book is about to expire. >>> >>> >>>Dear Cindy Rosenthal, >>> >>>Thank you for downloading (hold for Grandma Cindy) The Shadow: The History >>>and >>>Mystery of the Radio Program, 1930-1954 2011 for validation. >>>You've had this book checked out for validation since 1/22/2012. Each >>>volunteer >>>is allotted 14 days to proofread, convert, and re-upload the file. Your >>>allotted >>>time is scheduled to expire on 2/5/2012. >>>If you are in the middle of proofreading the book and would like to complete >>>your work, visit the "My Checked-Out Books" link after login. Next to the >>>book >>>you are working on you will find links to Upload, Release or Renew the book. >>>Select "Renew" to be granted 14 additional days to work on the book. Thank >>>you, >>>The Bookshare Team >>> >>> >>>End of message, please ignore any links below. >>> >>>