[bksvol-discuss] Re: adult content
- From: "Jana Jackson" <jana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 12:09:08 -0500
Yes, Lisa, Shelley's right, it's a relative thing. <Smile> However, while
the idea of a statement concerning inappropriate language or subject matter
was vetoed, I believe that it was suggested that a volunteer or submitter
could include such a statement in the long synopsis. NLS includes
statements shcu as "Some violence," or "Some descriptions of sex" for the
reader's benefit. Hope this helps a little!
Jana
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lisa B." <hunter123@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 8:44 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: adult content
> I've wondered about this issue as well. It's not just the number of times
> certain words are used in a book, it's also the subject matter. I
recently
> uploaded a book with 502 occurances of what the Bookshare automated tool
> thought were words catogorized as adult content. However, because of the
> lenghth of the book, the tool suggested that the story not be considered
> adult content.
>
> I realize putting a book into the adult catagory is up to the submitter
and
> the validator, but it would be nice to have some specific guidelines of
what
> is and is not appropriate. I was raised in a pretty progressive family,
so
> what I may consider adult content may be inappropriate to someone else.
>
> Shelly, I agree, it would be nice to have the NLS's standards for
> determining whether or not a book is of an adult nature.
>
> Lisa
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 10:04 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: adult content
>
>
> > Merrill
> >
> > I've been wondering much the same thing. I'm not sure if anyone from
> > BookShare or BeneTech would want to go onthe record on this matter, but
it
> > would seem, as you surmise, this to be an important legal issue in
> > reference to the service.
> > And because this area is so gray, it might be one that no oneofficially
> > dares say anything publicly.
> > I wonder if there might be a site out there where librarians can quickly
> > search for a thumbs up or thumbs down on a book they are classifying in
> > relation to adult content.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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