[bksvol-discuss] Re: bookshare and web braille
- From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2004 14:27:08 -0500
There are many things at hand in this issue.
1. Bookshare is scanned books, submitted by members. Web Braille is
"embossible" ready files prepared with tax dollars by the U.S. Library of
Congress.
2. Bookshare can expand and create titles which NLS can't, as well, we
aren't governmentally funded Any radical thinking from Iranian authors
anyone.
3. Bookshare doesn't accept files from other ebook publishers. This I
suspect is a moral issue, and I hate to say it but I have to agree.
Especially if their members can't join Bookshare. And they have spent money
and time in preparing those pristine volumes and they get stolen and
submitted for people to view. If I was a company that this was happening
to, I would be pissed. And the "paster" would indeed get credit for work
they did not do.
4. The size of Web Braille Files are the size they are because they are
intended to be embossible. If you print that file on an interpoint embosser
you will get the same size volume as the real Braille edition you would
borrow.
I have to shudder to think the size of some of Bookshare's files if we did
that.
Just my views, but I like "separate but equal" in this situation. As Mike
puts it these are two entirely different beasts. And to add to this, why
not "list remotely" all the files produced and books sold by the American
Printing House. That would make our collection look tiny and a bit
intimidated, but it would add to the size of the collection and if people
wanted they could purchase the books, course you need quota funds or a
wealthy aunt to do it.
smile.
I think that partnering with smaller companies is a better way to go.
National Braille press and American Foundation for the Blind offer quite a
bit of remote book listings.
Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
Graduate Advisory Council
www.guidedogs.com
The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to
stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
-- Vance Havner
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gisela Vazquez" <gvazquez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 2:00 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: bookshare and web braille
Like I said, no one would get credit for it because they aren't personal
scans, but they would still be more books on the Bookshare site
i agree. I hate downloading a bunch of files just to read one book. I think
it has to do with copyright law. It would be nice though. I gues we can't
have it all!
Gisela
Gisela Vazquez
MSW
"Progress comes from the intelligent use of experience".
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