[bksvol-discuss] Re: gaps in the collection
- From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:01:45 -0500
Really, B and Bs in Oregon from 1988 indeed. smile.
Shelley L. Rhodes, M.A., VRT
And Guinevere: Golden Lady Guide Dog
guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx
Guide Dogs for the Blind
Alumni Association
www.guidedogs.com
The people who burned witches at the stake never for one moment thought of
their act as violence;
rather they thought of it as an act of divinely mandated righteousness.
The same can be said of most of the violence we humans have ever committed.
-Gil Bailie, author and lecturer (b. 1944)
----- Original Message -----
From: Carrie Karnos
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 6:34 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: gaps in the collection
Of the 600 books, I got rid of 200 immediately. Either they were dupes, or
way too difficult to proofread, or the information was out-of-date. Does
someone really need to know about all the B&Bs in Oregon in 1988? Our time and
effort is better spent on books that are useful right now.
Anyway, I've been gradually putting in the other 400 books. 300 of them are
already at the outsourcers, got another 100 to go through, and start processing
them.
Carrie
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From: Julia <julia.kulak@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 1:35:12 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: gaps in the collection
Wow, six hundred books! That will take a long time to process.
Julia
----- Original Message -----
From: Carrie Karnos
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 3:41 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: gaps in the collection
Hi Monica,
Unbeknownst to anyone, because the books haven't been put into the
collection yet, I bought 20 books at the Home Depot a month ago. These books
are on plumbing, wiring, drywall, trimwork, barbecues, kitchen remodeling,
brick and tile, landscaping, backyards for children, how houses are built, etc,
etc. I also got some books on cutting electricity bills and creating 'greener'
houses.
And thanks to a donation of 600+ books a couple of months ago, there are
maybe 16 books coming on perennials, annuals, orchids, greenhouses, house
plants, African violets, etc.
And a week ago, I bought a dozen books on films, and some TV series (Lost,
Firefly, Star Trek).
And I bought a book on the history of American birding. Never occurred to
me that someone would write a book about that, but they did, so I got it.
I'll see if I can find books on defensive driving, car maintenance,
beauty/fashion, scrapbooking, home decorating, and flower arranging.
Our star Googler is looking for histories of the various countries around
the world from non-American, non-European people, per another person's request.
And she's looking for pro-communism writers too, per yet another person's
request. Since she likes international politics, she's having a good time with
these last two requests.
Carrie
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From: Monica Willyard <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 12:04:11 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: gaps in the collection
Hi Carrie. Since Bookshare serves sighted people, I see some gaps others
may not have mentioned. Books about defensive driving, car maintenance,
beauty/fashion, bird watching, scrapbooking, and home decorating and remodeling
are missing from Bookshare. We also don’t have many books about flower
arranging, varieties of flowers and plants, and landscaping. Many of our books
about houseplants and gardening are rated fair and are hard to read. They
aren’t visible to new members by default. In fact, our “Home and Garden”
category is fairly anemic, especially since around half of the 181 books are
Shelley’s series of children’s books about animals that are “nature’s
children.” If you watch TV, networks like TLC, A&E, Style, and HGTV are full of
shows about decorating, remodeling, and restoring houses or about planting
lovely gardens and landscaping with designs that flatter the style of a home.
So far, Bookshare’s collection doesn’t reflect these types of interests. I
haven’t figured out if this lack of content is due to lack of interest from
submitters or if the material is difficult to scan. It could be a combination
of both. I do know that sighted people read books on these subjects and think
they will expect to see books about these topics in the collection.
Monica Willyard
"The best way to predict the future is to create it." -- Peter Drucker
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