[bksvol-discuss] Re: just submitted
- From: "Scott Blanks" <scottsjb@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 20:23:21 -0700
Since this thread began a day or so back, I've been astounded by the fact that
nobody has put forth the incredible idea of ... browsing the books from the
bottom of the page up. If the older books are in fact at the bottom of the
list, and there are some who would like to get those languishing submissions
into the collection, then why not simply move to the bottom of the page, and
start working your way up. Am I missing a fundamental concept or reason why
this method would not work? If the current problem is that people only browse
through the first few dozen books, or even as many as a hundred titles, then
working from the opposite end of the list would seemingly begin to solve the
current issue of books stagnating on step one.
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: robert tweedy
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 6:51 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: just submitted
Why put the old books at the bottom instead of the top?
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----- Original Message -----
From: Katie Star
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 7:07 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: just submitted
Heya Jake,
I know Carrie does a lot for the list and I have validated a couple of her
scans. Both excellentJ
I agree with what you are saying Jake. IF we could get the list down to 200
to 250 it would make browsing and selecting books to validate easier. Now the
newest books or the books that are put back on step one are at the top. The
first 100 get browsed and selected while those at the bottom of the list
linger.
But the nice thing is we keep growing the collection and the admin queue is
well under 100 these daysJ
I read/validated a book called the Little Ice Age a while back and this
morning on the bus had a wonderful discussion with a former storm chaser and
meteorologist.
Katie Hill
Miracles happen not in opposition to Nature, but in opposition to
what we know of Nature.
-St. Augustine
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From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jake Brownell
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 3:52 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: just submitted
AHH! Yikes, we want to shrink it though. *grin*
It might be best to hold off on the bulk scanning until we can get this
list down to a better, more manageable number like 250, rather than the 430 it
is now.
That would have the added benefit of us working on older books that have
been around for a while, and, if that is done, then the turn around time for
books overall should improve.
Thoughts? Other ideas?
Jake
PS. In no way does this message want to say we don't appreciate all you do
for us Carrie!
----- Original Message -----
From: Carrie Karnos
To: Bookshare Vol Group
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 4:25 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] just submitted
I managed to squeeze a few more books into the download queue. They are:
Wheels of Life: A User's Guide to the Chakras System by Anodea Judith
Sacred Hunger by Barry Unsworth
You, Your Child and Drugs by the Child Study Association
Baal by Robert R. McCammon
The Revolution of Hope: Toward a Humanized Technology by Erich Fromm
Inside, Outside by Herman Wouk
Psychic Discoveries Behind the Iron Curtain by Sheila Ostrander
The Apprentice: My Life in the Kitchen by Jacques Pépin
Death Comes for the Archbishop by Willa Cather
Topper: A Ribald Adventure by Thorne Smith
A few days ago I submitted:
Zoya by Barbara Taylor Bradford
The Vital Spark: 101 Outstanding Lives by Lowell Thomas
Legs by William Kennedy
As usual, a wide variety of books. Carrie
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