I probably shouldn't say anything, because I'mnot a volunteer, but I'm a
payed member and will be for the rest of my life. <smile>
Rui, I can't agree with you more!
Thanks much.
Love and Blessings, Pat Ferguson
Hi again:
Let me point out something that I believe is critical.
It costs bookshare.org an average of $50 to add each title to the collection, (staff time, resources, etc)
This was stated by jim Fruchterman at the NFB convention bookshare users meeting on July 4.
Note: I didn't ask for any sort of methodology as to how this was calculated.
This # crystalized my resolve to "get it right the first time."
I always new that adding a substandard book to the collection only to have someone rescan it wasted staff and volunteer time that could have gone elsewhere.
But as we see, it also wastes outright cash.
I am not saying we shouldn't rescan fair books, that is why I have the fairbook list on my site.
However, going forward let's try to get it right the first time and not attack projects with the mindset of "someone can fix it later."
Because usually, someone never does and that book just sits there.
-- Rui BookshareScans http://members.cox.net/booksharescans
