[bksvol-discuss] Re: request
- From: "Marissa Mika" <Marissa.M@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 11:11:16 -0800
It's my impression that this original thread was about whether or not a
scanning volunteer could split a scanning project with a couple other
Bookshare.org volunteers because of the size of the book. The answer to
that particular question is, please don't. We'd rather that the core
content of submitted books come from one source, rather than coming in
piecemeal from different scanners. It makes it easier for us to track of
submitters this way and the life history of the books on Bookshare.org.
The way I see it, supplying a missing page of content or even a
neglected chapter(usually provided by the original submitter or a
dedicated validator) is different from dividing the scanning efforts of
a book into three separate projects and then squishing them together for
submission. We need to keep track of essentially the two people who
touch the book--the validator and the submitter--in case there are any
quality issues, and if there are multiple people responsible for a
submitted file, this complicates that story.
Does this make sense? The bottom line is, what you're doing as a
validator is fine, I expect those of you in the Bookshare.org community
to help each other out if there are small sections of books that need to
be salvaged or scanned. Dividing the initial scanning effort, however,
is something that we want to shy away from because it makes it more
difficult for us to keep track of submitters.
Best,
Marissa
-----Original Message-----
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 10:42 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: request
> I will lett Marissa weigh in on this.
O.K. I was under the impression that although we
couldn't exchange whole books, parts or chapters of
books would be o.k. Otherwise, how could we supply
scans of missing chapters or pages to valiators wo
find the books are missing them? Would we have to
reject those books? One book a year or so ago that
the validator thought was missing some pages turned
out to be missing two-thirds of the book, which I
didn't find out until I started scanning, and then I
sent them to whomever it was.
Cindy
- Pratik Patel <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Cindy,
>
> I will lett Marissa weigh in on this. However the
> previous policy from
> bookshare on this has always been not to allow
> sharing of this kind. As
> Bookshare's model depends on individual submissions,
> this process would not
> only create chaos, but pose some legal trouble as
> well.
>
> Pratik
>
>
>
> Pratik Patel
> Interim Director
> Office of Special Services
> Queens College
> Director
> CUNY Assistive Technology Services
> The City University of New York
> ppatel@xxxxxx
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Cindy
> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 1:19 AM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: request
>
> Josh,
>
> It is possible, though, to share the work. we can't
> exchange files of books, but sharing parts of books
> is
> possible. If Iunderstood Mike correctly, he felt a
> 600-page book is more than he'd really like to scan,
> and was asking if someone would share the burder
> with
> him. If he scanned half or a third of the book, and
> other people did the other half or thirds, then the
> parts could be combined and one person would submit
> it.
>
> Cindy
>
>
>
> --- "Joshua M. Swatosh" <josh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I touched basis with Mike, and now he understands
> > that we do complete books,
> > and he can get it by Mid April, But if someone can
> > get it before then,
> > please post here so he will know.
> >
> > Josh
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> > Behalf Of mike perushek
> > Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 8:53 PM
> > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: request
> >
> >
> > I can get this book later in April as it is
> checked
> > out right now.
> > However it is over 600 pages in length. If other
> > people can scan part of
> > it that would be great. You just need to contact
> me
> > so I know what is
> > already being scanned so nothing is scanned more
> > than once.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > Behalf Of Joshua M.
> > Swatosh
> > Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 8:08 PM
> > To: Bookshare
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] request
> >
> > Would someone be willing to scan Night Fall By
> > Nelson DeMille?
> >
> >
> > Its on the "wish List", and I'd really like to
> read
> > it and can't find
> > it.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Josh
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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