[bksvol-discuss] Re: scanning
- From: "Martha Rafter" <mlhr@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 09:26:22 -0400
Hi Reggie,
You encourage me a lot! I have struggled with my Pearl camera/scanner
for nearly a year and I can barely read my personal mail. I've been
thinking more seriously about scanning for bookshare since I proofed some
books that Larry scanned with his Pearl and encouraged me to keep trying.
(Yea Larry!) If you're going to try it, I think I will too! After I finish
the books I have now, I'm going to try it! (Prepare for lots of questions,
folks!) Thanks for posting this, Reggie!
Marty
-----Original Message-----
From: Regina Alvarado
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 8:05 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: scanning
I am really considering trying to scan. I have only scanned a couple of
times. Can I scan in Word properly? Do libraries send out books to the
house? I will ask my sister-in-law to keep an eye out for old books, but if
we buy them before I check, that will be difficult too. I am totally blind
and would need to pay ADA to get to a library or even to a bookshop. Any
other ideas on how to procure books without the wonderful liberty of a car?
Rambling I know. I do not even know if we have the room for me to scan
here, but I know we need scanners, and I feel the need to step up! Won't be
as good as Evan, Larry, Mary, et al., but I sure can try!
Reggie
-----Original Message-----
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Roger Loran Bailey
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 10:10 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: New 3 hold maximum in check out queue
The trouble with that is that it would likely encourage unnecessary
holds. Like I said, I think we already get a lot of unnecessary holds.
When someone announces that they have a book ready to upload and asks
who wants it that is an unnecessary hold. If you are going to place a
hold on it for the first person who asks for it then why place a hold on
it at all? The overwhelming number of books on the checkout list have
holds as it is. These suggestions of keeping some kind of form that
people can state the kinds of books that they would like held for them
seems to be steering the checkout list toward nothing but holds. There
would be no room for a new volunteer to just browse it and try out
proofreading.
On 7/25/2012 9:56 PM, Ali Al-hajamy wrote:
Great idea. Then people could get in touch with volunteers, new or
old, who they know would be interested in whatever they've scanned,
and this problem would be minimised.
On 25-Jul-12 21:54, Ann Parsons wrote:
Hi all,
Tracy, have you made an effort to get to know folks here? Have you
let anyone know the kinds of books you're interested in proofing?
Have you put out an announcement on the list as to what you'd like to
proof? A scanner cannot know all proofers, and may not know that
you're interested in proofing a given type of book.
Maybe what we need is to have volunteers write blurbs or fill out
forms where they say what types of books they like. Just a thought.
Ann P.
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