[bksvol-discuss] Re: [vat] vat activities for the week ending 08-05-09
- From: "Bob" <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 21:07:45 -0500
Well, yes and no.
The document on tables is not final yet, but I don't think it will contain the
detailed information I think you are looking for.
Of course, once the documents I mentioned are in the manual, they aren't cast
in stone. They can be altered based on questions or concerns which may arise in
the volunteer community. You gotta start somewhere if you are going to get
anywhere.
Hope this helps.
Bob
"A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for
it back when it begins to rain."
----- Original Message -----
From: Cindy
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 8:49 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: [vat] vat activities for the week ending
08-05-09
A wonderful team, doing wonderful work.
Question; when you mention the draft of "When to use Tables..I don't
suppose you mean what to do with tables do you, or do you? i.e. how to put
them in a file if tabs are wiped out? Should they be translated into words and
sentences?
Cindy
Wish List (i.e., books wanted added to the collection) and
books-being-scanned list available at sites below
Wish List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Bookshare+Wish+List
Books Being Scanned List:
https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Books+Being+Scanned+List
--- On Fri, 8/7/09, Bob <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Bob <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] [vat] vat activities for the week ending
08-05-09
To: "bookshare volunteer discussion" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, August 7, 2009, 5:36 AM
Remember the vat? (Volunteer action team). Lest you think we've been
lounging, enjoying the luxurious salaries bookshare pays us, think again.
Here's a summary of our activities for last week, just to keep you informed.
This has been a busy group!
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Well it's been another exciting week in the VAT!
•Mayrie and I have a couple of documents that are almost ready to be
placed in the volunteer's handbook. I have sent out the final draft
of "when to
use tables", and Mayrie has sent three documents for final checkout
"proofreading
with Kurzweil", "scanning using Kurzweil" and the "proofreading
checklist". If no one finds anything earth
shattering about these documents, they will be placed in the manual
this
Friday.
"proofreading using Microsoft Word ® is still being worked on by
Diana and Judy S.
The volunteer's FAQ still has a lot of unanswered questions. We've
agreed that much of the information in this FAQ exists in other places in the
manual. But the information will be duplicated here to provide a general single
place for volunteers to get answers to their questions.
A document is being worked on "proofreading using openbook" by an
outside volunteer. This document is in its earliest stages.
• Pavi is working on a summary with Lara Long (Bookshare’s Product
Manager) of what engineering is working on so that we will get an
overview of their priorities and a big picture view of what Bookshare is moving
forward on. We should get this report next week.
• Starting this week I will send the VAT update to the volunteer
user's list as well as the bookshare-discussion list so that the other
bookshare users will be aware of what we are up to.
• Pavi and I are continuing to work on getting the list of outsourced
books currently being worked on the Bookshare Wiki so people wishing to scan a
book can check it to see if the book is already in the works. She talked to
both Jim Fruchterman and Betsy Beaumon about the criticalness of having a
better search tool in place for people who are trying to determine whether to
scan a particular book for the collection or not. This issue is definitely on
Bookshare’s radar!
• There really is a conference telephone call in our future
somewhere. When it happens, we need to discuss how many people we want on the
VAT, and what procedures we use to bring new members aboard.
Bob
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