[bksvol-discuss] Re: who is staff member Robin
- From: Cindy Rosenthal <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 21:52:59 -0800 (PST)
She's the publisher liaison, the one who tries to get
the publishers to donate their books.I don't know her
other duties.
Cindy
--- "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Who is Robin? I did not know we have a staff member
> named Robin? What
> does she do?
>
> E.
>
>
> At 12:45 AM 1/2/2009, you wrote:
> >Carrie and Allison and Robin and Pavi and other
> >hires not all of whose names we know contribute to
> the
> >improvements. Some I think I know but am not sure
> that
> >I should mention their names, so I won't, but they
> >know who they are, and they help to make the
> >organization what it is today. But Lisa has the
> good
> >sense to know who to hire and the ability to know
> ow
> >to get desired changes implemented.
> >
> >Cindy Ro
> >--- Monica Willyard <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Candice, I hear you. You sound as annoyed by
> those
> > > as I am. Hang on
> > > just a few more weeks. The new Bookshare site is
> > > able to access book
> > > data including the description from the back
> cover
> > > or dust jacket of
> > > most books. Since anyone on this list is
> eligible to
> > > do the public
> > > beta test, that's not a secret. (smile) Once the
> > > site is rolled out
> > > and is running well, Bookshare staff can begin
> the
> > > process of
> > > correcting book data when it is totally absent.
> It
> > > will take time, but
> > > the process is well on its way to seeing the
> light
> > > of day. I do hope
> > > they will reprocess the books submitted by the
> Worth
> > > Trust since most
> > > of their synopsis work is unhelpful at best and
> > > confusing at its
> > > worst. That's not a slam against them. English
> isn't
> > > their native
> > > language, and I respect them for the work they
> do.
> > > Then, maybe with
> > > the help of volunteers, Bookshare can find books
> > > that don't have a
> > > long synopsis and fix those as well. People
> won't
> > > get as upset about
> > > their synopsis being changed if it's the
> publisher's
> > > own description
> > > of the book. At least I don't think they will.
> > >
> > > Btw, the synopsis and book entry form haven't
> always
> > > worked as they do
> > > now. Especially with older books, it is very
> common
> > > to see the word
> > > "none" in either or both of the synopsis fields.
> > > It's only been in the
> > > past year or so that books were required to have
> > > some sort of synopsis
> > > and to be given at least one category during
> > > submission so they can be
> > > found. If you saw how books were processed
> during
> > > the first two years,
> > > you might be amazed we can read any of them at
> all!
> > > Lisa and her crew
> > > have literally done lifesaving surgery to keep
> > > Bookshare going. When
> > > we look at Bookshare a year from now, we'll
> probably
> > > laugh at how
> > > things were cobbled together and be glad that
> it's
> > > easier to use. I
> > > know I feel this way now compared to when I
> started
> > > volunteering. If
> > > you all ever feel like understanding how
> Bookshare
> > > got to where we are
> > > now, go searching through the archives of this
> list.
> > > Look for messages
> > > from late 2005 and all through 2006. You might
> start
> > > wondering if
> > > we're even talking about the same organization.
> > > (grin) When you're
> > > done reading, I bet you'll want to give Carrie a
> hug
> > > and some
> > > chocolate for all she does to help books get
> into
> > > the collection.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Monica Willyard
> > > Visit my blog at http://www.scannersguild.com
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> > >
> >
> >
> >WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE
> BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS
> >AVAILABLE AT
>
>http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/wish_list/wish_list.htm
> >www.lljfm.net/bookshare/home.htm
> >
> >A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS
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> >www.lljfm.net/bookshare/home.htm
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