[bksvol-discuss] Re: who is staff member Robin
- From: Cindy Rosenthal <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 22:55:58 -0800 (PST)
It was in one of the newsletters or Lisa's bulletin of
a while back, I think. the one I saved is
robins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Good luck.
Cindy
--- "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Thanks Cindy. If I had a email for her I could get
> her into
> discussions I am having with several publishers. It
> might work better
> for them to know a bookshare staff is involved than
> just having a
> basically powerless volunteer speak with them. I
> mean "powerless" in
> the official bureaucratic sense here not in any
> personal sense. Those
> of you who know me know I rarely think of myself as
> powerless (smile).
>
> E.
>
>
> At 12:52 AM 1/2/2009, you wrote:
> >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
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