[bookshare-discuss] Re: How Many NLS Members? (was) Re: Bad scan Wheel of Time 3
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 12:51:43 -0800 (PST)
Thanks, Evan.
Cindy
--- Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> No, we were talking about the simple search on NLS's
> web site.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2006 12:16 PM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: How Many NLS
> Members? (was) Re: Bad scan
> Wheel of Time 3
>
>
> > I've stayed out of this thread because I thought
> you
> > all were talking about books available at NLS, but
> > recently I've become confused by talk of simple
> > search. Are you still talking about books
> available
> > from NLS or about finding books in bookshare?
> Just
> > curious, because I always use Advanced Search on
> > Bookshare and find books very quickly, including
> New
> > Spring available in both Daisy and BRF.
> >
> > Sorry if I'm butting in and talking out of turn.
> >
> > Cindy
> >
> > --- Evan Reese <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> Right, that's what I usually do, too, but this
> whole
> >> discussion started when
> >> Tony mentioned that "New Spring" was available on
> >> web braille. But that
> >> version does not come up in simple search under
> >> 'all' formats, even if I put
> >> in the title and author.
> >>
> >> Not, as I said before, that I am doubting him. I
> >> have noticed omissions in
> >> the search results before.
> >>
> >> Also, the results from other resources do not
> seem
> >> to be updated very often.
> >> The book "Absolution Gap" by Alastair Reynolds,
> >> which I submitted and was
> >> published on Bookshare back on January 19, is
> still
> >> not listed up there when
> >> I select 'all' from the locations portion.
> >> "Redemption Ark" is not listed
> >> either, although it was published before that,
> >> although I don't know exactly
> >> when it went up. "Revelation Space" is listed.
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx>
> >> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 11:59 PM
> >> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: How Many NLS
> >> Members? (was) Re: Bad scan
> >> Wheel of Time 3
> >>
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Hi Evan,
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > When I do a simple search I put the author's
> name
> >> in the author field,
> >> > last
> >> > name first, and the whole title in the title
> >> field, and leave the rest of
> >> > the fields blank. That works if I want to see
> all
> >> of the formats that
> >> > particular book is in.
> >> >
> >> > Hoope that helps,
> >> >
> >> > Sue S.
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "Evan Reese" <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> > Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 4:31 PM
> >> > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: How Many NLS
> >> Members? (was) Re: Bad scan
> >> > Wheel of Time 3
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Hi, again, Sue. I forgot to mention that when
> I
> >> did a search to find out
> >> > if
> >> >> "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' was
> >> available, I just did a
> >> > simple
> >> >> search, no key words, with Harry Potter in the
> >> title field, and 'all' in
> >> > the
> >> >> Material Types field selected. I got 26
> records.
> >> I did not read through
> >> >> them all, but links to the Braille versions of
> >> several Harry Potter - or
> >> >> Potter-related - books came up. Geepers,
> Goblet
> >> of Fire is ten volumes!
> >> > So
> >> >> tell me that NLS's search engine is not flaky.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx>
> >> >> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 1:12 PM
> >> >> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: How Many NLS
> >> Members? (was) Re: Bad scan
> >> >> Wheel of Time 3
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> >
> >> >> > In the simple search, Evan, I make it better
> if
> >> I put the author's
> >> >> > name,
> >> >> > then put Web Braille (it says to make it two
> >> words) in the keyword
> >> > field.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Sue S.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> > From: "Evan Reese" <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> > Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 1:29 PM
> >> >> > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: How Many
> NLS
> >> Members? (was) Re: Bad
> >> > scan
> >> >> > Wheel of Time 3
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> As I said to Tony, I was using the simple
> >> search and selected 'all' in
> >> >> >> the
> >> >> >> material types field and came up with
> nothing
> >> in the web Braille
> >> > format.
> >> >> >> Then I selected Braille in the material
> types
> >> field and still got
> >> >> >> nothing.
> >> >> >> Then I tried with less confidence the
> >> 'electronic resource' selection
> >> > and
> >> >> >> got nothing. I still feel that one or more
> -
> >> at least the 'all'
> >> >> >> selection
> >> >> >> should have brought up the web braille
> title.
> >> >> >> But that just isn't the way it works. I
> think
> >> it's bad design, but
> >> > since
> >> >> > I
> >> >> >> didn't design it, nor am I in line to
> redesign
> >> it, I guess that's the
> >> > way
> >> >> >> I'll have to remember to use it in the
> future.
> >> It is interesting,
> >> >> >> because
> >> >> > I
> >> >> >> have seen titles - complete with links -
> for
> >> Braille titles under the
> >> >> > 'all'
> >> >> >> material types selection before, so it
> seemed
> >> reasonable to me that
> >> >> > Jordan's
> >> >> >> "New Spring" should show up there, but it
> >> didn't.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Thanks for the tip.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> >> From: "Jill O'Connell"
> <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> >> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> >> Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 9:25 AM
> >> >> >> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: How Many
> NLS
> >> Members? (was) Re: Bad
> >> > scan
> >> >> >> Wheel of Time 3
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > It might help to know that you write web
> >> braille in the field called
> >> >> >> > key
> >> >> >> > word. If you only give the author's name,
> >> the search will tell you
> >> >> >> > about
> >> >> >> > all the books by that author in all
> formats.
> >> >> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> >> >> > From: "Tony Baechler"
> >> <bookshare@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> >> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> >> >> > Sent: Monday, February 20, 2006 12:26 AM
> >> >> >> > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: How Many
> >> NLS Members? (was) Re: Bad
> >> >> > scan
> >> >> >> > Wheel of Time 3
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> Hi,
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> You're probably using the wrong NLS
> search
> >> engine. You have to use
> >> >> >> >> the
> >> >> >> >> miltiple term search. You select Jordan
> >> Robert in the first field
> >> > and
> >> >> >> >> select author. You put "web braille" in
> >> the second field and
> >> >> >> >> select
> >> >> >> >> note. You leave the third field blank
> and
> >> search. That is the only
> >> >> >> >> way
> >> >> >> >> of finding Web-Braille titles.
> Electronic
> >> resource won't work. I
> >> >> > don't
> >> >> >> >> care about talking books so I can't help
> >> there but it's probably a
> >> >> >> >> similar procedure. Write off list if
> you
> >> still have problems and I
> >> >> >> >> can
> >> >> >> >> send you the url.
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