[bookshare-discuss] Re: Need Suggestions, please.

From: "Dianne B. Phelps" <d.bphelps@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 18:12:40 -0800
Cindy,

 

Everyone needs to take a break during the holidays. I am sure you will get back 
to your proofing work after all of the celebrating is over. 

 

I thank those who volunteer to scan and proof books for all of their hard work. 
Over the years, BookShare has improved its techniques which means we are able 
to enjoy and maneuver through the books so much better than in the beginning.

 

I don’t want to give up on BookShare because it has given me so much. It’s just 
that we have to have a bit more ability to hoan in on what we are looking for.

 

I know staff monitors this list, and based upon the suggestions offered me in 
this discussion, I will keep at it; however, I am wondering if there is a way 
to control those category lists. Perhaps, elinating the Alphabetic listings or 
allowing us to have a choice on this would help.

 

The one thing I have learned about BookShare is that it is innovative and will 
endeavor to solve this dilemma if technology will allow them to do so.

 

Thank you, everyone for your suggestions. I do appreciate the input.

 

Smiling,

 

Dianne B. Phelps, Napa, California

 

From: Cindy Rosenthal [mailto:grandcyn77@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2014 5:19 PM
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Need Suggestions, please.

 

oh, dear. I'd better stop Christmas/Chanukah, anniversary et al shopping and 
get back to proofing. I have several things to finish in  a lot of categories 
for people (but Idon't think any mysteries; there are some really good ones in 
the collection I could recommend:  historical settings -- Britain in the roman 
occupation era, but maybe you've already read them

 Cindy

 

On Sun, Dec 28, 2014 at 2:34 PM, Dianne B. Phelps <d.bphelps@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I am sorry to say that I am having trouble finding new and interesting books to 
read. I have tended to be a user of the New Books List; however because that 
list also lists so many professional titles and educational titles which I am 
glad to see Book Share providing, I am having difficulty finding new fiction. 
Does anyone know of published lists of new and good books for pleasure reading.

 

I may not have all the techniques of searching the BookShare collection; but I 
am feeling a little as though with publisher inputting to the system, Book 
Share itself is losing control over how we can find things. Maybe what we need 
is “New Book” catagories instead of that one huge list of everything which 
comes in.. I’d like to be able to look for New Mysteries, New Biographies, New 
fiction and nonfiction. I feel as though we are getting a lot of republishing 
of old titles; and I find it confusing.

 

Any suggestions or techniques others may find helpful would be extremely 
helpful to me. 

 

I just don’t know what I am missing in use of Advanced Search. If I use some of 
the catagories, I get lists which are in Alpha order without the ability to 
move to other letters of the alphabet easily.

 

I love and appreciate Book Share dearly, but am feeling I will need to weigh 
the benefits versus cost if finding material continues to be sodifficult.

 

Anyhelp offered will be greatly appreciated.

 

Feeling frustrated,

 

Dianne B. Phelps, Napa, California
References:
- [bookshare-discuss] Re: Need Suggestions, please.
  - From: Cindy Rosenthal
[bookshare-discuss] Re: Need Suggestions, please.

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