Oh, Cindy, I never understood this. I have been submitting since I first joined, but I didn't realize that I could validate books. Oh neat! I assume that the guidelines are somewhere on the volunteers page? Paula ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 2:34 AM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Volunteering and validating > Paula, > > I'm not sure if you meant that you scan for yourself > or if you're scanning and submitting. If it's the > latter, then you've already been approved as a > volunteer. If you can access the download list (you'll > see Download on the right-hand side of the volunteer's > page) just pick a book you'd like to validate, which > basically means read and prrofread, and go to it. > > Cindy > > --- Paula Mack <pmack1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Hi listers, > > > > This discussion prompts me to ask a question. When > > I first joined, I > > e-mailed and also filled out an online form in order > > to volunteer. I > > figured I could validate, and I already do scan > > some. However, I never > > heard back, so I assumed there were more volunteers > > than needed. > > > > If this is not the case, let me know how I can be of > > help. I love > > Bookshare, and don't know how I ever managed without > > it, so would love to > > help if help is needed. > > > > Paula > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx> > > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 7:29 PM > > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: a couple of > > comments > > > > > > > Rick > > > > > > "In God We Trust" had been sitting for quite a > > while in the validation > > > pool from what I recall prior to my validating it. > > > With some 400 or so books currently in that pool, > > BookShare, it would > > > seem, still could use more folks to assist in the > > validation process. > > > The task isn't as daunting as one might suspect > > especially if you adhere > > > to the BookShare guidelines which are more than > > adequate for most titles > > > that get uploaded. > > > Those 400 or so books plus some of the others > > awaiting process such as > > > Brian Miller's history collection promise much new > > reading material in the > > > near future. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail >