I looked at Marissa's list and my book wasn't listed anywhere. So, either it's not going to be accepted or it's just taking a long time and is among the ones in the backlog, is my guess. I have a fear my first guess is the right one, sigh! Patti You can't bounce the bounce if you can't pronounce the bounce. --From The Tigger Movie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 2:54 PM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: time duration for phases of processing & publication > Actually here is how the process works and where the "bogging" down > happens. > Which believe me your books are going to be approved. > > 1. Book is submitted. > 2. Volunteer takes book and validates it, could be five minutes, could be > three months, depends on the book the quality length, complexity and of > course if it is advertised so we know that it is actually on the list to > be > downloaded. > > 3. Validated book is uploaded, and sent on for Administration approval. > There is only a few people doing this step, so this is where the second > bottle neck is. > > Your final two steps (creating the daisy and .brf files, and logging in > the > database) are actually done by automated tools, and shouldn't take too > much > time. > > But Steps two and three are what takes books so long. I have had books > appear on the New books page the next day and I have books in the same > line > that yours are that that were submitted in October. It is a volunteer > system, so it does take time. > > How to speed up the process. here are a few things that can help speed up > the process. > > 1. Prevalidate your scanned book. Give it a spell check, make sure all > the > pages are there, and if you are ambitious remove the junk characters that > appear in every scan. > 2. Announce on this or the volunteer list that you have submitted such and > such. if it peaks someone's interest it will be downloaded and validated > quicker, at least that is my experience. it is not required but does seem > to make the process speed up. Lower quality rated books those that are > "fair" or good take longer to validate and will probably stay longer on > the > list of books to be "validated. > > And finally. We have a back log of books, as the Christmas holidays the > staff was out of the office, but the volunteers were still busy. I > suspect > things will straighten themselves out over the next few months or so. > > So don't loose heart, keep validating and submitting and the credits will > catch up to you. > > > > > Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden > juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. > Graduate Advisory Council > www.guidedogs.com > > The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to > stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. > > -- Vance Havner > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Captain357" <Captain357@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Bookshare-Discuss" <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 2:26 PM > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] time duration for phases of processing & > publication > > > Hi all, > > As a new volunteer and still in processing, member, I have much to learn > and many questions. I was told this is the place to get allot of great > information, so hello to everybody and here goes with the first question. > Can someone outline the average time it takes for each phase in the > publication process to complete after a book is approved and uploaded in > validation? I have validated books of my own and others awaiting > editing/validation through the past few weeks. Not a one of these books > are > yet available, don't reflect in my account status, and I have received no > acknowledgements on scanned books I've submitted, stating their > publication. > Are they just bogged down in a massive workload facing Bookshare? From > what > I've been able to find out, these are some of the phases following > validation: > * administrator approval of validated book > * conversion to daisy format > * documenting and getting into Bookshare library for member access > I think Bookshare is a great, long overdue option for BLV people and I'm > trying to get a good understanding of what's involved so I can be as > efficient as possible in getting books to the finish line (available to > members). Your input on this is much appreciated! > > Thanks, > > David > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.1 - Release Date: 1/19/2005 > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.7.1 - Release Date: 1/19/2005 > > >