[bksvol-discuss] Re: Announcement regarding the BookshareScans Website
- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 16:33:35 -0500
Yeah,,, her idea is cute. We don't know how often the coordinator will be
changed so to me it seems better to name the list somethiinng else.. Rui
always includes who compiles it.... Then those volunteers who are not on
the mail lists would have something consistent...
Sue S.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 2:30 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Announcement regarding the BookshareScans
Website
Tracy,
That's really cute. If we can't have the name of the
person, as Marissa's or, before, Jesse's, I vote for
your idea.
Cindy
--- Tracy Carcione <carcione@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Rui,
> How about calling Marissa's list "The Waiting Pool"?
> I would say "Waiting
> for Gustavo", as in Waiting for Godot, but I'm not
> exactly sure it is
> Gustavo.
> Tracy
>
>
>
> On Wed, 18 May 2005, Rui wrote:
>
> >
> > Good morning everyone:
> >
> > I began the BookshareScans Website back in August
> of 2004.
> > At the time, I had stated it was a pilot project
> based on how much
> > participation I received from the bookshare
> community.
> >
> > After 9 and a half months, I feel that the project
> has proven its value, with
> > 1 exception.
> >
> > Therefore, in response to low utilization, I am
> discontinuing the upcoming
> > books page effective immediately.
> >
> > On the other hand, The "no book left behind list,"
> marissa's list, and the
> > rescan page have worked out fairly well.
> >
> > (By the way, I need to come up with a jazzier name
> for Marissa's list)
> > Any ideas?
> > Have a good night everyone.
> >
> >
> > -- Rui
> > Bookshare.org Informal Volunteer Scanning Page
> > http://members.cox.net/booksharescans
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Marissa Mika" <Marissa.M@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 12:44 PM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: scanning a book list
> >
> >
> >> I'm happy to keep the link live on the Volunteer
> List, but I think Rui's
> >> page already does a fine job of explaining the
> different lists. I can
> >> make it more explicit, like "visit here to find
> the list of upcoming
> >> books being scanned," if that makes it clearer to
> people.
> >>
> >> Best,
> >> Marissa
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Cindy [mailto:popularplace@xxxxxxxxx]
> >> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 4:48 PM
> >> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Cc: Marissa Mika
> >> Subject: Re: [bksvol-discuss] scanning a book
> list
> >>
> >> Jill,
> >>
> >> Rui maintains just such a list, but people have
> to let
> >> him know what they're scanning. I don't know
> whether
> >> he notes the info when it's posted here or not.
> >> Unfortunately, I'm not sure if people who aren't
> on
> >> this list know about Rui's list,although I think
> >> Marissa posted the info on the Volunteer page
> online.
> >> If there's a quarterly newsletter that goes out
> to all
> >> volunteers maybe she or her replacement could put
> in
> >> (again?) the informationa bout Rui's lists.
> >>
> >> Cindy
> >>
> >> --- Jill O'Connell <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I would like to suggest that a list be created
> in
> >>> which we could list the books we are scanning.
> Many
> >>> of us do this on this list but we know there are
> >>> scanners for Bookshare who are not on this list.
> I
> >>> haven't had this happen to me yet but would be
> very
> >>> upset if I spent a lot of time carefully
> scanning a
> >>> book just to discover that someone submitted it
> just
> >>> days before I was ready. What do the rest of you
> >>> think of this idea; I wonder if ?Rui would be
> >>> willing to maintain such a list for us. By the
> way I
> >>> am going to be scanning Baker Towers by Jennifer
> >>> Taigh. Jill
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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