[bksvol-discuss] Re: BSO files
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 21:16:22 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks, Dave. I think that's what I did befor title in
the upload file I've put has been shorter thanthe real
title.
Well, apparently both methods work, so I guess I'll go
back to doing what you do and what I did before.
Thanks.
Cindy
--- talmage@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi Cindy,
>
> I've always removed the BSO from the title field of
> the upload form,
> and noted in the comment field that it is a
> replacement for the
> version already in the library. I do understand
> though, that it is
> acceptable, possibly preferred, to leave the BSO in
> the title field
> for the staff to remove. To me however, it just
> seems an extra
> needless step for the staff to concern themselves
> with, especially
> as they read the comment field anyhow. In the past
> I've also seen a
> couple that have slipped through and retained the
> BSO in their title
> when posted to the library, so I think I'll continue
> doing it the way
> I've been doing. Regarding the BSO in the file name
> of the upload,
> it is irrelevant. The Bookshare system doesn't pay
> any attention to
> what you call it when you upload it, and assigns its
> own name to the
> file. When I upload I always zip my files and stick
> to the old
> MS-DOS file naming conventions of 8 characters with
> a 3 character
> extension. This cuts down on typing, trying to
> remember a long
> title, and having any characters in the file name
> that the Bookshare
> computer doesn't care for. It also makes it easy to
> find the file as
> I put them on the root level of my D drive, so when
> I get to the
> filename field, I just enter something like-
> D:\myfile.zip
>
> Dave
>
> At 06:53 PM 5/8/2007, you wrote:
> >Thanks for the info. If I understand what you're
> >saying, it's the reverse of what I was
> thinking--and
> >since I'm soon to start working on a BSO, I'd
> better
> >get it straight.
> >
> >So I leave BSO as part of the title in the title
> space
> >but omit it in the File to Upload space when I
> upload
> >the book, rather than the other way around? It's
> the
> >File to Upload title that's important and goes with
> >the book into the collection and not the title in
> the
> >title space?
> >
> >Thanks for helping me to get it straight.
> >
> >Cindy
>
>
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