[bksvol-discuss] Benetech Job Listings
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 23:51:37 -0800 (PST)
Robert,
If you're serious, here is the specific URL for the
job listings:
http://www.benetech.org/join_us/employment_opportunities.shtml
Here's the tiny URL in case par of the long one got
cut off.
If I were single and younger, I'd apply myself for
that position or the Customer Support Specialist. I'd
love either one, and I'd love to live in Palo Alto.
What fun. Finding affordable housing might be a
problem, though.
Grandma Cindy
Robert Riddle <captinlogic@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I live in Sacramento so could easily relocate. Maybe
> I'll file for the scanner validator job. Hmm.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Carrie Karnos
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 9:55 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Missing out on best
> sellers, was November New York Times bestsellers
>
>
> Hey, if you're interested in a job, Bookshare is
> hiring up a storm! The job postings are on
> www.benetech.org, if anyone is interested.
>
> My job is doing the same things I've been doing
> for years - chopping, scanning, validating, etc. I
> told Lisa that I didn't really care what my title
> was, so she came up with Manager of Inhouse Scanning
> and Validating. Claire is the Collection and
> Development Manager, I think. We're looking for
> people to back us up, so tell your friends in the
> Bay Area to consider us.
>
> Carrie
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Robert Riddle <captinlogic@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, November 4, 2007 3:49:27 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Missing out on best
> sellers, was November New York Times bestsellers
>
> I wish I could get that job lol.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "stacey robinson" <staceyr75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 2:23 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Missing out on best
> sellers, was November New
> York Times bestsellers
>
>
> > Hi Carrie,
> > Congradulations on becoming a paid employee of
> bookshare.
> > I have read many of your submissions and have
> really enjoyed them.
> >
> > Stacey Robinson and GEB dog Chesley
> > staceyr75@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Carrie Karnos" <ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 2:55 PM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Missing out on
> best sellers, was November
> > New York Times bestsellers
> >
> >
> >> Hi Sue,
> >>
> >> Actually as of 2 weeks ago, I became a
> Bookshare employee. But up until
> >> then, you're right, I was a volunteer, and
> processed the bestsellers AS A
> >> FAVOR to Bookshare. I was not required to
> validate any book I didn't
> >> want to.
> >>
> >> And now, as an employee, I still believe I
> don't have to validate any
> >> book I don't want to. Lisa may have a different
> opinion, but she hasn't
> >> told me about it.
> >>
> >> I have several responses to Chris' email.
> >> 1. Adding bestsellers is not solely my
> responsibility. 7 of the October
> >> bestsellers were already being processed by the
> time I ordered them, so I
> >> deferred to the other people who were working
> on them. I did not tell
> >> them to stop working on their books, I did not
> say I would override their
> >> submissions. I'm glad they're working on the
> books, since I had 35 other
> >> ones to do!
> >> 2. I take strong exception to your statement
> that I am denying access to
> >> the Coulter book. Neither I not Claire nor
> Gustavo nor any other
> >> administrator has ever EVER rejected a book
> solely based on its content.
> >> Books that have been rejected are either
> missing a title page, missing
> >> the copyright notice, missing page numbers,
> etc.
> >> 3. Occasionally there's a bestseller that hits
> the top 10, sits there for
> >> a week or two, and drops back down. I think
> it's at my discretion as to
> >> whether I will process it or not. Sometimes I
> include the book,
> >> sometimes I don't. Anybody though is welcome
> to process the book and
> >> submit it. And no I don't remember which ones
> they were.
> >>
> >> Chris, virtually every book in the collection
> was submitted by a
> >> volunteer. That's the reason we have such a
> rag-tag collection. No one
> >> is required to work on any book, it's all
> voluntary! This is Bookshare's
> >> greatest strength (and its greatest weakness,
> if you know what I mean).
> >> Embrace it! Revel in it! If you want to read
> the Coulter, process it,
> >> Claire will approve it, and it'll go into the
> collection. I skipped the
> >> book in November, I'll include it in the
> December batch if it's not in by
> >> then, as I've already said.
> >>
> >> Stepping off her soapbox, Carrie
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----
> >> From: siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Sent: Sunday, November 4, 2007 12:21:44 PM
> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Missing out on
> best sellers, was November
> >> New York Times bestsellers
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Chris,
> >>
> >> Carrie's services to bookshare are totally as a
> volunteer. She is an
> >> in-house volunteer, but still a volunteer.
> >>
> >> Hope that helps,
> >>
> >> Sue S.
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Chris Feist" <ccfeist@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 1:24 PM
> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Missing out on best
> sellers, was November New
> >> York
> >> Times bestsellers
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi again, Carrie.
> >>
> >> I'm sympathetic to your feelings. However,
> since I'm a new kid on the
> >> block--to both Bookshare and to validating
> books--I would appreciate
> >> some
> >> clarification on who is in charge of certain
> tasks.
> >>
> >> My understanding is that it's Bookshare's goal
> to provide us with the
> >> top 10
> >> from the New York Times Best Sellers list,
> regardless of the author and
> >> its
> >> content. This is certainly a noble endeavor
> which I applaud.
> >>
> >> With that in mind, what I'm confused about is
> this. Have you
> >> volunteered
> >> your own time to selectively scan and validate
> best sellers, therefore
> >> what
> >> gets added is understandably at your own
> discretion? Or conversely, is
> >> adding best sellers a vital part of your job
> description with
> >> Bookshare?
> >>
> >> If it's the former, than I can only say thank
> you for doing as much
> >> scanning
> >> and validating as you do, which seems to be a
> lot.
> >>
> >> However, if it's the latter, and as a result
> books you personally find
> >> objectionable are delayed or left out of the
> collection completely,
> >> then by
> >> not fulfilling an obligation means many
> Bookshare members are not
> >> reaping
> >> the full benefits of membership. I hope you
> can see my dilemma here.
> >>
> >> With all due respect, if adding the best
> sellers falls solely into your
> >> area
> >> of responsibility, then if you cannot bring
> yourself to do it, can you
> >> perhaps pass along the job of adding best
> sellers you don't care for to
> >> another party?? Then the titles you don't
> personally wish to handle
> >> would
> >> be available to the rest of us in a reasonable
> time frame.
> >>
> >> Again, since I'm so new, I don't know whose
> responsibilities are whose,
> >> and
> >> whether what you do is totally voluntary or
> compulsory due to a job
> >> position. Either way, I don't think it's
> unreasonable to expect all of
> >> the
> >> New York Times Best Sellers to be available to
> patrons. As a member, I
> >> paid
> >> a decent amount of money to join Bookshare so
> to have access to books
> >> just
> >> like the one which was denied addition to the
> collection.
> >>
> >> As I mentioned, I'm sensitive to the fact that
> you find some books
> >> distressing. However, as proof of how many
> people actually enjoy
> >> reading
> >> her books--whether they be sighted, blind, or
> anything else--I point to
> >> Coulter's position on the New York Times Best
> Sellers list as
> >> confirmation
> >> that there is high demand for her material.
> >>
> >> Thank you, and I look forward to your response.
> >>
> >> Sincerely,
> >>
> >> Chris Feist - The one and only!
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> On Behalf Of Carrie Karnos
> >>
> >> I can't validate the Coulter book. My blood
> pressure just goes too
> >> high
> >> when I read her opinions. If someone else wants
> to process it, feel
> >> free!
> >>
> >> Carrie
> >>
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----
> >> From: Chris Feist <ccfeist@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >> Hi Scott. Thanks for letting me know. That's
> good to hear. the only
> >> one
> >> missing now is Ann Coulter's latest. I really
> want to read that one.
> >>
> >> I'm really glad I recently joined Bookshare.
> Thank goodness that even
> >> though I'm blind, I can have access to so many
> wonderful books.
> >>
> >> Chris Feist - The one and only!
> >>
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