[bksvol-discuss] Re: Best sellers that aren't making it into the collection
- From: Carrie Karnos <ckarnos@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:46:36 -0800 (PST)
Actually, I usually chop, scan and OCR in the office, and then take some of the
books home so I can validate them early in the morning or late at night or
whenever I have a spare moment. I've spend the past 6 hours at home, finishing
up The War, which is now available for everyone to download.
And since I mentioned The War, this is just a little aside - there's one
interesting passage that presents an idea that had never occurred to me either:
Leopold went to work, doing his best first to patch up wounded Americans and
then the twenty or so wounded Germans they had managed to capture over the
course of the day. "As I was doctoring the shoulder wound of a young German
approximately twenty-four years of age," he recalled, "he turned to me — and in
a voice completely accent-free — said, 'Is it permitted to talk to you?' "
I said, "Yes, what's on your mind?"
He said, "Where are you from?"
I said, "I'm from the United States."
"Where in the United States?"
"The Northeast," I said.
"Where in the Northeast?"
I said, "I'm from Connecticut."
"Where in Connecticut?" He was persisting.
I said, "I'm from Waterbury, Connecticut."
"Ah, yes," he said, "Waterbury, at the junction of the Naugatuck and Mad
rivers."
Now, you have to know a bit about the area. The Naugatuck is a fairly
substantial river. But the Mad River is a little stream that you can jump
across without any trouble. Anyone who knew this ... I was puzzled.
I said, "How did you possibly know that?"
He said, "I was in training for the administration."
"The administration of what?"
He said, "The administration of the Territories."
My blood went cold. I couldn't imagine that Hitler, in his wildest imagination,
not only had Europe in his grasp, but also figured that he would control
America.
Carrie
----- Original Message ----
From: Gary Petraccaro <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 2:45:31 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Best sellers that aren't making it into the
collection
When I asked a similar question, I was directed to ask Carie. I was asking out
of curiosity and did not want to burden her with trivialities.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jill O'Connell
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 2:59 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Best sellers that aren't making it into the
collection
Your confusion is probably due to the fact that Carrie oftten scans books that
then are put on the step 1 page to be validated. I used to think she did these
at home but apparently they are done in-office. However, these are not the N.Y.
Times bestsellers. I would be interested to know where others get their
information about new books other than the Washington Post Book World.
----- Original Message -----
From: Jamie Yates, CPhT
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 7:18 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Best sellers that aren't making it into the
collection
I do remember, quite a while ago, someone saying that the NY Times Best Sellers
needed to be done in house so they would be as close to perfect as possible. I
do not remember who it was (Carrie, Lisa, Claire, it may have been long enough
ago that it was Gustavo, I don't remember).
I thought they just got scanned in house and went to step 1 for validation by
regular volunteers. I didn't know they also got validated in house.
Jamie in Michigan
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