[bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare Housekeeping Suggestion
- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:57:42 -0500
Hi Monica,
This is very good. The only flaw I see is that someone may need a book that
is languishing on Step 1 because of poor quality. If someone would reject
the copy, it could then be rescanned for whoever needs it. Otherwise, I
think a lot of us already focus on excellent scans, and that is why those of
poor quality, at least some of them, are still hanging out on Step 1.
Sue S.
----- Original Message -----
From: Monica Willyard
To: Bookshare Volunteers
Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 8:24 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Bookshare Housekeeping Suggestion
Fellow volunteers, I would like to offer a suggestion for your
consideration. In the past, we have occasionally discussed needing to
tackle the books that linger on step 1. I personally felt bad about people
having submitted books that weren't being processed. However, I have come to
believe that my efforts were misguided and focused in the wrong direction.
I believe there may be a better, more effective way to focus our attention
as a group. When I looked last night, there were 405 books awaiting
validation on the step 1 page. By looking at the Books In Process list, it
is easy to see which books are rated as excellent. I'd like to propose a
deliberate shift of our focus so we can process books rated excellent first.
The people submitting excellent scans have taken time to proofread their
work, and they shouldn't have to wait for approval while we eek out a decent
read from a raw scan rated fair. Once we process many of the excellent
books, we could turn to working on the books rated good to see if they can
be improved. What do I think we should do with the older books rated fair
or good on step 1? For now, I vote that we leave them there like we might
leave paperwork in a drawer until we have time to read it. They'll sink to
the bottom of the download list and will be easier to find later. Careful
submitters would be rewarded by responsive approval times. Those who
consistently produce raw, illegible scans may enquire about what happened to
their books and could be diplomatically directed to the list or chat room
for some tailored help in improving scan quality.
What do you all think? Could we work together and get some really nice
scans processed over the next couple of months? Do you see any wholes in my
thinking? As it stands now, I am not going to touch a book that is rated
good or fair until we have gotten or step 1 page down to 200 books awaiting
attention. I'm willing to re-evaluate this decision if any of you see a
serious flaw with this.
Monica Willyard
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