[bksvol-discuss] Re: Confusion about the Master List
- From: "Chela Robles" <cdrobles693@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:40:07 -0700
Thanks Jeneva appreciate it much.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Geneva Vander Poel
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 12:17 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Confusion about the Master List
Hi All,
My name is Geneva Vander Poel and I work for Bookshare’s Collection
Development department. I wanted to let everyone know that the Master List (or
Outsourcers and Publishers list, as it is currently labeled on the website) has
been updated. The list now reflects the changes Scott described in the earlier
posting. If the origin column reads VOL, that title is currently being scanned
by volunteers. If it shows VOL it will also list the volunteer's name in the
Comments column and, when provided to us, the name of the proofreader. This
change eliminates the need for volunteers to check the Currently Being Scanned
list, and helps prevent any unnecessary duplicated effort when submitting books
to the collection. From now on, you can expect the Master List to be updated
weekly with this information.
This is the current link, though it will change in a week or so when the list
is updated again:
https://wiki.benetech.org/download/attachments/17268805/0426.txt
Thanks very much for all of your work as volunteers!
Sincerely,
Geneva Vander Poel
On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 6:54 PM, Shelley L. Rhodes <guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Geneva, i will tell you is very prompt on notifying us which I greatly
appreciate.
Shelley L. Rhodes, VRT
and Ludden Black Labrador Guide Dog
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Rains" <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 3:46 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Confusion about the Master List
Roger, Mayrie, & List,
I researched among staff just now.
It will always be necessary to check both the Master List and the
collection. Ideally, as soon as a title becomes live in the collection it is
removed from the list because it is no longer being processed. However, you may
find some overlap when searching both places (especially if the book was
processed between 2008-2009).
It may be helpful to note these time frames:
* As of April 1st, titles are being removed from the Master List the day
after they become live in the collection
* The Master List is updated to the Wiki and the website weekly
* Volunteer activity is updated daily but this does not necessarily mean
that your scan will be recorded in the Master List the day it is done
To determine if a book on the Master List is being done in-house or by a
volunteer look at the column titled "Origin"
It will show either "BKS" or "VOL" for in-house or volunteer.
If it shows VOL it will also list the volunteer's name in the Comments
column and, when provided to us, the name of the proofreader (syntax = P/B for
"proofread by" + name)
Just so you all know, Geneva is alert to your needs and contacts
volunteers directly as soon as she gets new information on a book that may
impact the volunteer who is scanning that book.
Scott Rains
Bookshare Volunteer Coordinator, Interim
PS This note is much more articulate than the first draft I passed by
Geneva for her astute edit. Thanks Geneva!
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From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mayrie ReNae
[mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 12:13 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Confusion about the Master List
HI Scott!
This is great! Thanks for telling us about this change! We didn't know
about it before, or at least I didn't. Yaye! One less place to search
when
deciding whether or not to scan a book! I'm so glad you told us this!
Mayrie
-----Original Message-----
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Rains
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 10:47 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Confusion about the Master List
Volunteers,
Apologies for any confusion. A new procedure we introduced to simplify
life
for scanners seems to have complicated it instead.
We have been adding books on the Being Scanned list to our Master List, so
that volunteers don't have to look at both lists. They can just look at
the
Master List for ALL of the books being scanned by volunteers or in-house
at
Bookshare.
The confusion comes when volunteers see the books they are working on list
in the new combined Master List and assume they are being scanned
in-house.
We will develop a way to indicate which books are being scanned by
volunteers and which are scanned in-house at Bookshare. I will notify the
list once this is implemented.
Scott Rains
Bookshare Volunteer Coordinator, Interim To unsubscribe from this list
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