[bksvol-discuss] Re: Fair Quality Scans: No Longer Accepted
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:44:40 -0800 (PST)
Pratik,
Am I incorrect in my impression from Claire's message
and the other posts that books with a Fair rating
won't get to the download list at all? I see them with
a rating. My question is, is that put there by the
submitter or some automatic measuring device? I see
problems with both ways, that have been brought up
recently by posts: (1) if someone's submits are
rejected because of the way they rated the submit,
they might change it to Good from Fair or (2) proper
names or foreign words might cause a Fair rating and
thus a book that doesn't deserve that rating to be
rejected.
G.Cindy
--- Pratik Patel <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hooooooooooray! Since all volunteers are requested
> to choose book rating,
> this is a conscious decision. Now the work of the
> validator becomes far
> more important and easier. If you believe that a
> book should have a better
> than a fair rating, just upgrade the rating and make
> sure that the comments
> field has enough information for either the
> validator or the administrator.
>
>
>
> Pratik
>
>
>
>
>
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of robert tweedy
> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 2:20 AM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Fair Quality Scans: No
> Longer Accepted
>
>
>
> Yes if you get one reject it. As someone said to be
> fair just look at the
> book but if it is too much trouble to fix, bye bye.
>
> Skype contact bobwichitaks phone 316-524-5454
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Wildcat <mailto:p.wildcat1234@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 7:19 PM
>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Fair Quality Scans: No
> Longer Accepted
>
>
>
> Does this mean I won't have to spend time
> validating fair scans any more
> because that did sound frustrating.
>
> Kenny
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Estelnalissi <mailto:airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 7:27 PM
>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Fair Quality Scans: No
> Longer Accepted
>
>
>
> Dear Claire, Bookshare Staff at Large, and
> Booksharian Friends,
>
>
>
> Ee Ha!
>
>
>
> Claire your news is better than fabulous! Bookshare
> readers and validators
> will be spared so much frustration and we'll be
> giving the books we prepare
> for Bookshare, and offer to readers, the respect
> they are due!
>
>
>
> This policy will save so much time and frustration
> for volunteers who
> examined and gave up on fair books or spent
> countless hours trying to bring
> them up to a higher standard. And though it doesn't
> raise Bookshare's grand
> total of books offered, I'm excited because many of
> us will choose to use
> some of that time saved to work on BSO-ing the fair
> books we already have.
> Imagine, we are moving toward a time when the
> collection will be of such
> high quality that subscribers to Bookshare won't
> have the chance to be
> disappointed when they download books.
>
>
>
> I know E, and all of the volunteers who have been
> asking so fervently to be
> spared the burden of wasted volunteering and reading
> effort demanded by
> those fair books, will be celebrating! They never
> gave up asking for this
> change and they didn't wish in vain. High five to
> them!
>
>
>
> We can all walk a little taller!
>
>
>
> Thank you! Thank you!!!
>
>
>
> Always with love,
>
>
>
> Lissi
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Claire O'Brien <mailto:claire.o@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 6:56 PM
>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Fair Quality Scans: No
> Longer Accepted
>
>
>
>
>
> Dear Bookshare Volunteers:
>
> In our ongoing effort to raise the quality standard
> of the reading
> experience at Bookshare.org, we are happy to
> announce that 'Fair'
> quality scans will no longer be accepted. We feel
> that in order to honor
> our commitment to offer the best reading experience
> possible for the
> print-disabled community, scanned books must now
> meet the minimum
> quality standard of 'Good' (98.6-99.3% words
> recognized by our quality
> rating and dictionary).
>
> Our collection is largely built from our volunteer
> community, and we
> value the contributions from each of our supporters.
> We hope that this
> decision will improve the Bookshare.org experience
> for both our readers
> and volunteers.
>
> For helpful hints on how to produce better scans,
> please browse the
> following resources:
> The Volunteer Manual (soon be renamed the Scanning
> and Validation
> Manual): http://www.bookshare.org/web/VMMain.html
> Friends of Bookshare web page:
> www.friendsofbookshare.org
> Jake's web page: www.jbrownell.com/bks/
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Claire O'Brien
> Collection Development Manager, Bookshare
> Benetech
> 480 S. California Ave., Suite 201
> Palo Alto, CA 94306-1609 USA
>
> claireo@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> www.bookshare.org
>
> The Benetech Initiative - Technology Serving
> Humanity
> A Nonprofit Organization
>
>
WISH LIST (called Requested Additions To The Bookshare Collection)is available
at
http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm
http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/
http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm
www.jbrownell.com for miscellaneous and useful threads
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