[bksvol-discuss] Re: Fair Quality Scans: No Longer Accepted
- From: "Pratik Patel" <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:55:22 -0500
Again, you have the choice of upgrading the quality of the book and
indicating in the comments section why you are doing so. My earlier point
was that those submitters who choose to upgrade the quality without giving a
specific reason will have to be taken into account. My solution to that
problem is to reject automatically those books who have been upgraded but
have no explanations attached to them. The new policy seems to indicate
that Bookshare will no longer accept Fair quality books in the collection.
Obviously, Bookshare cannot, no should they, prevent individuals from
submitting books that are deemed to be fair by automated tools but, in fact,
are not due to the actual content. Automated tools go only so far.
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of robert tweedy
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 4:49 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Fair Quality Scans: No Longer Accepted
Bratik you bring up a point. For one thing if the tool gives a rating that
Bookshare wants 98 per cent or higher, what about the spelling of forn
languages that the tool is going to see as misspelled words. I have a book
that will be sumitted in a day or two that falls into this line of thought.
There are a lot of french and spanish words that I don't know if they turned
out or not since don't know the language and the old style of english.
Skype contact bobwichitaks phone 316-524-5454
----- Original Message -----
From: Pratik Patel <mailto:pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 2:07 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Fair Quality Scans: No Longer Accepted
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
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