[bksvol-discuss] Re: For Gwen and Robert
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:30:51 -0800 (PST)
From what you told us about Blbiss River I though I'd like to read it; then I
read the customer reviews on Amazon. However I wouldn't mind prroofing it, but
I have others to do first. I also have a list of Gwe's books that I plan to do
when I finish the boks I have and a couple of ohers I promised to do. But if
Bliss River or any of the ofthe books linger on the list I'll take them when I
have time.
Cindy
Wish List (i.e., books wanted added to the collection) and books-being-scanned
list available at sites below
Wish List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Bookshare+Wish+List
Books Being Scanned List:
https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Books+Being+Scanned+List
--- On Mon, 11/30/09, robert tweedy <roberttweedy@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: robert tweedy <roberttweedy@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: For Gwen and Robert
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Monday, November 30, 2009, 3:20 PM
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> Here they are but three
> are adult and literally to
> the extreme, Bad as she wants to be by Thea devine along
> with Bliss River and Satisfaction along with
> Host by Paul F. Wilson but will take someone sighted to get
> the
> chapters, kurzweil didn't get them all so
> didn't put them and the last one
> is The homesteader which is just your typical western.
> There may be another one
> but don't worry about them because I don't want
> anyone to be offended. I just
> wonder sometimes if Bookshare is becoming like the
> NLS.
>
> ----- Original Message
> -----
> From:
> Chela
> Robles
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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> Sent: Monday,
> November 30, 2009 3:36
> PM
> Subject:
> [bksvol-discuss] Re: For Gwen
> and Robert
>
>
> Robert, is it possible
> you can give us a list of
> books that need proofreading, I'll do a
> few.
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> ----- Original Message
> -----
> From:
> Monica Willyard
>
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
> Sent: Monday,
> November 30, 2009 1:26
> PM
> Subject:
> [bksvol-discuss] For Gwen and
> Robert
>
>
> Gwen, you're right. Robert
> is an experienced and
> valuable member of our community. Robert, how many
> books do you have that
> are waiting to be approved? Are they on step 1 or in
> the admin queue?
>
>
> Gwen, there are several factors
> in play regarding
> Robert's books. I don't know if you're
> aware of all of these, so I thought
> I'd share them. Some of them can probably be
> addressed by people on this
> list. Others can't.
>
> On the staff side, Carrie was
> on vacation for a
> week before Thanksgiving. Also, most of the staff had
> some time off last
> week for the holiday. I have found that she generally
> approves books from
> volunteers within 24 to 48 hours of their entry into
> the admin queue. Carrie
> used to be a volunteer just like us, and she remembers
> the frustration of
> waiting and waiting for a book to be approved. She has
> worked with Robert as
> a fellow volunteer as well and knows of his skills and
> flexible
> attitude.
>
> From here, it looks like the
> bottleneck right now
> is in getting books proofread. The number of books on
> step 1 is piling up
> again. Our number of active volunteers and their
> preferences for reading
> determine how fast a book is processed. This factor
> affects everyone who
> submits books. For awhile everyone was worried about
> not having any books to
> work on. Some people quit looking for new books on step
> 1 because of all of
> the books with holds on them. Now there are a lot of
> excellent books needing
> a proofreader.
>
> The other factor, on a more
> personal level, is hard
> for me to explain. Robert is a consistent and dedicated
> volunteer. I respect
> him for his dedication and teamwork. Yet I am hesitant
> to take his books for
> a personal reason. In the past, Robert has been willing
> to scan some
> adult-rated content for Bookshare. It's my
> perception that much of what he
> scans would be classified as steamy romances. I prefer
> not to read the
> steamier books. This isn't about Robert or his
> skills as a submitter. It's
> about me and what I want to read. I generally don't
> like to draw attention
> to this issue since I think it's a
> personal one on my part. Since I
> feel uncomfortable asking Robert which books are adult,
> I let others take
> his books when he submits. I figured it would make him
> angry if I asked
> about it. If I am wrong about what Robert submits, I
> apologize and take full
> responsibility for not checking out my assumptions with
>
> him.
>
> I
> think what I'm saying is that we might do a better
> job of communicating with
> each other. I know I need to do that. I didn't know
> that Robert's books
> weren't getting added to the collection. I also
> assumed that most people are
> more comfortable with adult content than I am and that
> those would be done
> quickly. I could be wrong on both
> counts.
>
> The last thing I want is for you or Robert
> to feel ignored or
> unappreciated. I don't have an immediate solution.
> I think we could find
> ways to work this out together, with the help of the
> Bookshare community. It
> would help us fix the problem if we know exactly
> what's going on, if the
> books are on step 1, or are they getting lost in the
> admin
> queue.
>
> Monica
> Willyard
> "The best way to
> predict the future is to create it." -- Peter
> Drucker
>
>
>
>
>
> At 10:32 AM 11/30/2009, you wrote:
>
> I think a timely
> manner is the key.
> And those who have scanned for years and their books
> are good, and everyone knows they are good, to me
> there shouldn't be a
> delay.
> Some books get up there right away, so what is the
> difference in books?
> Especially those of like
> Robert's when his books have been tried and true
> for a long
> time.
> Eventually volunteers are gonna quit
> submitting
> books, because they aren't getting anywhere. Some
> books stay up there for
> a long time.
> It's grand for kids books grand for grants,
>
> but I think they are forgetting the
> submitters especially
> those hard working ones like Bob who turns in a
> quality scan each and
> every time not like his wife who turns no quality
> scans LOL.
> I
> understand me, but Bob that is different.
> His should go right
> away.
> Gwen
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: robert tweedy
>
>
>
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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> Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 11:58 AM
>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: What is the main
> concern these
> days?
>
>
> That's fine as long as our
> books get into the system on
> a timey matter.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: Denise Thompson
>
>
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 2:50 PM
>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: What is the
> main concern these
> days?
>
>
> I think BKS's concern is to do books that
> fit their grant money.
> educational which seems to be most books for kids
> and teens in
> addition to text books, of course. Adult books
> don't seem to be
> educational- especially those that have some
> romance in them. Since
> they have out-sourcers and do their grant books
> with them as well as
> in house, I feel like I need to continue to scan
> adult books for the
> rest of us who aren't students and who
> don't want to read kids books
> and teen books.
>
> Denise
>
>
>
>
> At 09:32 AM 11/30/2009, you wrote:
>
>
> I've noticed a strong emphasis on
> children's books as well. This
> is wonderful, so long as it isn't at the
> expense of books for us
> adults, too.
>
>
> Melissa
>
>
>
> robert tweedy wrote:
>
>
> I am just wondering about bookshare
> policy of submitted books.
> Taking a look at the cue, it looks like
> children's books which is
> okay but what about books that are just for
> pleasure.
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