[bksvol-discuss] Fwd: concerns about excessive bso books and about people who self-validate books

  • From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:39:07 -0700 (PDT)

> Greetings from Elizabeth and guide dog Burton.
> I have no outgoing mail to this list though I can
> receive the list 
> and have been following it.
> 
> Congratulations on the web changes I think.  What is
> improved please?
> 
> I am writing to ask about the large number of bso
> books which have 
> appeared on step 1 lately.  I rejected Teaching
> Meditation to 
> Children.  The book now in the collection has a
> 99.67 rating.  Any 
> errors in that rating are mainly a page number and
> title having been 
> run together.
> 
> I guess I am asking is we really need all these bso
> books given the 
> vast number of books not yet available on bookshare.
>  Poor books 
> certainly need upgrading of course.
> 
> I also notice that the same people are repeatedly
> being asked not to 
> self-validate books they submit.  Perhaps something
> from staff may 
> carry more weight.  Staff comments about not
> self-validating can 
> certainly be found on books sent back to step 1.
> 
> I send you my best and thank all of you for what you
> contribute to 
> bookshare.  I am continuing to validate, allbeit
> quietly for now (grin)
> 
> E.  
> 
> 


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