[bksvol-discuss] Re: Helpful list was: New 3 hold maximum in check out queue
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 01:42:12 -0700 (PDT)
Even though I've been proofing for many years (I think 10, because of faulty
memory due to a couple of causes, I forget things I should know and ask on the
list, and always get the helpful answers I need without any negative or
impatient comments.
Cindy
--- On Thu, 7/26/12, Roger Loran Bailey <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Roger Loran Bailey <rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: New 3 hold maximum in check out queue
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thursday, July 26, 2012, 12:11 PM
You think you asked stupid questions? How about this one. When I
first began to volunteer I was very lucky to choose a book to
proofread that was pretty much perfect. However, when the time came
to upload it I couldn't figure out how to do it. I could not get
past the first page where you enter the path to it. There was a
button to browse, but when I clicked that I got a dialog that did
not make the least bit of sense to me. I then subscribed to this
list to get some help. Thanks to Bob Wiley who walked me through it
step by step I got it done. In case you haven't figured it out yet,
that was the first time I ever uploaded anything. That was the first
time this list ever helped me learn how to use my computer better,
but there was more to come. I have mentioned here before that I had
to teach myself to use a computer with absolutely no help. There
came a point, though, that I discovered technical support lists and
that did speed up my learning and this list was, I think, the first
technical support list I ever subscribed to and it has considerably
helped me to learn how to use a computer better.
On 7/26/2012 2:56 PM, Martha Rafter
wrote:
Hi Netta,
I joined bookshare before the training program came in
and actually thought of asking if I could go through the
program anyway. I’m writing to encourage you to use this
list instead. When I first started to proof, I’m sure I
asked the stupidest questions in the universe. Everyone was
very patient and helpful to me. Please feel free to ask as
many questions as you need to! That’s what this list is
for.
Marty
From: Dornetta
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 2:04 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: New 3 hold
maximum in check out queue
Sandy,
I feel compelled to place my 2 cents in on the training
for proofers. As a new volunteer who is just proofing, I
wish that there was still a "training session" for new
proofers. The task of putting out a quality proof can be a
challenging and overwhelming task for new proofers
especially those with no proofing experience. I know that
there is a "proofing manual" but that manual is VERY and I
do mean VERY frustrating to use; not to mention that some
of the text is unclear. Honestly, I have contemplted
exiting as a volunteer for bookshare (thinking that maybe
this is not a "fit"for me) and that decision is only based
on my frustrations with proofing books and finding books
that I am interested in reading but when I think that I am
ready to exit as a proofing volunteer, my heart won't let
me do it. You see, I am a reader--I read cconstantly all
day and every day so naturally I signed on as a proofer.
It is not that this is not a fit for me because it is but
I have thought about contributing in some other capacity
like purchasing books for others to scan and proof.
Although that is a option, funds would limit how many
books I can purchase. Anyway, I only wanted to express my
views on such a excellent idea like training for proofers.
This way many of the books would not get rejected or not
added.
Netta
"Just because you are blind does not mean you lack
vision"-Stevie Wonder
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