[bksvol-discuss] Re: Is a BSO really necessary anymore?

  • From: "Bob" <rwiley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 20:03:17 -0500

I hardily agree with Courtney.

I think BSOs were once very important because volunteers were bookshare's mainstave of books, but, not so much any more.

However, if someone wants a book, wants it really really bad. then it's appropriate for them to do a BSO to hurry things along.

Bob
----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Stover" <liamskitten@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 8:38 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Is a BSO really necessary anymore?


Roger,

I think it depends.  Currently, I am working on a BSO of Heritage And
Exile by Marion Zimmer Bradley.  When I originally purchased the book,
it was not available in the collection, or at least, not that I could
find at the time.  Since then, a copy became available.  So, when I
saw that the book was riddled with errors, I decided it would be
simpler to simply rescan since I have a copy on hand.

However, if you do not have a copy on hand, I do indeed believe a
quality report is the best solution.  It seems as though it would be
cheaper to report it than to buy if you haven't already.

Just my humble oppinion,
Courtney

On 5/11/09, Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx <Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx> wrote:
A while back I downloaded a fair quality book. I knew beforehand that it
would have problems and, indeed, it did. I supposed that it would remain
that
way until some volunteer decided to scan a BSO, but we have been instructed to report any quality issues, so four days ago I did. Just now, because of
curiosity about whether the quality team had made any comments, I went to
the
unresolved quality reports page and, in fact, a comment had been made. It
said that the book will be rescanned and it should be available in two
months. I am glad that Bookshare is so promptly taking care of these things,
but
is it really necessary anymore for volunteers to scan a BSO? It looks like
it
is easier and more efficient to just make a quality report and Bookshare
will do the rest.

                  "Philosophers have merely interpreted the world in
various ways; the point is to change it." Karl Marx


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