[bksvol-discuss] Ladies And Gentlemen, Start Your Scanners!

  • From: "Monica Willyard" <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 08:40:34 -0500

Hi everyone. I just noticed something cool and new about our volunteer
community. We have enough dedicated proofreaders that those of us who like
to scan can kick into high gear! In the past, many of us have felt the need
to throttle back our production and take time to proofread books waiting for
approval. For us it was an either/or situation. There were chronic
complaints about not having enough proofreaders and having very large queues
of books to process. At that point, we didn't have the proofreading support
to keep submitting new books. Adding more books was like putting fuel on the
fire. Some of us stopped scanning completely while others just didn't submit
books and kept them on our hard drives. That's no longer necessary. This
means that we no longer need to be pinch hitters unless we want to. The
shift has been quiet and gradual, and it's definitely here. We've got a lot
of world-class proofreaders now. For the first time since I have joined
Bookshare, anyone can freely work on either side of the equation based on
preference and passion rather than concern for processing the queue of
books.

 

Proofreaders are standing by, ready to roll. Let's kick it into high gear
and reach the 50,000 book mark this year. We've only got around 5300 books
to go, and we can easily do that this year. We've beaten that number for the
past 2 years with less volunteers and help from staff. We can do this if we
choose to. For those with books on our hard drives, let's get them
submitted. For those with giant stacks of books covering every surface,
let's scan some of them. Your scanner has been feeling kind of lonely
lately. (smile)

 

The caution flag is down, and the pace car is on the move. The fans are
cheering, and you've got a great pit crew. The track is smooth and clear. So
to borrow from NasCar, ladies and gentlemen, start! Your! scanners!

 

Monica Willyard

"The best way to predict the future is to create it." -- Peter Drucker

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