Hmmm, I thought there was also a restriction on proprietary texts too. Not sure of the Bookshare definition of proprietary but... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pavi Mehta" <pavim@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:11 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Manuals on Bookshare
This came up in one of the threads earlier today so just wanted to clarify it here:Volunteers actually can scan manuals as long as they include copyright information and meet our other scanning requirements as stated in the manual. Exams, teachers' editions of textbooks or sample course materials however are Not eligible for Bookshare.org's collection -- and perhaps this was where the earlier confusion lay.All good things, Pavi Pavi Mehta Volunteer Coordinator, Bookshare Benetech 480 S. California Ave., Suite 201 Palo Alto, CA 94306-1609 USA Phone: +1 650 644-3459 pavim@xxxxxxxxxxxx www.benetech.org The Benetech Initiative - Technology Serving Humanity A Nonprofit Organization -----Original Message-----From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jackie McBrideSent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 10:55 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: mother board manual: My understanding is that manuals are not allowed, Kenny. It's 1 of the stipulations. On 11/19/08, p.wildcat1234@xxxxxxxxx <p.wildcat1234@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:Hi list this is kenny. If there is anyone on this is list who likes to build computers I will be scanning a mother board manual. If you want to validateplease let me know.-- Change the world--1 deed at a time Jackie McBride Check out my homepage at: www.abletec.serverheaven.net & please join my fight against breast cancer <http://teamacs.acsevents.org/site/TR?px=1790196&pg=personal&fr_id=3489> To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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