Madeleine, Alisa, Mayrie, et al;
A blanket decision like this is very, very unfair. We have
invested hundreds to even thousands of dollars in collecting rare or
out of print series that we have a vested interest in reading and we
(Doug and I) only read what we scan or proof. I have no control over
when a partner has time to scan, how long it may take me to get a
physical copy (I alwlays proof from print) or access to a book from
Interlibrary Loan, so I might not have a hold for a month and then
have two or three people we work with suddenly submit a dozen books
without me being aware in advance.
If I cannot work on the books I buy and often ship at my expense, I
will be forced to not work on any tough project requests, cookbooks,
be "eyes" via Amazon and procuring books for others and other contract
projects. I have tried to be a good community member, but I cannot
afford to swallow my investments on our fixed income and not have to
time read when I would rather be scanning or proofreading the books we
have purchased.
Valerie, very frustrated indeed
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*From:* Madeleine Linares <Madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
*To:* "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Cc:* Alisa Moore <alisam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; Mayrie Renae
<mayrier@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Sent:* Tue, July 24, 2012 6:27:07 PM
*Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] New 3 hold maximum in check out queue
Hi Volunteers,
We are really excited because we have seen an increase in new
volunteers! Due to feedback from them, we are reducing the number of
holds a volunteer can have in the checkout queue at one time. Each
volunteer may now have a maximum of three holds at a time. We are
reducing the number of allowable holds for two reasons: First and
foremost is to share the wealth! We want new volunteers to be able to
choose from a number of books that might interest them to keep them
engaged while they're still learning the ropes. Secondly, we hope that
reducing the number of holds and freeing up books in the checkout
queue will reduce "poaching."
Volunteers will have until Aug. 15 to finish up the holds already
existing for them, and after Aug. 15 I will be checking the Check Out
Queue daily and removing extra holds at random.
Thank you all for understanding and, as always, for your hard work!
Best,
The Bookshare Volunteer Dept.
