[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: So when I was browsing Bookshare I saw that...
- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 08:15:24 -0700
Hi Nat,
Unfortunately, the books come in automatically to the collection, and
because the input is electronic, there are no subject categories marked in
the process of addition to the collection. What happens is that Harlequin
dumps books into a feed to Bookshare, Bookshare's tools convert them to
daisy, and then put them into the collection. There is no way at this time
for subject categories to be marked at this time.
However, I have found a way to find the publisher quality harlequin books!
And it's super-easy! Go to "advanced search". In the publisher field type
"harlequin" without the quotes. Select "all books", and "publisher quality"
for the quality, and then you'll get a list of all publisher quality
harlequin books! If you want to scan the new books page, well, that's a
different story, but at least you could look at the publisher by clicking on
each book title.
Hope that helps somewhat.
Mayrie
_____
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nat Barrett
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 4:17 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT: So when I was browsing Bookshare I saw that...
Hello,
I was wondering about something. And I didn't know where else to throw this
out except the volunteer list.
Anyway, just now I clicked on the new to collection page. I was surprised to
see quite a few publisher quality Harlequin books.
The thing is, I didn't remember seeing them earlier, when I cruised through
the romance category Thursday afternoon.
Thinking maybe they were recently added since the date of addition was
5/13/2011 and where I am it's only a little after 1 a.m. Friday morning as I
type this, I thought maybe it was very recent.
However, I clicked to browse the romance category again, and I was correct.
Those books I saw on the new to collection page were not listed in the
romance category. In fact, when I clicked on one of the books listed on the
new to collection page, they didn't have a category selected at all. Or at
least, not that I saw.
Is this a simple oversight or is there a reason for this? I'm just a little
confused because normally when I want a romance, I look at the romance
category page for new additions.
I'll work through this if this is the way. But I'm going to find it a little
more time consuming to check out what's done by Harlequin and what's a
fiction novel with heavy romantic influence. If that makes sense to
everyone. Lol.
Thanks for listening to me ramble,
Natalie
Other related posts:
