[bksvol-discuss] Re: Questions that have surely been answered
- From: Cindy Ray <cindyray@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 15:33:43 -0600
I just read the entire list, so that's why the questions. There were at that
time 410 books; I was just curious as to why some had been on hold for a year
and almost a half of another one mainly.
CL
On Jan 22, 2011, at 3:28 PM, Regina Alvarado wrote:
> Cindy: Mary's suggestion really does work. Though I have been reading
> basically the first page of the lists, and as I have some of those "hold
> fors" that have been out for a while , I cannot testify to the "whole list."
> However, much, much easier to read by title than by date just as Mary said.
> Reggie
>
>
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> Hi Cindy Lou,
>
> Okay, to your first question about why some books have been out for
> proofreading for a long, long time, or have been held for a long long time.
> Some books are very complex, and can take a long, long time to proofread
> really meticulously if the proofreader is limited as to the time he or she
> can devote to volunteering. That's one reason that a hold might be around
> for a long long time.
>
> As for the what seem like bazillions of holds for, it's a project of
> Bookshare staff that is helping new volunteers learn to proofread. So, each
> new volunteer gets a book to proofread if he/she expresses an interest in
> proofreading. However, I totally understand why you don't want to see all
> of those, and I'm here to make your day! You do not have to see all of
> those holds for on the first page of results on the check out page. Just
> above the list of books available for check out are several links labeled
> things like Author, Title, and Date added. What is not apparent is that if
> you hit enter, for instance, on the title link, the list of books available
> for proofreading will then be sorted alphabetically in order of the first
> word of the title of the book. What this will do is put all of the holds
> for in one section which you can more easily skip! The default sort order is
> by date added, with the most recently submitted books at the top of the
> list. Try it, I think you'll be giddily happy with the results!
>
> Happy to see you back volunteering!
>
> Mayrie
>
>
>
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> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy Ray
> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2011 10:23 AM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Questions that have surely been answered
>
> Hi, List,
>
> I haven't been here for a while now. I had come back last summer and soon
> after lost my E-mail address. I never found it so got a new one. LOL.
>
> So, here are my questions. First of all, it makes sense that you can check
> out a book for two weeks and then must check it back in or re-check it out,
> but why can books be held for so long? I found one that has been held for
> about 14 or 15 months, and I can't currently remember the name, but I think
> it has to do with the Story of Ireland. Are people reminded that they have
> holds there? Why can they have so many held for them? A good 25% of the 410
> books are holds for, and if you don't really know what you want, searching
> is an activity that, frankly, nearly made me decide to not ever volunteer
> here anymore. Why isn't there a hold for list that has only these books and
> people could go there and find the books they couldn't live without
> proofreading?
>
> Hope y'all don't think these are tacky questions, but they do set me to
> wondering. I've just downloaded "Longing: Stories of Racial Healing."
>
> Cindy Lou
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