[bksvol-discuss] RFB and D

  • From: "Estelnalissi" <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 11:29:56 -0500

Dear Mike and Everyone,

Though NLS, NBP, The Wisconsin Volunteer Braillists and Bookshare keep me too busy to justify subscribing to RFB and D, I know the later is an excellent organization with a sizable library.

For the most part, I look for books in braille. The 4 groups I'm active with provide books in braille format. I thought RFB and D provided audio but not braille books. Is that true? It's still a fabulous resource, but unless it added the braille choice, it wouldn't fill my needs as wonderfully as Bookshare can.

Thanks for the information,

Always with love,

Lissi
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 11:18 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Bye Bye



It's too bad that RFB&D hasn't gone into something like BookShare.
They have the expertise, the funding channels in place, and the ability to
recruit volunteers to help with the day-to-day operation and grunt work.
Time will tell, of course, where both technology and Bookshare will end
up.
I am guessing, however, that the current situation of folks hand scanning
books is an interim step ultimately replaced by high speeding scanning or
electronic digital tapes adding books to the collection.
I understand, Sue, where you are coming from and surfacewise, your
analysis makes sense.
However, I suspect that the ultimate culprits are both a lack of funding
compounded bby slow growth in the user base which discourages contributors
even if they are found.
The volunteer community can be dedicated and hard working; but whithout
Palo Alto playing its part and supplying direction and management, it is
for naught.
Personally, while I hope that Bookshare can clean up its operation and
make it more polished, I am hoping that some other organization, such as
RFB&D, will ultimately step forward and offer a similar service that can
overcome the short falls that a pioneer operation that Bookshare has
shown.
This is a learning experience for all parties involved as this has never
been done before.


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