[bksvol-discuss] Re: Remove from scan list
- From: Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:04:29 EDT
I am pretty sure that if one qualifies for either the NLS or Bookshare then
one qualifies for the other. In fact, Bookshare accepts registration with the
NLS as proof of qualification for Bookshare. There apparently is not a policy
that a book held by the NLS cannot be placed on Bookshare though. If that
was the case Bookshare would not be scanning the NYT best sellers. I would not
necessarily want to change that policy because different people prefer
different formats and, besides, a new book can be made available on Bookshare
a lot
faster anyway, but I do think that it would be a good idea to give priority
to books that are not available from the NLS simply because the time used up
in scanning and validating can be better devoted to making books available
that are not available in any other format. In a message dated 9/21/2008
9:33:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, popularplace@xxxxxxxxx writes:
Karen,
I think--The policy is that it doesn't matter whether or not a book is
available from NLS because there are people who qualify for membership in
bookshare who don't qualify for membership in NLS. Also, not all members read
Braille; I don't know what the new digital NLS format is.
The one place people don't want to duplicate books from is Project
Gutenberg, because anyone can download from there. I've never known, though,
although
I did ask once, if those books can be converted into Daisy or Braille. I know
we do have books from PG; many were donated, I believe, when bookshare was
getting started.
Cindy
> What is the policy (or is there even a policy) at bookshare
> about books
> that are available from NLS, either in web braille or in
> the new digital
> format?
> Is anyone concerned about seemingly duplicating effort to
> get a book
> published in more than one accessible format? If I were to
> be asked, I
> would prefer all books in the digital format provided by
> bookshare, and not
> in a human voice recording format.
>
> - Karen
>
> At 05:07 PM 9/20/2008, you wrote:
> >Hi everybody. I will not be scanning these books.
> >
> >The Body in the Snowdrift by Katherine Hall Page. It
> is available from NLS.
> >
> >Code Talkers of WW II. This book became a difficult
> project and I do not
> >feel like hassling with tables, etc.
> >
> >Thanks for removing them.
> >
> >
> >
> >--
> >Mary Anne Lynskey
> >
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