[bksvol-discuss] Re: Why do you volunteer?
- From: "Jamie Prater" <jdprater@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:40:11 -0500
H, well, in my years of going to public school and being a part of church
activities where people were reading books and I either had a different book
edition, the book was not yet in braille or on tape or record, or whatever and
it took too long to scan, I felt a bit left out and if a book was available, a
whole new world opened up to me as I've always loved to read and/or be read to
since I was three. I also have felt strange when I couldn't read a book to a
child when they asked me to, so if I can help bookshare out and add one more
book to the collection for a population who would not otherwise have access to
it, this is a great thing. I hope I would do it were credit not available, but
I admit the credit is good incentive and I don't know if I'd do as much but if
I saw a book that I either wanted to read myself or wanted it to be available
for someone else, I would want to do what I could. This is why I volunteer.
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob
To: bookshare volunteer discussion
Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 11:03 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Why do you volunteer?
Let's forget about the obvious reasons why people volunteer for bookshare,
the 2.5 credits and the fact that you are doing something to help others. Few
of us are well off enough that we would turn down the $50 per year to remain a
bookshare member, so the credits are somewhat important to us, but 2.5 credits
is such a small sum, that it doesn't justify the effort it takes to do a good
job. I think we all find satisfaction in helping others, but there are easier
ways to improve the world we live in, ways that have nothing to do with section
breaks, smart quotes, or a myriad of other anomalies of our trade.
So, besides those two reasons, what's your reason for volunteering?
My main reason for volunteering is that there's always a challenge waiting to
grab me by the throat and it could be lurking, waiting to best me in the next
battle of the checkout cue. So far, none have bested me, but I have cried uncle
in a couple of instances and returned the book back to the checkout cue for
someone else to take on.
Another reason I like to volunteer is that I love the teamwork between
scanner and proofer. I love good teamwork and good teamwork can overcome the
challenges of getting a book in shape for the collection.
So, those are a couple of my reasons for volunteering, what's your reasons?
Curious Bob
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