[bksvol-discuss] Re: another process observation
- From: "Scott Blanks" <scottsjb@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:15:19 -0800
A quick perusal of the books in processing page reveals the following:
360 some odd books on step one. A couple months back, there were upwards of
430-450 books on step one regularly.
There are about 150 books being validated. This number isn't so high. Now,
there may be some instances where validators hold onto books for far too
long. This is indeed anti-productive.
When you put the two numbers, approx 360+150, you get slightly over 500
books. This isn't a staggering number by any means.
I'd say one way to facilitate the efficient validation of a book, if you're
not finding that a submission is getting into the collection in a timely
manner, would be to get involved closely with a validator or two. I've found
this works very well for me, an exclusive scanner. I am in regular email
communication with two validators who work consistently with my books, and
those books are never under the validation microscope for more than a couple
weeks, and that's an overestimate.
If you are already exercising this methodology, then possibly you should
seek a different validator, or inquire with the current one as to why they
are taking so long. There can often be circumstances which require a slow
and tedious effort with a scan.
Communication is key, and when scanners and validators work together,
everything improves.
Scott
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From: "liz halperin" <lizzersagain@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 8:57 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] another process observation
I just looked at The Books in Processing page. There's only a couple
awaiting admin approval, none in the rejection line. *Tons* in the books
out
for validation list. How about rather than scanning more, those books that
are out with validators get validated? This came up as I was checking a
book
I'd scanned that someone's had for almost 2 months.
I am terrified by the length of the list of books awaiting validation. I
think after I finish the scanning the sub-genre I'm working through, I'll
jump the fence and become a validator--especially now that the credits are
the same.
Liz in Portland
liz
Liz Halperin
Portland, OR
lizzersagain@xxxxxxxxxxx
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