[bksvol-discuss] Re: book approval?
- From: "Tina Birnenbaum" <tinabir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:17:51 -0700
Hmmm I thougt someone said Rui's site isn't kept up to date always. If it
is, can you just send me the link and I'll just keep it in my book folder?
Thanks.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 11:39 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: book approval?
> Do you know about Marissa's List? If you download it
> from Rui's site, and do a Find, you can find out if
> your book is being validated or is in the
> administrator pool. If you give us the title, I can
> check quickly for you, because Ihave it on my
> desktop--well, maybe not so quickly because I'm
> leaving the house soon.
>
> Here is the URL for the lists Rui is kind enough to
> keep up for us--books requested, books that need to be
> re-scanned because of their condition, books that
> people are validating, and books awaiting
> administrator approval. Imay have left something out,
> but if I have you'll find it.
>
> The only problem with Marissa's list (named in honor
> of a former bookshare employee who maintained it until
> she left to go to graduate school,; I've included for
> myself the name of her predecessor who started it). is
> that it isn't updated frequently, so it gets out of
> date quickly. Still, it's better than nothing.
>
> Cindy
>
> --- Tina Birnenbaum <tinabir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I see and checked the step 1 page last night and it
> > isn't ther so hopefully
> > that is a good sign. I don't lik moving on to a new
> > book until I know the
> > old was or not approved so, willremember this though
> > haven't don much wiyth
> > the advanced search stuff.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 8:19 PM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: book approval?
> >
> >
> > > Hi, Tina,
> > >
> > > You've hit on one problem with the system. People
> > who
> > > submit books do get an email notice that their
> > book
> > > has been accepted or rejected after it goes
> > through
> > > the validation and administrator approval process.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, we validators don't. Thus some
> > books
> > > that validators have thought they approved have
> > ended
> > > up back on the download list and the validator
> > didn't
> > > notice, because we don't go back and look for
> > books we
> > > think we're finished with. The only to know if a
> > book
> > > you've validated is in the collection is to do
> > what
> > > you are doing, which is to check the collection.
> > I've
> > > decided that I also should check the download list
> > to
> > > see if a book is back on it for some reason, but I
> > > probably won't. It takes too long to load, for
> > > impatient me, even with cable or DSL. modem. When
> > I
> > > want to check the collection I go to Advance
> > Search
> > > and use Find, and I get results very quickly.
> > >
> > > Cindy
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -- Tina Birnenbaum <tinabir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi. For people who've had books approved, are
> > you
> > > > notified by e-mail or do you just have to look
> > on
> > > > the pages to see? I've only had one book
> > approved
> > > > that I've tried validating and camn't remember
> > how I
> > > > saw it I think just on the new book page. Just
> > > > curious how others find that out.
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Gerald Hovas
> > > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 3:46 PM
> > > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare
> > reaches
> > > > 24,000 Books - some category info
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Lissi,
> > > >
> > > > I don't know when Bookshare hit 23,000, but
> > > > Gustavo sent a notice on June 14 that Bookshare
> > had
> > > > reached 22,500, and there was a big announcement
> > on
> > > > the website back in January when Bookshare reach
> > > > 20,000. 1000 books by the end of the year
> > should be
> > > > easy since, from what I've noticed, Gustavo
> > > > approves around 400 to 500 books a month, and we
> > > > have three months left in 2005. Things will
> > > > probably slow down around Thanksgiving and
> > probably
> > > > come to a crawl in mid to late December, but I
> > still
> > > > think we'll reach 25,000 by the end of the year
> > with
> > > > no problem.
> > > >
> > > > It will be interesting to see when we do reach
> > > > 25,000.
> > > >
> > > > Gerald
> > > >
> > > > P.S. Here's Gustavo's notice from back in
> > June.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> > > > Behalf Of Gustavo Galindo
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:05 AM
> > > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Bookshare.org now
> > has
> > > > over 22,500 books
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > gentlepeople,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > thanks to a night of very little sleep (i
> > blame
> > > > the hot weather), i approved a mess of books
> > last
> > > > night/this morning. we have surpassed the 22,500
> > > > live books mark that we were aiming for by the
> > start
> > > > of the summer conventions the first week of
> > July.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > we've met that goal a few weeks ahead of
> > schedule,
> > > > it seems!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > thanks for your hard work, your fun in sharing
> > > > your passions for books, and for your
> > participation
> > > > in this awesome community.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > so, what's our next goal?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > gustavo
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> > > > Behalf Of Estelnalissi
> > > > Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 5:11 PM
> > > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare
> > reaches
> > > > 24,000 Books - some category info
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Dear Janice and Gerald,
> > > >
> > > > It's inspiring to be updated on the number of
> > > > books in the collection. A thousand books before
> > > > 2006 sounds like a tall order. Would any of you
> > who
> > > > enjoy statistics and are good at research be
> > willing
> > > > to find out how long it took to add the previous
> > > > thousand titles, as in going from 23 to 24
> > thousand
> > > > books?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks, Gerald, for the good news that we've
> > > > reached 24 thousand.
> > > >
> > > > Janice, I loved your post listing the number
> > of
> > > > books in the various categories. I love
> > > > contemplating numbers, comparing categories and
> > > > being happy that some of my favorites are well
> > > > stocked. I'll be referring to your list from
> > time to
> > > > time. Thank you again for compiling and sending
> > it.
> > > >
> > > > Always With Love,
> > > >
> > > > Lissi
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: Janice Carter
> > > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 8:32 PM
> > > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare
> > reaches
> > > > 24,000 Books - some category info
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > This will give you a rough idea of books in
> > the
> > > > collection by category....
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Bookshare.org Books by Categories
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Animals.....................................................................
> >
> ..........................................................................
> > > > 757
> > > >
> > > > Art and
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Architecture................................................................
> >
> ...........................................................
> > > > 98
> > > >
> > > > Biographies and
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Memoirs.....................................................................
> > ......................................
> > > > 1,649
> > > >
> > > > Business and
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Finance.....................................................................
> > ................................................
> > > > 294
> > > >
> > > > Children's
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Books.......................................................................
> > ....................................................
> > > > 2,478
> > > >
> > > > Computers and
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Internet....................................................................
> > ..............................................
> > > > 775
> > > >
> > > > Cooking, Food and
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Wine........................................................................
> > .......................................
> > > > 161
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Disability-Related..........................................................
> >
> ....................................................................
> > > > 547
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Entertainment...............................................................
> >
> .....................................................................
> > > > 246
> > > >
> > > > Gay and
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Lesbian.....................................................................
> >
> .........................................................
> > > > 523
> > > >
> > > > Health, Mind and
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Body........................................................................
> > ............................................
> > > > 686
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
History.....................................................................
> >
> ........................................................................
> > > > 2,545
> > > >
> > > > Home and
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Garden......................................................................
> >
> ........................................................
> > > > 56
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Horror......................................................................
> >
>
...........................................................................
> > > > 314
> > > >
> > > > Literature and
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Fiction.....................................................................
> > ..............................................
> > > > 9,073
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Military....................................................................
> >
>
............................................................................
> > > > 483
> > > >
> > > > Mystery and
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Thrillers...................................................................
> > .................................................
> > > > 3,446
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Nonfiction..................................................................
> >
> .....................................................................
> > > > 5,446
> > > >
> > > > Outdoors and
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Nature......................................................................
> > .................................................
> > > > 293
> > > >
> > > > Parenting and
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Family......................................................................
> > ................................................
> > > > 369
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Poetry......................................................................
> >
>
...........................................................................
> > > > 343
> > > >
> > > > Professional and
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Technical...................................................................
> > .........................................
> > > > 366
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Reference...................................................................
> >
> .......................................................................
> > > > 416
> > > >
> > > > Religion and
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Spirituality................................................................
> > ...............................................
> > > > 1,268
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Romance.....................................................................
> >
> ...................................................................
> > > > 1,572
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Science.....................................................................
> >
> .........................................................................
> > > > 470
> > > >
> > > > Science Fiction and
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Fantasy.....................................................................
> > ................................
> > > > 3,665
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Self-Help...................................................................
> >
> ..........................................................................
> > > > 516
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Sports......................................................................
> >
>
...........................................................................
> > > > 163
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Teens.......................................................................
> >
>
...........................................................................
> > > > 867
> > > >
> > > > Textbooks and Educational
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Materials...................................................................
> > ........................
> > > > 950
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Travel......................................................................
> >
>
............................................................................
> > > > 173
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
Westerns....................................................................
> >
> ........................................................................
> > > > 262
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Janice
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > > > Behalf Of Gary Petraccaro
> > > > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 2:48 PM
> > > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Bookshare
> > reaches
> > > > 24,000 Books
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > What are the percentages in the various
> > > > categories?
> > > >
> > > > Does anybody know?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > >
> > > > From: Gerald Hovas
> > > >
> > > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >
> > > > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 4:54 PM
> > > >
> > > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Bookshare
> > reaches
> > > > 24,000 Books
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Gustavo doesn't show it on Bookshare's
> > home
> > > > page yet, but I happened to do a
> > > > couple of searches using the Advanced
> > Search
> > > > page earlier and found that
> > > > the collection has 23,774 books in English
> > and
> > > > 274 books in Spanish. That's
> > > > a total of 24,048 books in the collection.
> > > > That leabes three and a half
> > > > months to break the goal of 25,000 by the
> > end
> > > > of the year.
> > > >
> > > > Gerald
> > > >
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