[bksvol-discuss] Re: check-out list
- From: Cindy Rosenthal <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:08:01 -0800 (PST)
Were you guys automatically returned to your
checked-out book page or did you go there yourselves?
Cindy
--- EVAN REESE <mentat3@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Well, it's great that someone who is successful at
> sending a book to the
> Admin Queue will know that they were successful if
> they get returned to the
> "my checked out books" page. But if I were running
> an organization whose
> existence and growth depended in large measure on
> volunteers, I'd make sure
> that they knew I appreciated their time and energy.
>
> But then, I'm another nobody.
>
> Evan
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 10:38 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: check-out list
>
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I wonder if some of our confusion might be
> alleviated by reading the
> > new scanning and proofreading instructions. I
> admittedly haven't read all
> > of those instructions, but I did find help for
> some things that weren't
> > obvious to me by reading the instructions for some
> specific issues. For
> > instance, when uploading a book to the
> administration queue for approval,
> > I
> > didn't see a "thank you" page and wondered whether
> I'd been successful.
> > When I read that section of the proofreading
> instructions, I found out
> > that
> > I should expect to be returned to my "checked out
> books" page upon having
> > achieved a successful upload. That relieved my
> mind. I wonder if there
> > are
> > other things that are clarified in the
> instructions that we don't know
> > about
> > because we haven't read the entire set of
> instructions?
> >
> >
> > Mayrie
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Monica Willyard
> > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 7:06 AM
> > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: check-out list
> >
> > I agree that it's not obvious. I kind of wish
> they'd explain how it works
> > in
> > the help files. I only know about it because
> someone explained it to me. I
> > thought I was the dense one though and thought
> everyone else knew about
> > it.
> >
> > Monica Willyard
> > "The best way to predict the future is to create
> it." -- Peter Drucker
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Laura Ann
> > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 9:32 AM
> > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: check-out list
> >
> > Well, I see now that it does sort.
> > It isn't at first obvious but see if you click on
> the link it will
> > then change from descending to ascending.
> > and you have to click on the links.
> > it threw me since other sites I have seen had
> combo boxed to choose
> > how to browse and sort.
> > Thanks for sharing
> > At 08:14 AM 1/18/2009, you wrote:
> >>I actually like the new list, and I'm not sighted.
> (smile) I can sort by
> >>quality which is a huge plus, by title
> alphabetically, and I can also sort
> >>books by their submission date. I found the old
> way of books being put on
> >>top if someone released them to be illogical. It
> made them look like new
> >>submissions when they weren't. I want to see
> actual newly submitted books
> > or
> >>the oldest submissions on top, depending on how
> I'm trying to work. The
> > sort
> >>on the quality column is a great feature too. The
> quality sort feature
> >>actually sorts books by their ranking done by the
> Bookshare spellcheck
> >>tool
> >>as opposed to the subjective quality ratings of
> the past. Sorting by
> > quality
> >>helps me work more effectively because I prefer to
> make sure all excellent
> >>books are processed first. Sometimes I only have 4
> to 6 hours a week to
> >>devote to volunteering, and I want to find a book
> I can proofread in that
> >>approximate amount of time. That knocks out raw
> scans and poorly scanned
> >>books during these times. I like being able to
> easily focus and find a
> >>book
> >>I can proofread without scrolling through a long
> list of stuff I won't
> >>have
> >>time to work on.
> >>
> >>Monica Willyard
> >>"The best way to predict the future is to create
> it." -- Peter Drucker
> >>
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