Wouldn't it make more sense to scan some stuff that isn't on bookshare and
wait until you get a subscription to read what already is in the
collection? The whole idea of bookshare is to not duplicate scanning
effort. It isn't vary nice to waste the time of validators who must check
duplicates to see if they are better quality than what is in the
collection. They don't even get credit for that task when the duplicate is
not any better than the one in the collection. It's fine to submit
something again when you know the current copy is not satisfactory, but
otherwise please don't. Also remember those numbers we were given about
the cost of processing each book. We don't want to process any one title
more times than necessary.
Maybe you didn't believe me because it was to my benefit to say so, but I
have already written to this list to tell you that Mrs. Pollifax Innocent
Tourist was a book I scanned and I edit obsessively before submitting. If
the book is damaged I would like someone to let me know, but still it would
be unlikely that it could be improved very much because the conversion
process would have to be the culprit if there were more than a few errors
in it.
Sarah Van Oosterwijck
Assistive Technology Trainer
http://home.earthlink.net/~netentity
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Petraccaro" <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 11:59 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: fair books and "BSO"
I have several books that I'm going to scan for myself. Some are already
on BookShare. How can I tell what condition they're in or should I just
put up what I've done and let someone else worry about that?
To start with, for example, I've got Mrs. Polifax, Innocent Tourist and
Slander by Ann Coulter. I'm on page 80 of Slander.
Thanks.
Original Message -----
From: Rui
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 5:37 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] fair books and "BSO"
Hello:
This is a repost of a message i wrote on June 30 in reference to the
"BSO" flag.
Good morning everyone:
A new copy of the Fair book list has been generated. It can be found on BookshareScans.
Rule #2, If you download a fair book and realize that a complete rescan would serve the Bookshare community better then an attempted edit of the original, you are to request Mr. Galindo to place that book on the step 1 page in order for you to download the title and have it to your credit.
By following these rules you will make me and Mr. Gallindo much happier and truly be worthy of the title "gentle people."
If you have questions, please e-mail me "off-list." goldWave@xxxxxxx
-- Rui BookshareScans http://members.cox.net/booksharescans
Jill,
Gerald
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