[bksvol-discuss] Re: more book sale finds
- From: "Allison" <alwaysallie@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 02:00:06 -0500
Oh, I see, gotcha. So some schools will actually give you names of books they
want you to scan and put up? Am I following? That's gotta be stressful-ish
for you guys.
As for kids' books, what about the Caldecotts? Has anyone been asking for
those? There are absolutely a ton of kids' book awards out there. I hadn't
known this until I was on the American Library Association website one day.
Here's a couple I didn't know. Schneider Family Book Award (best children's
book on disabilities).
Coretta Scott King Award (best by African American writers). Robert F. Sibert
Informational Book Award for nonfiction. And the Stonewall Book Award for best
GLBT children's book. And these are only the ones I can think up off the top
of my head! Yah, had no idea there were so many. We couldn't stay up on them
all, were Bookshare to try for years!
What sorts of children's books are on the horizon? What are the investor-types
thinking blind kiddies need? Again, just curious. It's an elementary ed major
thing I guess.
Best,
Allison
----- Original Message -----
From: Carrie Karnos
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 1:38 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: more book sale finds
The grants I'm most familiar with are from schools, colleges and
universities, who say please put the following textbooks, classic novels, or
classic children's books on the db, so their students can read them for
classes. The novels and kiddie books are okay, but textbooks are a big pain
since 1) there are usually lots of charts and graphs, 2) sometimes there are
symbols (like math symbols) that aren't on normal keyboards, 3) they really
have to be absolutely perfect, and 4) they're usually huge and don't scan well.
If Bookshare can say to a school administrator, we have all of the Newbery
Award winning books, that's a big plus for educators who want their kids to
read quality children's books.
Will try to get the gardening and cookbooks onto the db sooner than the other
books.
Carrie
Allison <alwaysallie@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Karrie,
Just out of curiosity, what kinds of books do the investors and grant
givers want? I really am just wondering. I'm trying to imagine what I would
want blind people to read, were I a sighted person with a lot of money to give.
Hmmmmm.
Anyway, good luck on all the scanning. Me, I'm with Shelly on being
excited about that "I Hate to Cook" cookbook! <smile>.
Allison
----- Original Message -----
From: Carrie Karnos
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 1:10 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: more book sale finds
Yes, there are several projects in the works. Unfortunately the books
that will bring in grant money (so Bookshare can stay afloat) are not the same
books that most members want to read (sci fi, mysteries, romance and some other
category that I've forgotten - Westerns maybe?). So the staff does a juggling
act, trying to keep everyone happy - investors, members, volunteers. It's a
bit rough on the staff members, since they WANT to make everyone supremely
happy but they know they can't. I try to put the books I find (based on what
everyone tells me in the discussion group) into the submission queue as fast as
I can, but my time is limited too. We really do try, we really really do...
Thanks! Carrie
siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxx> wrote:
It seems to me that they definnitely need more staff to approve
books.. One person can only do so much, and yet Marissa keeps dreaming up more
projects and bringing in more books, even though she tells us they are working
on a bunch of donated books. It seems the gardening books should get some
priority as well as cookbooks.
Sue S.
----- Original Message -----
From: Carrie Karnos
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 11:20 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: more book sale finds
Glad I can help!
One word of caution: Marissa brought in 5 bags of books on Thursday,
and I got 2 more bags of books this weekend, so it'll take a while for all of
the books (probably 80-100) to move thru the queue. Don't hold your breath
waiting for them! I hope we can streamline the process, and get them submitted
sooner, but you know how it goes...
Carrie
"Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Kerry, these are wonderful. i can't wait to read the "I hate
cookbook" and
the one on the senses.
Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
Graduate Advisory Council
www.guidedogs.com
The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to
stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
-- Vance Havner
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carrie Karnos"
To: "Bookshare Vol Group"
Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 10:13 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] more book sale finds
Hi all,
I went to the book sale again today and came away with:
Sense and Nonsense: A Study in Human Communication by Alfred
Fleischman
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: An Informal Autobiography of Lorraine
Hansberry
On Being Black: Writings by Afro-Americans from Frederick Douglass to
the
Present
The Loved One by Evelyn Waugh
Victory by Joseph Conrad
The I Hate to Cook Book by Peg Bracken
Take Care of Your Dog with the Home Vet Handbook
50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth
30 Simple Energy Things You Can Do to Save the Earth
Flowering Succulents by Gordon Rowley
The Clear and Simple Gardening Guide by DX Fenten
The Wonderful World of Books by Alfred Stefferud (editor)
Grave Mistake by Ngaio Marsh
The Killing Man by Mickey Spillane
The Big Knockover by Dashiell Hammett
An Introduction to Literature and the Fine Arts by the Editors at
Michigan
State College Press
Planning Art Education in the Middle/Secondary Schools of Ohio
Understanding the Arts by Helen Gardner
A Short Guide to Writing about Art by Sylvan Barnet
Artists at Work by Bernard Chaet
From Abacus to Zeus: A Handbook of Art History by James Smith Pierce
The Necessity of Art: A Marxist Approach by Ernst Fischer
There were probably 100 gardening books at the book sale, lots of
them being
Sunset Publishing (which is a few miles from the Bookshare office).
What
type of gardening books do people want? I can pick some up during
next
month's book sale.
Carrie
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