[bksvol-discuss] Re: my book scan in process, question

  • From: "Sue Stevens" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 20:21:14 -0500

Cindy,

If people are going to post what they are scanning too this list, it seems that 
for you to keep a list would just be wasted time and effort on your part. I 
mean, the only people who would know about it are people on this list. I hate 
to see you waste your valuable time and effort. I mean this kindly, so I hope 
you do not take offense.

Sue S.


From: Cindy Rosenthal
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2014 7:40 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: my book scan in process, question

Thanks, Roger(and for your second note.

I will keep a  list; it won't take any time and even though it will only 
contain books volunteers are scanning it might prevent some duplicated work and 
might interest  members to know what they can look forward to seeing in the 
collection. I won't post the names of the scanner, though; if somone wants to 
know he/she can contact me (I'll put that note at the bottom.




On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 4:40 PM, Roger Loran Bailey 
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

  Cindy, the reason that Bookshare stopped keeping that list is because so many 
books are being added to the collection every day. It has been a long time 
since less than hundreds have been added in one day and often it is more than 
two thousand a day. The ones being worked on by volunteers is paltry in 
comparison and one may as well just check the collection every day. You could 
start keeping the list again, but I think the effort would far outweigh the 
small benefit. The main advantage would be that proofreaders could ask for a 
hold, but since the volunteers on this list would likely be the only ones to 
look at it I think it would be less effort for people to just announce what 
they are scanning on this list. For the record, I am currently working on The 
Essential Hal Clement, Volume Three, but I can't hold it for anyone. It is one 
of those books that Madeleine has distributed to us. 

  On 8/28/2014 3:07 AM, Cindy Rosenthal wrote:

    Is this something I should revive, do you think? Originally  I kept the 
list;  I took the info from the the volunteer list and/or people wrote to me 
what they were scanning. Do you think it would be useful to have such a list so 
people would know what's being scanned and by whom so they could contact the 
scanner and ask to proof the book (and not waste time scanning somethng that 
someone else is scanning?




    On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 6:32 PM, Roger Loran Bailey 
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

      The books being scanned list has been discontinued.

      On 8/27/2014 4:02 PM, ohio1803@xxxxx wrote:

        Hi there, Bookshare friends & volunteers!

        I am a few chapters into scanning a new book I purchased after it was 
recommended by a singer-songwriter I had just interviewed for my radio show.

        The book is:

        A Six String History of America
        by Jay M. Pilzer
        published in 2014

        It is a history of the guitar in America. Written by a history 
professor who also happens to be a guitar aficionado.
        And if you know any musicians who are blind, you know we kind of get 
obsessed about the instruments we like to try and play!

        HYPERLINK:
        A Six String History of America by Jay M. Pilzer (amazon link)

        or
        URL:
        http://www.amazon.com/A-Six-String-History-America/dp/1939995035

        I have scanned and had numerous book submissions accepted into our 
collection over the years.
        But of late, things have gotten to where a few submissions have come in 
just around when they are being entered in by the Staff from the Publishers.
        And this was even after I had dutifully checked the "in process" list 
on the website.

        I don't care about that too much.
        I enjoyed the scanning and the reading, which is what I mostly do is 
scan what I wish to read and figuring it adds to my enjoyment, the pleasure of 
sharing it with other eligible Bookshare members.

        But I thought this time I would try and check earlier, prior to getting 
all that close to being ready to submit.
        And I was trying to find the Books Being Scanned List.
        The page to which I was directed is dated November, 2013.
        Maybe I somehow got lost in my own navigation. Stranger things have 
happened to me!

        So, there you go.
        My Scan of a new book in Process. And my report of what I found in the 
Bookshare Books Being Scanned page.

        Thanks, all.
        Oh, if someone emails me directly, and wishes to Proofread this book, 
send me an email or reply to the Discussion.

        Rik (Richard) James

        Rik James
        716 N. Montana Ave., Bozeman, MT 59715
        (406) 586-4123 – d28rik@xxxxxxx or d28backroads@xxxxx
        www.bozemanfolklore.org/concerts.html
        "Americana Backroads" (Saturdays, 12-3 p.m. - KGLT-FM - www.kglt.net)








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