It would be nice, instead, if engineering could modify search to include an exclusion ability, in short, find everything without hold in the title. Valerie Speech recognition in use ... I talk, it listens, sometimes we make mistakes! ;-) On Feb 19, 2011, at 1:07 PM, Mike wrote: > I guess that is true, I do kind of like to see the first dozen or so new > items, though mostly I wish there was a magic button that would sort by books > I'm most likely to be interested in. > > Misha > > On 2/18/2011 5:03 PM, Mayrie ReNae wrote: >> Hi Mike, >> >> Your suggestion doesn't actually work as well as you think. The default >> sort order is by date added with the most recent at the top of the list. >> We'd all have to reorder our sorting to avoid the holds for new volunteers. >> Not that that's a huge thing, better than wading through the dang things, >> but, not quite as simple for everyone as you say. >> >> Not being crabby, just saying. >> >> Mayrie >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike >> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 2:00 PM >> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: my thoughts on the hold for issue >> >> How about starting the new volunteer test books with Zhold for instead of >> hold for. This would require the new volunteers to be given a couple new >> instructions to find their book (sort in reverse alphabetical order and look >> for Zhold for "their name") instead of just look for their hold for book. >> But I don't think it is too onerous and it would get the new volunteer books >> out of the way of most people looking for non held for books to proof. >> >> Misha >> >> On 2/18/2011 9:22 AM, Evan Reese wrote: >>> Well, according to Scott's numbers, there are thirteen hold fors older >>> than three months. As of right now, there are 364 books on the check >>> out page. So that equals 3.6 percent of the total number of books on >>> the check out page. Also according to Scott's numbers, there are a >>> total of 35 hold fors within the last three months; 31 of which are >>> less than two months old, which equals 9.6 percent of the number of >>> books on the check out page. So altogether, the total number of hold >>> fors of any age comprises 13.2 percent of the total number of books on >>> the check out page. (These figures do not include the hold for test >>> books, which cannot be counted because they are not for books that >>> will get into the collection.) Another way to put it is to notice that >>> the total number of books being held for over three months, 13, is >>> less than the number of books that have been held for less than one >>> month, 17. >>> >>> So it doesn't look to me as though the hold for is being abused, nor >>> does it appear that it generally slows down the process of getting >>> books into the collection. The vast majority of books, 86.8 percent, >>> are not being held for anyone. (Once again, this does not include the >>> hold for test books.) >>> >>> Evan >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cindy Ray"<cindyray@xxxxxxxxx> >>> To:<bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 8:15 AM >>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: my thoughts on the hold for issue >>> >>> >>>> I think three months is plenty long to hold a book. For me this is >>>> about putting books in the collection. There are plenty of books to >>>> proofread; however, I worked at Iowa Dept. for the Blind coordinating >>>> proofreading for a while and proofreading educational materials; I >>>> saw some stuff that had been around for a really long time, and the >>>> book I just proofread had been around for a very long time; so holds >>>> just slow down the movement of books longer. Don't know anything else >>>> about the other places, like que, which I can't remember how to spell. >>>> >>>> Cindy Lou >>>> >>>> On Feb 18, 2011, at 7:08 AM, Melissa Smith wrote: >>>> >>>>> I think, in normal circumstances, 3 months is plenty long for a hold >>>>> for. Personally, when I have a book I'm holding for someone, I >>>>> contact the proofer to find out when they're ready for me to put it >>>>> up. I put the book up when they are ready, and they download it >>>>> within a day or so. However, I can see that life may get in the way >>>>> at times, and then, contacting Carrie to extend the hold would be a >>>>> nice option. >>>>> Though, in most cases 3 months should be plenty of time. >>>>> >>>>> Melissa Smith >>>>> >>>>> On 2/17/2011 8:58 PM, Jamie Prater wrote: >>>>>> Hi, I'm not sure what the answer is. I know books need to move >>>>>> along and not clog up the list. I've seen the new volunteer >>>>>> materials clog up and linger on all lists, the checkout list, the >>>>>> in process list, and the awaiting approval list. If they get to >>>>>> that point, they need to go on ahead and download the materials and >>>>>> do something with them. I've seen lots of stuff stay in the >>>>>> approval queue and the in process queue, longer than they used to >>>>>> stay. I know people get backlogged, so is three months a >>>>>> reasonable answer, and if not, what is? I can't throw rocks at >>>>>> anybody since a couple of months ago, I let some things linger >>>>>> during a turbulent period of my life when life was too complicated >>>>>> to work on anything, and one book in particular almost stayed too >>>>>> long and I was glad it didn't overstay its welcome on the checkout >>>>>> list and I'm glad I didn't miss it as it was part of a series. I >>>>>> hope people who make up the huge influx of volunteers really intend >>>>>> on moving through and >>>> volunteering and not letting materials stay in one spot and never >>>> following through. If everybody does, the possibilities will be >>>> limitless for all scanners and proofers and readers alike. I like >>>> the idea of books for new volunteers to practice on and build their >>>> confidence levels up before tackling real books. My first >>>> validation/proofing book was one I had read at least twice and was >>>> very familiar with and it had very little to correct, so I just >>>> eventually read manuals and learned by doing and part of the road was >>>> a bit bumpy and I made people mad who thought I wasn't willing to >>>> read the manual, but I was, I just had a job and a lot of other stuff >>>> going on. I'm sure we can come up with a workable solution and/or >>>> possible policy change.