[bksvol-discuss] Re: quality of books
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 22:31:57 -0700 (PDT)
I agree with you, Shelley --but I don't know how you
have time to do all that you do, with your teaching.
Do you ever sleep? We're really going to miss you when
you start graduate classes as well.
Cindy
- "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> I still believe in cleaning up bad books and
> submitting new ones.
>
> After all, if we don't who will.
>
> Hence the reason I am reduing unless someone had
> another reason.
>
> Both Far Seer books on the affair list
> Crispian The Cross of Lead
> Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul
> Harry Potter and the Sorcer's Stone
> A Horse Called Wonder
> Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
>
> Along with my usual strange and rather unusual mix
> of stuff that is new and
> being submitted.
>
> 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: "Jake Brownell" <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 9:50 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: quality of books
>
>
> I'd be interested in how the $50 figure was arrived
> at. I knew it must cost
> quite a bit per book, but even that was above my $30
> at most estimation
>
> Jake
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rui" <goldWave@xxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 12:00 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: quality of books
>
>
> > Hi again:
> >
> > Let me point out something that I believe is
> critical.
> >
> > It costs bookshare.org an average of $50 to add
> each title to the
> > collection, (staff time, resources, etc)
> >
> > This was stated by jim Fruchterman at the NFB
> convention bookshare users
> > meeting on July 4.
> > Note: I didn't ask for any sort of methodology as
> to how this was
> > calculated.
> >
> > This # crystalized my resolve to "get it right the
> first time."
> > I always new that adding a substandard book to the
> collection only to have
> > someone rescan it wasted staff and volunteer time
> that could have gone
> > elsewhere.
> > But as we see, it also wastes outright cash.
> >
> > I am not saying we shouldn't rescan fair books,
> that is why I have the
> > fairbook list on my site.
> > However, going forward let's try to get it right
> the first time and not
> > attack projects with the mindset of "someone can
> fix it later."
> > Because usually, someone never does and that book
> just sits there.
> >
> >
> > -- Rui
> > BookshareScans
> > http://members.cox.net/booksharescans
> >
> >
> >
> >
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