[bksvol-discuss] Re: scanners' feelings

  • From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 13:57:15 -0500

I scan and then if it is an interesting book, I take it and read it on the 
Braillenote fixing errors as I go.

If it doesn't interest me, which usually doesn't happen, but has before, 
smile.  I will submit it and let the validator know that it needs work.

But usually I reedit my books before submitting them.
which is why I may scan something and then got get to it for another year or 
so.


Shelley L. Rhodes B.S. Ed, CTVI
and Judson, guiding golden
juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
Graduate Alumni Association Board
www.guidedogs.com

Dog ownership is like a rainbow.
 Puppies are the joy at one end.
 Old dogs are the treasure at the other.
Carolyn Alexander

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Estelnalissi" <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 3:26 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: scanners' feelings


Dear Shelley,

Do you primarily scan, or do you scan and validate your book?

Always With Love,

Lissi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 12:20 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: scanners' feelings


>I am one of the ones who usually scans with bookshare in mind.  I mean I
> will scan a book but, usually the stuff I want to read isn't in the
> collection.  So I scan and submit.
>
> There have been some books that I was defeated on, and have had to ask for
> help or "pass" them on to Kerry or Cindy, as I couldn't have done them and
> made them good enough for the collection without help.
>
> I do think for some books, any book is better than no book particular rare
> books.  But if I can get a excellent rating or a good one, well I try for
> it.
>
> And try to redo any fair books I have if I can.
>
> Smile.
>
> I do like my books into the collection in a timely manner, but usually at
> least it isn't the validation step that holds them up.
>
> Smile.
>
> Shelley L. Rhodes B.S. Ed, CTVI
> and Judson, guiding golden
> juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
> Graduate Alumni Association Board
> www.guidedogs.com
>
> Dog ownership is like a rainbow.
> Puppies are the joy at one end.
> Old dogs are the treasure at the other.
> Carolyn Alexander
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Julie Morales" <mercy421@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 10:25 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: scanners' feelings
>
>
> Hi, Cindy. Oh, sure, I'm sure at least most of us really want our books in
> the collection, and some of us, if not many, probably scan specifically
> for
> Bookshare. I'm one of those. Out of those, there are some of us who really
> need the credit, so we do the best we can to make the validator's job
> easier
> so there won't be any major issues holding the book back. I know I try to
> do
> that, and as in the last book I submitted, if I see anything that might
> need
> clarifying, such as the copyright, I try to say something to the validator
> about that. Take care.
> Julie Morales
> Children are fragile. Handle with prayer. --Unknown
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 9:03 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: scanners' feelings
>
>
> I don't scan any more, and I don't know for sure what
> answers you will get. I suspect that some of the
> scanners on this list would like to see their books
> get into the collection, but I know of at  least two
> people, I think not on this list, who don't care. I
> don't think they even realize that they won't get
> credit if the books aren't approved--or maybe they
> don't care about the credit. the books they scanned
> are not pre-validated or even had the basic checking
> done, in one case, before being submitted.
>
> As to other scanners being worried about their books
> sitting on the download list and not being validated,
> they must not care a whole lot or, after several
> months, they'd take them and validate them themselves.
>
> Cindy
>
> --- Estelnalissi <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Dear Volunteers,
>>
>> So far, as a volunteer, my contribution has been
>> validating. With every book
>> I validate, I learn more, but also have more
>> questions. Today I'm not asking
>> technical questions. I want to learn more about how
>> those of you who scan
>> books feel about your submissions.
>>
>> When you take time to scan a book and place it on
>> the step one page, do you
>> worry how long it will be before someone takes it to
>> validate? Do you worry
>> if the validator will sit on it forever or make
>> mistakes when uploading so
>> the book doesn't get approved and you've done all of
>> that work for nothing?
>>
>> All of the booksbut one that  I've uploaded so far
>> have been approved, but I
>> feel terrible about the one that got away. It was
>> Echoes, a book the scanner
>> kindly allowed me to validate. It was over 450 pages
>> long and I took a ton
>> of hours checking it word by word.
>>
>> I'm more experienced, now, and probably would know
>> how to upload it
>> correctly. I haven't given up on it yet. Now that I
>> have more confidence and
>> understanding of the process, I will try again and
>> when I get it right, the
>> whole world will hear about it.
>>
>> Back to my question. I've sampled, but not kept,
>> some random books from the
>> step one page.A few have looked so accurate, that I
>> thought I might be able
>> to validate without a print counterpart. Others are
>> well done, but contain
>> some puzzles I'm not comfortable trying to correct
>> without a print book for
>> exact checking.
>>
>> I read books from the collection for pleasure and,
>> while I'm patient with
>> the ones which have numerous errors or format
>> quirks, the accurate copies
>> are a joy. My goal is to make the ones I validate a
>> pleasure to read in as
>> many kinds of formats as possible.
>>
>> As usual, I'm rambling in various directions, but,
>> back to my original
>> question.  Do any of you scanners have validation or
>> approval anxiety?
>>
>> I uploaded a book today. Wish it luck. Two more are
>> completed, but uploading
>> makes me a bit nervous because I know if I goof up
>> in that process, I can
>> put the book's approval at risk.
>>
>> Always With Love,
>>
>> Lissi
>>
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