Kurzweil 1000 and an Epson 1660. Are the software I have. 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: "Tina Birnenbaum" <tinabir@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 12:39 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: scanners' feelings sHELLEY, what kind of scanner and software do you have? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 11:57 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: scanners' feelings > 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 > >> > >> > >> To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > >> bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > >> line. To get a list of available commands, put the > >> word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________ > > Yahoo! DSL - Something to write home about. > > Just $16.99/mo. or less. > > dsl.yahoo.com > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. 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