[bksvol-discuss] Re: suggestions for handling books
- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 08:49:23 -0700
Hi Larry,
Pearson and its imprints are safe to scan. And Pearson has tons of
imprints.
I'm attaching an excel spread sheet that Madeleine created with the list of
Pearson's imprints.
This should give you tons to scan! We don't get anything from Pearson now.
Mayrie
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Larry Lumpkin
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 7:44 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: suggestions for handling books
I used to be quite a prolific scanner until the publisher quality bug hit,
smile. I don't wish to spend time slogging through pages and pages of
research to find books that are safe to scan and I don't want my work
replaced when I DO scan. If some way could be found to guide potential
scanners to titles that would be good additions to the collection and would
be safe to scan, I have the time and ample equipment to do the job and I'm
sure Susan would be willing to proof too under these conditions.
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ann Parsons
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 8:43 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] suggestions for handling books
Hi all,
First of all, I'd like to say here and now, that nobody here is trying to be
cliquey. What is happening is that scanners have found proofers with whom
they enjoy working. That doesn't mean that they are averse to working with
others. All it means is that for one reason or another, the partnership
meshes.
I, for example, work with two or three people. With one person, we're
working on a series of historical mysteries. We've started working on them
together and will probably finish them. With another volunteer who submits
religious material, I proof some of her stuff because I am interested in the
books which she is scanning. As a matter of fact, she wrote me the other
day to ask me if I were interested in proofing a book on Hildegard Bingin.
Since I like Bingin's music and am interested in her life, I said yes.
We need more scanners. We need more people who are willing to scan books.
We probably need an active scanner's campaign.
Perhaps books on hold could be moved to a different web page? Or, could
books which are not on hold be moved to the top of the list? The
books on the checkout list seem to be arranged by date of submission.
This may not prove to be the most effective. Perhaps arranging them in two
groups, one with holds and one without? That way one wouldn't have to slog
through all the holds to get to books which are available for proofing?
I hope to be able to attend the meeting this afternoon and bring my
suggestions there. Perhaps, having an IT person at the meeting would be
good. You could then run ideas by that person to see what would be
efficient and what would or wouldn't work.
Again, nobody is cliquey. It's just that nobody knows what you'd like to
do. Tell us! We're not mind readers, much as that talent would be useful
sometimes.
Ann P.
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