[bksvol-discuss] Re: taming step 1 into a smaller list
- From: "Jackie McBride" <abletec@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 15:48:37 -0700
Gary:
It isn't always like what u say here. Sometimes there are graphs or
charts that need to be described, sometimes pagination issues w/a
book, etc., that can be done only by a person who actually has the
print book, & often only by a person w/eyesight. Some of these folks
qualify for bookshare as they themselves are print-disabled but many
do not. So the blind person cleans up as much as s/he can--yet there
are still issues to be resolved which could potentially cause the book
to be rejected, e.g. paging. I think whoever uploads the book gets the
credit & that needs to be worked out by the validators themselves.
Often, as I said, the folks we're talking about don't need the credits
anyway. But if there's credits to be worked out then the 2 validators
need to do that between themselves like big boys & girls so as not to
create issues for the Bookshare staff, cuz that's not right, either.
On 12/14/07, Gary Petraccaro <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Since people are getting credits for this stuff, how is BookShare supposed
> to apportion
> this. This just makes more work for the staff. If one can't do a book
> because of unfamiliarity with the material, punt. If it's so bad that a
> single person can't fix it all, reject. If one just hasn't the time, teach
> yourself not to over commit by doing shorter books or taking a brief
> vacation. Heavens, this isn't
> rocket science, and yet, I never see this issue go away. It's been around
> for what seems years.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jamie Yates, CPhT" <jamieyates@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 8:39 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: taming step 1 into a smaller list
>
>
> > What if when a person works on a book, but cannot finish it for a
> > particular reason, if he or she could "accept" the book instead of
> > releasing it, and change the title to say something like NEEDS MORE WORK
> > (like where you would put BSO or HOLD FOR). Then the file would be
> > uploaded to Bookshare, and Claire would know from seeing the title that it
> > needs to go back to step 1 instead of being approved?
> >
> > You can change the title of a book when you accept it. We do it all of
> > the time when we take out the HOLD FOR.
> >
> >
> > Jamie in Michigan
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