[bksvol-discuss] Re: the story of a proofer
- From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:05:39 -0500
Hi Ann,
As a submitter,
Smile, I see two types of holds.
1. Holds I intentionally put n books and usually the held for person takes
the book and works on it at his leisure.
2. The hold placed on a book that was sent back for more editing where the
proofer, has no interest in proofing it again. I have six books sitting on
my list that are this way. One was submitted by an individual who did fifty
in one day, and most had to be sent back for more proofing. There they sit
with his hold on them, and he hasn't touched them.
Smile. So I agree there should be a time limit, as I have had books sitting
for months, and I can't self proof, smile so I just get to sit and see them
sitting there in my Scans in processing and hope someone will take them and
fix what needs to be done, smile.
Shelley L. Rhodes, VRT
Guide dogs for the Blind Alumni Association
www.guidedogs.com
Reading a book is like rewriting it for yourself. You bring to a novel,
anything you read, all your experience of the world. You bring your history
and you read it in your own terms. -Angela Carter, novelist and journalist
(1940-1992)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ann Parsons" <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 11:08 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] the story of a proofer
Morning, all,
I'd like to tell you the story of a proofer. This proofer has been
working with one submitter for the past year in making a series of books
available to Bookshare. The idea behind the "Hold For' is that a
submitter can work with a given proofer in a partnership in order to make
sure that books are submitted in the best way possible. Ideally, the
submitter is able to keep the original copy of the book so that the
proofer can check any errors which occur.
Unfortunately, with this particular proofer, students, concerts, Christmas
shopping and various other impediments have prevented her from completing
the current book she has and starting on the remaining books in this
series.
Sometimes ideals just can't be realized. However, one thing which is not
being talked about at all, is the relationship between submitter and
proofer. This, I feel, is a significant factor. If there is an active
pair working together, time should not be a factor. I agree that it
should be between the submitter and the proofer as to how long a proof may
take. During the time the pair is working together, friendships may
blossom. Other books may be comtemplated. Indeed, if the period of
proofing is shortened unduly, you may find that proofers cannot keep up
and they will become discouraged.
I suppose the fact that one may keep renewing books is good because it
does indeed remind proofers that they must work diligently. However, I
believe that a two week limit on 'hold for' books is too short. Optimum
would be two months. After that, they should be removed. I would urge
the Powers That Be to remember that proofers are volunteers. If we were
not, one might expect faster work because that would be our job, but
volunteers have to work as an avocation, not as a vocation.
Now, I'm off to Bookshare to download all the books that are on hold for
me, so I can finish off the series I started over a year ago.
Ann P.
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