[bksvol-discuss] Re: ways to make bookshare better

  • From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:47:53 -0500

Yes, they should mention this on the website.

Sue S.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 5:52 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: ways to make bookshare better


It does make sense. That which does not make sense is that Bookshare 
mentions only that if there are errors in a book in the collection then it 
has been decided that a re scan must be done without mentioning that an 
easier fix may be available. With this revelation the stated Bookshare 
policy sounds misleading. In a message dated 9/27/2008 6:43:42 P.M. Eastern 
Daylight Time, thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
  Actually there is no contradiction.

  There is the necessary step of having a staff member put the book in
  question onto step 1 in rtf format.

  What does not work because page breaks and numbers are lost is to
  download a brf or html copy and try to fix that copy up.

  Hope the explanation makes sense.

  E.


  At 06:40 PM 9/27/2008, you wrote:
  >If that can be done then what is this requirement that BSO books be
  >entirely new scans? This seems to contradict, at least in part, the
  >stated rationale by Bookshare that books in the collection that need
  >repair be scanned all over. In a message dated 9/27/2008 6:34:35
  >P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
  >I spoke to Carrie before writing on list.
  >
  >When I want to read a book which is already in the collection and
  >which I suspect I can validate and improve, here is what I do.
  >
  >I ask Carrie to put the original rtf of that book onto step 1 with my
  >name on it.
  >
  >I then validate it as I would any other validation. I upload it and
  >it replaces the copy currently in the bookshare collection.
  >
  >This only fails when the book in the collection is in such rotten
  >shape that it truly needs re-scanning rather than the kind of fixing
  >up I can do as a validator.
  >
  >E.
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