[bookshare-discuss] Re: Help! Bookshare Has Been Invaded!
- From: "maithe007" <maithe007@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:37:29 -0400
Hi Monica!
John just approved my volunteer status. *L* I will take a look at the list
tonight once my house has settled down for the night. Thank you for all the
helpful hints!
BTW...Don't be surprised if I have another thousand questions. *L*
Hugs,
Maithe
----- Original Message -----
From: Monica Willyard
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 6:41 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Help! Bookshare Has Been Invaded!
Hi Maithe. We have a lot of the kinds a books you like on the step 1 page.
The first question I should ask is if you're signed up as a volunteer. Only
volunteers can access the step 1 page where books are waiting to be validated.
As for what is expected in validating, it is actually easier than it sounds. As
you read the book you've taken, you check to be sure that it has a title,
author, and copyright notice in the book. Then you make sure the book isn't
missing any pages. As you read the book, you'll be able to tell if a page is
missing. You'll need to be sure the book has page breaks and isn't just one
long file. And finally, you can correct scannos if you encounter them as you
read. When you're done reading, you upload the corrected file to Bookshare and
verify that the information about the title and author are written correctly on
the submission form. If you look for easier books to start, you'll get
comfortable with the process of validating while being able to enjoy your book.
Many of our submitters proofread books before submitting them, and that makes
validating easy for us to do. I wrote up a list of some submitters who do this
in another reply to this post. If you use one of their books as your first
validation, you can focus on learning how the validation process works. If you
get stuck at any point along the way, we're here to help you either on the
lists or in the Bookshare Community chat room. I wish you good luck and happy
reading. (smile)
Monica Willyard
maithe007 wrote:
Hi Monica!
I am willing to try my hand at validating. I am not sure what is expected,
but I will try to help-out. I prefer fiction, paranormals, romantic
suspense...I admit it, I am a book addict. *L* I do not like non-fiction or
Christian books, however. Let me know how I can go about helping-out...I am
new at this.
Regards,
Maithe
----- Original Message -----
From: Monica Willyard
To: Bookshare Volunteers ; Bookshare Discuss
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 3:32 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Help! Bookshare Has Been Invaded!
Fellow Booksharians, your help is needed to respond to a massive
invasion. We're dealing with a motley crew of lovers, detectives, aliens,
wizards, soldiers, murderers, terrorists, faeries, cowboys, and mad scientists.
An astounding 442 books have invaded our step 1 page, refusing to give quarter
until validation occurs. Indeed, a regiment of dedicated volunteers is working
at an astonishing pace, adding to the number of books found on step 1. Now
Bookshare needs a batalian of book lovers who will take up their validating
tools and conquer this invasion. If you're signed up as a volunteer, will you
please take a book that interests you and validate it over the next couple of
weeks? If we work together, we can move these books into the Bookshare
collection where they belong.
If you haven't done any volunteering, this is a perfect time to give it a
try. All you need to validate a book is a love of reading and a program to use
for proofreading a document such as Microsoft Word, Kurzweil, or Openbook.
Volunteers receive help and training both on the lists and one on one in the
Bookshare community room. You don't have to be a computer expert to be a great
volunteer. If you're ready to give it a try, email volunteer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx to
ask the Bookshare staff to set you up as a volunteer. That's your first step
toward actively making Bookshare better. (smile)
Monica Willyard
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