[bookshare-discuss] Re: Volunteering and validating
- From: "Paula Mack" <pmack1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 06:28:50 -0400
Oh, Cindy, I never understood this. I have been submitting since I first
joined, but I didn't realize that I could validate books. Oh neat! I
assume that the guidelines are somewhere on the volunteers page?
Paula
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 2:34 AM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Volunteering and validating
> Paula,
>
> I'm not sure if you meant that you scan for yourself
> or if you're scanning and submitting. If it's the
> latter, then you've already been approved as a
> volunteer. If you can access the download list (you'll
> see Download on the right-hand side of the volunteer's
> page) just pick a book you'd like to validate, which
> basically means read and prrofread, and go to it.
>
> Cindy
>
> --- Paula Mack <pmack1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hi listers,
> >
> > This discussion prompts me to ask a question. When
> > I first joined, I
> > e-mailed and also filled out an online form in order
> > to volunteer. I
> > figured I could validate, and I already do scan
> > some. However, I never
> > heard back, so I assumed there were more volunteers
> > than needed.
> >
> > If this is not the case, let me know how I can be of
> > help. I love
> > Bookshare, and don't know how I ever managed without
> > it, so would love to
> > help if help is needed.
> >
> > Paula
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 7:29 PM
> > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: a couple of
> > comments
> >
> >
> > > Rick
> > >
> > > "In God We Trust" had been sitting for quite a
> > while in the validation
> > > pool from what I recall prior to my validating it.
> > > With some 400 or so books currently in that pool,
> > BookShare, it would
> > > seem, still could use more folks to assist in the
> > validation process.
> > > The task isn't as daunting as one might suspect
> > especially if you adhere
> > > to the BookShare guidelines which are more than
> > adequate for most titles
> > > that get uploaded.
> > > Those 400 or so books plus some of the others
> > awaiting process such as
> > > Brian Miller's history collection promise much new
> > reading material in the
> > > near future.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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