Hi Ibrihim, And welcome to the list. And it is perfectly fine whatever books you wish to scan and prevalidate. I also read through my books before uploading them, just garnetees in mind their quality. Welcome to the volunteering pool and any resource is a valuable one. Especially with the Middle East being such a hot topic right now. Shelley L. Rhodes B.S. Ed, CTVI and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Alumni Association Board www.guidedogs.com Dog ownership is like a rainbow. Puppies are the joy at one end. Old dogs are the treasure at the other. Carolyn Alexander ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ibrahim" <filastin48@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 2:10 PM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] introducing myself Message Message Hello Everybody, My name is Ibrahim Ali. I joined this list two days ago, and added my name to the list of bookshare volunteers at the beginning of January. I am a Professor of Middle East history and politics at the University of Maryland and Georgetown university. I am totally blind and an avid reader. Because I do not have a lot of free time at my disposal, I choose to submit or review for validation, books which are somewhat related to my job. This way I would be using my volunteering time in the most efficient and beneficial way for myself and for bookshare. No surprise then that all the books I reviewed for validation in the last few weeks were Middle East related. I thoroughly read and proofread every book I submit or validate. I know that it is not very efficient way of helping an organization which has hundreds of books awaiting scanning or validation, but it guarantees a high quality turned in products. I hope to learn more about this organization and its volunteers through this list. Regards, Ibrahim Ali -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.0/689 - Release Date: 2/15/2007 5:40 PM To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the Subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.