[bookshare-discuss] Re: time duration for phases of processing & publication
- From: "Patti Johnson" <razz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:36:47 -0500
Thanks, Jake. I just want it to go through, it is such a fun book to
read, but I'm not as good at scanning and everything else like the rest of
you are! I'm going to keep trying to submit though.
Patti
You can't bounce the bounce if you can't pronounce the bounce. --From The
Tigger Movie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jake Brownell" <jakeab2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 3:33 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: time duration for phases of processing &
publication
> Patti,
> It is not a matter of whether your book will be accepted or rejected on
> whether or not it appears on Marissa's list. So that fear shouldn't be
> there
> at all. Once you submit a book and before it is either rejected or
> accepted
> it will be on one of two lists.
> 1. The Step 1 Download page. This of course is the list volunteers can see
> of titles that need a validation
> or
> 2. Marissa's list of books that are in process of being validated or those
> waiting in the admin's queue for final acceptance or rejection.
>
> Hang in there,
> jake
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Patti Johnson" <razz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 2:28 PM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: time duration for phases of processing &
> publication
>
>
>> I looked at Marissa's list and my book wasn't listed anywhere. So,
>> either it's not going to be accepted or it's just taking a long time and
>> is
>> among the ones in the backlog, is my guess. I have a fear my first guess
>> is
>> the right one, sigh!
>> Patti
>>
>> You can't bounce the bounce if you can't pronounce the bounce. --From
>> The
>> Tigger Movie
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 2:54 PM
>> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: time duration for phases of processing &
>> publication
>>
>>
>>> Actually here is how the process works and where the "bogging" down
>>> happens.
>>> Which believe me your books are going to be approved.
>>>
>>> 1. Book is submitted.
>>> 2. Volunteer takes book and validates it, could be five minutes, could
>>> be
>>> three months, depends on the book the quality length, complexity and of
>>> course if it is advertised so we know that it is actually on the list to
>>> be
>>> downloaded.
>>>
>>> 3. Validated book is uploaded, and sent on for Administration approval.
>>> There is only a few people doing this step, so this is where the second
>>> bottle neck is.
>>>
>>> Your final two steps (creating the daisy and .brf files, and logging in
>>> the
>>> database) are actually done by automated tools, and shouldn't take too
>>> much
>>> time.
>>>
>>> But Steps two and three are what takes books so long. I have had books
>>> appear on the New books page the next day and I have books in the same
>>> line
>>> that yours are that that were submitted in October. It is a volunteer
>>> system, so it does take time.
>>>
>>> How to speed up the process. here are a few things that can help speed
>>> up
>>> the process.
>>>
>>> 1. Prevalidate your scanned book. Give it a spell check, make sure all
>>> the
>>> pages are there, and if you are ambitious remove the junk characters
>>> that
>>> appear in every scan.
>>> 2. Announce on this or the volunteer list that you have submitted such
>>> and
>>> such. if it peaks someone's interest it will be downloaded and
>>> validated
>>> quicker, at least that is my experience. it is not required but does
>>> seem
>>> to make the process speed up. Lower quality rated books those that are
>>> "fair" or good take longer to validate and will probably stay longer on
>>> the
>>> list of books to be "validated.
>>>
>>> And finally. We have a back log of books, as the Christmas holidays the
>>> staff was out of the office, but the volunteers were still busy. I
>>> suspect
>>> things will straighten themselves out over the next few months or so.
>>>
>>> So don't loose heart, keep validating and submitting and the credits
>>> will
>>> catch up to you.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
>>> juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc.
>>> Graduate Advisory Council
>>> www.guidedogs.com
>>>
>>> The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to
>>> stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
>>>
>>> -- Vance Havner
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Captain357" <Captain357@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Bookshare-Discuss" <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 2:26 PM
>>> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] time duration for phases of processing &
>>> publication
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> As a new volunteer and still in processing, member, I have much to
>>> learn
>>> and many questions. I was told this is the place to get allot of great
>>> information, so hello to everybody and here goes with the first
>>> question.
>>> Can someone outline the average time it takes for each phase in the
>>> publication process to complete after a book is approved and uploaded
>>> in
>>> validation? I have validated books of my own and others awaiting
>>> editing/validation through the past few weeks. Not a one of these books
>>> are
>>> yet available, don't reflect in my account status, and I have received
>>> no
>>> acknowledgements on scanned books I've submitted, stating their
>>> publication.
>>> Are they just bogged down in a massive workload facing Bookshare? From
>>> what
>>> I've been able to find out, these are some of the phases following
>>> validation:
>>> * administrator approval of validated book
>>> * conversion to daisy format
>>> * documenting and getting into Bookshare library for member access
>>> I think Bookshare is a great, long overdue option for BLV people and I'm
>>> trying to get a good understanding of what's involved so I can be as
>>> efficient as possible in getting books to the finish line (available to
>>> members). Your input on this is much appreciated!
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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