[bksvol-discuss] Cultured Handmaiden
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 12:56:46 -0700 (PDT)
Mike,
The only title I could find by Catherine Cookson in
the library catalog and on Amazon.com is The Cultured
Handmaiden. the library doesn't have :a novel" a part
of the title, but Amazon does, so maybe it depends on
the edition. I think the one on the download lst might
have been the LT edition, but I'm not sure.
There was an earlier book by the same author entitled
Fifteen Streets. I did start to validate that one but
rejected it because it did have errors and a lot of
dialect and I didn't want to do it. If it isn't in the
collection yet, perhaps someone can scan that one,
because I think there are quite a few Cookson fans on
bookshare. (I prefer my historical novels to be of the
upper classes--smile)
Cindy
--- Mike Pietruk <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> ok. Here again, we see a major flaw in the
> BookShare approval system.
> It appears, from my checking, that Gustavo is
> technically correct.
> The title appears to be:
>
> The Handmaiden: a Novel.
>
> ok fine. The title likely needs a tweek. So why
> doesn't Gustavo just
> make the change which likely would take less time
> than his cryptic note
> which Tracy isn't likely to see (why should see
> check Step 1) or anyone
> else who downloads the book again?
> People for the most part aren't going to pay that
> close attention to that
> comment.
> And even if Tracy sees it, whatever she decides to
> do (if anything), is
> going to require a reupload of the book at a
> minimum.
> And Tracy, as the validator, knows about as much
> about the book as Gustavo
> does.
>
> The book is off Step 1 so (hopefully) Tracy is the
> one that grabbed it (no
> way for anyone to know as that info is unavailable).
>
> Hopefully, lessons can be learned from situations
> such as this preventing
> future occurrences and developing approaches that
> work to get books into
> the hands of customers quickly rather than one year
> after their
> submission.
>
> If Bookshare is so understaffed, and I am guessing
> that it is, to do
> everyday administrative work and the budget cannot
> afford additional paid
> staff, why not figure out some way to utitlize
> either in-house or outside
> volunteers
> to do some of these clerical functions which
> obviously overtax Gustavo and
> Janice.
> After all, there is only so much that can be done in
> 40-45 hour work
> weeks,
> and they (hopefully) have a life to live outside of
> Benetech.
>
> Just so there is no misunderstanding, my rant is
> directed at no
> individual. As a submitter and validator, I am
> getting more and more
> frustrated in how long it takes things to get
> through the system, getting
> the administrative stamp, and then having some
> automated tool upon
> occasion destroy one's hard work.
>
>
>
>
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