I don't think so (answer to your first question). Unless I'm wrong, they only check for copyright info--not even to see if all the pages are there. I say this because people have downloaded books from the collection and complained, as E did recently about the end-of-line hard returns on the Gabaldon book Snow and Ashes. Also, Last Express, a Duncal MacLain Mystery in the collection is only rated Fair, and Shelley asked me to redo it--and there is a whole list of Fair books in the collection that want re-doing. I think Rui has a list. I think what happens is that people download a book from the collection to read and find problems with it, as E. did. So they ask for someone to re-scan and submit a better copy. Unfortunately, until the book in the Admin Q is in the collection, I don't think there's a way to tell what it's like. I've had some of the books put on the download list for me to correct, and have asked just now for two more, but I haven't heard yet. Cindy --- mickey <micka@xxxxxxxxxx> wrot > Cindy, does someone check which copy is better? Poor > Ruth has been Drowning > in the admin queue for a month. It was one of the > bounty books, but there > was no indication that someone had already taken it. > But it's nowon BS. This > has happened so often, I feel like we're duplicating > each other's work, > which strikes me as an inefficient use of my time. > > But, I'm weak, and I'll be back, I'm sure. And I > will keep checking that the > books I've worked on haven't been returned for > something like copyright. > > Mickey > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 3:43 PM > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Sad decision > > > > Mickey, it's more than possible that the books > you're > > spending so much time and care on are in better > shape > > than the ones in the admin q. You should approve > and > > upload them as Excellent and as possible > replacements > > for the ones that are there. Or hold on to them > and > > when the appear in the collection see what they're > > like. As I said yesterday, I don't think the > > administrators check anything more than the > copyright > > info, and books are often mis-labled as to > > quality--witness Dust and Ashes. Good is rarely > really > > godd--more like Fair is pretty awful. If the one > that > > makes it into the collection isn't as good as > yours, > > you can submit yours as a replacement, and your > > efforts will not have been for naught. > > > > Cindy > > > > > > > > Cindy > > > > --- mickey <micka@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> Hi, Group. > >> > >> This is my third year of volunteering with > >> Bookshare. I think it's a great > >> source of wonderful reading material of all > types. > >> > >> However, I know that the Palo Alto center is > >> understaffed, that they're > >> behind. But in the past month I've validated or > >> nearly validated books that > >> were in the administrative queue, which ended up > >> being a total waste of my > >> time. I read a book thoroughly, making > corrections > >> when I can as well as > >> spellchecking. > >> > >> It's impossible to know what is being done, or > what > >> has been done--both for > >> the scanner and the validator. > >> > >> I'm taking a course in medical transcribing, plus > >> working, and can't afford > >> to spin my wheels. > >> > >> So, for now, I'll stop volunteering. I'll keep > >> abreast of things, in case > >> things get better, but I'm returning the books > I've > >> taken to validate. > >> > >> It's been good working with you all. Thanks. > >> > >> Mickey > >> > >> To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email > to > >> bksvol-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. > >> > >> > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email > to > > bksvol-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. > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-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. > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-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.