[bksvol-discuss] Your Book, WAS: Re: Re: I don't know what to think about things right now
- From: Debby Franson <the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:38:07 -0500
Hi Gary!
Perhaps you could remind us of your book that you said was languishing on
the checkout list.
Debby
At 04:47 AM 8/1/2010, Gary Petraccaro wrote
I don't know. I have a book which, unless things have changed very
recently, has been sitting around for months waiting to be proofed. If I
were someone who wanted to read this book, I'd a heck of a lot rather we
had more PQ books. This probably applies to other niche books in
particular subject areas.
----- Original Message -----
From: <mailto:jdprater@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>Jamie Prater
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Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 11:54 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: I don't know what to think about things
right now
Hi, Emily, your post was very well said. I applaud what you've said and
agree wholeheartedly. This is a positive way of looking at things. The
sooner a book gets into the collection, the more who will have access to
it. The folunteer work has made this sooner in many cases and still will
for a long time to come I think. Have a blessed day.
----- Original Message -----
From: <mailto:greeniebone@xxxxxxxxx>Emily Harrison
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Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 10:27 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: I don't know what to think about things
right now
I just want to add my support for Roger's statement. Although we all
enjoy volunteering for Bookshare, if someday our volunteering becomes
obsolete due to the instant accessibility of all books, that will be a
happy day indeed! Volunteers at a homeless shelter would not complain
if the shelter became obsolete due to all its tenants finding homes of
their own, so we should try to see things at that level. Publishers may
have a ways to go in improving their scans, but publisher-submitted
scans are still a relatively new phenomenon, and the relationship
between publishers and Bookshare will develop and improve over time.
Volunteers should never feel their efforts were wasted if their scan is
replaced with a publisher scan. I personally feel that just the idea of
having books be accessible to all makes the hours of hard work
worthwhile. Think of all the people who have downloaded and enjoyed the
scans we've worked on, even if those scans have since been replaced. If
the enjoyment of others doesn't make the effort worthwhile, then maybe
volunteering for Bookshare is not a good choice in general. Of course,
I certainly think it IS a good choice, and that it will continue to be
so as long as volunteers are still needed!
--
Emily Harrison
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