[bksvol-discuss] Re: A Temporary Solution
- From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 20:59:12 -0600
Actually, if after they add the missing pages, they reject it as an incomplete
book, no one gets credit for the partial posting.
I do agree, though, that it is only good as a stop gap measure, and I would
prefer they be allowed to email a few pages when needed.
Valerie
On Mar 3, 2010, at 10:44 AM, siss52 wrote:
> Hi Monica,
>
> Well, another point which you have not considered is that the system would
> give the volunteer credit for those missing pages, credit of $2.50. I know
> it could be programmed so this would not happen, but it seems like a "big
> fix" for a small problem, if we are allowed to keep on doing as we have been
> doing.
>
> Sue S.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Monica Willyard
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 4:28 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] A Temporary Solution
>
> Hi everyone. I've been thinking about Julie Carpenter's post all night. It
> has really bothered me because while she is correct about copyright law,
> Bookshare's existing tools and their words seem so out of touch with what we
> need to do to get books proofread. I think I have a temporary solution, the
> equivalent of a band-aid. It should satisfy Bookshare. Will it work for us
> volunteers too? You'll need to decide if it's worth doing.
>
> Under the new site where we do things now, the submitter cannot download her
> book to do anything to it once it's in the proofreading queue. She can't
> replaced garbled or missing pages, even if it would take just a minute or
> two. Nor can a third volunteer supply missing pages for a proofreader using
> the Bookshare site itself. That's why missing pages are usually emailed. How
> would it be if the submitter rescanned the missing content and submitted it
> as if it were a book, putting a hold for the proofreader in the title. It
> could be titled something like "Hold for Monica Missing Pages." I would know
> to get that file and insert its contents into the book I'm working on. Then
> I'd reject the submitted file that contains only the missing pages.
>
> The big downside here is that the proofreader must have an open slot on
> his/her queue to be able to download the file of missing pages. So it would
> take some deliberate planning, and people would need to really respect the
> holds on files so that someone's missing pages don't just disappear.
>
> This might make a little extra work for the staff, but we'd be following
> Bookshare's policies. It would definitely make more work for us, and that's
> why I say it's a temporary solution. It's a band-aid, not a permanent answer.
> We would need to advocate for the Bookshare developers to fix the site to let
> the submitter or another volunteer add missing content legally without
> creating a fake book. It can be done if the staff is willing to make it
> happen. The technology exists, so it's not like asking Bookshare to build a
> new site. They'd just need to change a module of code, not the entire
> framework.
>
> How do you feel about this solution? Is it worth a try?
>
> Monica Willyard
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