Grandma Cindy also does very details descriptions!
Susan
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lori Castner
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 2:50 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: "Disappearing Books"
Even when an illustration shows what has been described in the text, a good
description of that illustration may well add a dimention to the material
through the atmosphere, color and vivid detail of the illustration. A
volunteer who provides such details adds another dimention to the material.
Lissi is one such describer. If a picture contained a vase of flowers, her
description would give not only all the colors,but the shades as well. It
would also give information about the background and any nuances in the
picture.
I am totally blind, but I love picture descriptions as they tell me
something new about the book and about the world.
Lori C.
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From: "Estelnalissi" <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 12:32 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: "Disappearing Books"
> Dear Scott,
>
> One thing that worries me about volunteer prepared books being replaced by
> PQ books is that in some cases volunteers have inserted material to make
> certain books accessible to blind and otherwise reading disabled
> subscribers, particularly in the case where illustrations have been
> described. Sometimes illustrations show pretty much exactly what has been
> conveyed in the text in which case the descriptions are redundant, but in
> other cases, especially in books for younger readers and humorous books,
> the illustrations supplement the text, contributing details and humor a
> blind reader would miss if not for the descriptions.
>
> I hope the addition of PQ books won't be at the expense of blind readers
> who if not for the volunteer prepared books, would miss the richness found
> in the illustrations.
>
> And, have I missed the latest count of how many books are in the general
> Bookshare collection? sixty thousand was the last total I heard. I am so
> curious!
>
> Always with love,
>
> Lissi
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Scott Rains" <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 2:21 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] "Disappearing Books"
>
>
>> Bookshare volunteers,
>>
>> Approximately 6800 Random House books in e-pub format will be flowing
>> through Bookshare's production pipeline over the next several weeks.
>>
>> During that time changes will be limited to 100 books/day. This allows us
>> to test our tools for auto-publishing straight to the collection and
>> diverting low-quality submissions from publishers (yes, they do exist!)
>> to our review and repair processes.
>>
>> I know this can be discouraging especially if you see your submission
>> replaced by something else. It may be comforting to keep in mind the
>> impact your submission has had on members up to the point it was
>> replaced. It is also important to remind ourselves that while publishers
>> can shower us with the thousands of titles that are in their catalog only
>> our volunteers fill our collection with the in-demand, hard-to-find
>> titles that they know appeal to our members.
>>
>> With that in mind I invite volunteers to sign up for the Series Captains
>> Project. Here's the list of series and captains so far. Below is a
>> description of the project:
>>
>> https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Series+Captains+List
>>
>> Scott Rains
>> Benetech Fellow, Bookshare Volunteer Department
>> ________________________________________
>>
>> Volunteers,
>>
>> Several people have asked for gaps to be filled in the series in
>> Bookshare's
>> collection. One way to do that quickly and accurately is to allow a
>> volunteer to take on the role of Series Captain. A Series Captain takes
>> ownership of filling the gaps in a specific series of books.
>>
>> The process looks something like this:
>>
>> Pick a series to oversee.
>> You may recruit sub-captains or a new volunteer as a mentee. All mentees
>> must have successfully completed at least one full book scan before they
>> can join this new campaign.
>> Research the collection to see if there any titles missing in that series
>> and which titles in the collection are of less than excellent quality.
>> Check the Master list to ensure there is no duplication of effort.
>> Scan the book and upload it yourself now or submit the title to our Wish
>> List.
>>
>> This process allows us to systematically improve the quality of our
>> collection. It allows those with a passion for a particular series to
>> have
>> ongoing responsibility for it. We expect Series Captains will also feel a
>> sense of pride in a job well done.
>>
>> There are several series that have traditionally been followed very
>> closely
>> by particular volunteers; we would hope those people would become
>> Captains
>> of those series. We have reached out to a few of those people already. If
>> you are following a series or would like to become a Series Captain,
>> please
>> let Nancy Feldman ( nancy_feldman@xxxxxxxxxxx ) or Scott Rains (
>> scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx ) know!
>>
>> An early version of the Series Captains List is on the wiki here:
>> https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Series+Captains+List
>>
>> If this is not a good format, let us know. It's just the first iteration
>> and
>> can be changed.
>>
>> Thanks always for being a dynamic and momentous force that makes
>> Bookshare
>> the incredible library it is. We couldn't do it without you!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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