[bksvol-discuss] Re: Page numbers and headers/footers
- From: "Deborah Kent Stein" <dkent5817@xxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 18:25:24 -0500
Hi, Mike,
Actually, I'm not a big fan of committees, and the thought of creating one
raises its own set of concerns, as you wisely point out. I'm working from
the premise that the Bookshare staff is enormously busy and can't be
expected to monitor the volunteer list very closely, with its stream of
chattter about everything from the logistics of scanning software to the
inadequacies of our public libraries. Wouldn't it be more effective if we
could present the staff with a few serious concerns and suggestions
periodically, in a forum where we know we will have their full attention and
can get clear answers?
As to the stripper, we've made it clear that most of us dislike it intensely
and feel it does far more harm than good. Until a better program is
developed, why can't Bookshare stop using the current one? I STILL feel
that they're not listening, and it's profoundly frustrating.
Debbie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 5:29 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Page numbers and headers/footers
> Debbie
>
> In addition to Peter, particularly when a volunteer co-ordinator is in
> place, this list gives Benetech plenty of input from the users and
> volunteers of the service.
> While I realize you are a fan of formal comittees, I, as a user, much
> prefer the current form of input as it is both direct and doesn't add
> another layer of bureaucracy.
> If Benetech itself were bureaucratic with hundreds of execs and the like,
> it might make sense.
> And, if there is a committee, why is that committee going to represent a
> good cross section of views as committees tend either to reflect the views
> of the reps themselves or their parent organizations rather than the
> everyday users and volunteers.
> Benetech and BookShare's major problem these days is a lack of staff to
> implement its activities which is a result of the real world difficulty of
> procuring sizable donations and grants.
>
> As can be seen by this discussion of the stripper, there truly isn't much
> of a consensus as to what users prefer; so a committee, if it truly
> represented users, would have the same result.
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> About all we know is that folks don't particularly like the stripper (they
> seem to agree about that); and as there is no consensus, perhaps the
> optimum solution, if technologically possible, is to allow users the
> ability to control stripping.
> And one doesn't need a committee to figure that out nor there infrequent
> meetings to formalize things which might slow down things even more.
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