Hi Dasha, Yes, the things that you describe are common. It just takes some time for new volunteers to create working relationships with other volunteers. Just keep checking the checkout page and something will show up, I'm sure. You do have software to use to proofread, such as Microsoft Word, right? That's crucial. Mayrie -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dasha Radford Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2012 9:17 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Request. That's interesting. I've noticed several on the check out list that I would have taken except for the fact that they were held for other people. And I also noticed that there were sometimes upwards of five or six held for one person. Is this normal? Sent from my iPhone On Jun 3, 2012, at 12:06 AM, "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Dasha, > > The holds ought to be put on books before they hit the checkout page. > Though staff can change this if necessary, it's best if the submitter > does it with your prior agreement. That way, you know that a book is > available for you and it won't languish waiting for you to know about it. > > Mayrie > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dasha > Radford > Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2012 7:57 PM > To: Bookshare Volunteers > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Request. > > Could someone do me a favor? If anything in the historical fiction or > fantasy genres pops up in the ready to be checked out list would > someone put hold on a couple of those for me? > Thanks, > TR > > Sent from my iPhone 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. > 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.