[bksvol-discuss] Series Captains: Adopt a Series
- From: "Nancy Feldman" <nancy_feldman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 23:06:58 -0600
Dear Bookshare 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 me or Scott know!
You can send your series requests to me at nancy_feldman@xxxxxxxxxxx
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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