[bksvol-discuss] Soon to scan, was Re: Re: Courtesy
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- Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:10:33 EDT
That reminds me. I have a book on hand that I intend to scan, but had not
reported it yet. It is "U.S. Hands Off the Mideast: Cuba Speaks Out at the
U.N." by Fidel Castro and Ricardo Alarcon. I checked all the lists for it and
by my request Carrie checked the books the outsourcers are doing before I
ordered it. It was not on any of those lists at that time, but I have not
checked since. I have not started it yet because I was proofreading one while I
waited for it and I want to finish that before I start.
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nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot." Vladimir Lenin
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I might add that if people don't check the list of books being scanned, as
well as the collection and the books in process, then my time, and
Elizabeth's
now,, in organizing it,is being wasted. The whole point of my starting to
keep such a list is so that people will look to see if a book they want to
scan
is already being scanned by someone else, or if someone else plans to
scan it and maybe has already bought it or started It. I post the
books-being-scanned
list on the volunteer email list every night, and I send it to Pavi every
night and she posts it on the site, so there is no excuse for anyone to
duplicate
anyone else's work.
Cindy
Wish List (i.e., books wanted added to the collection) and
books-being-scanned list available at sites below
Wish List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Bookshare+Wish+List
Books Being Scanned List:
https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Books+Being+Scanned+List
--- On Tue, 8/25/09, Christina <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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From: Christina <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Courtesy
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 7:02 PM
Hi. I agree with Elizabeth's message. (Sadly it's on my other computer
so I can't quote it here.)
I would deeply appreciate it if the outsourcers and all volunteers would
check the books-being-scanned list before processing a book. I just had
another
book, which is being edited, put into the collection by another submitter
and proofer team.
If someone wants to scan a book that the list says I'll be doing, I
honestly don't mind. It just means I'll go onto the next book. What really
frustrates
me is when book after book that I've already scanned gets added to the
collection by someone else. I understand mistakes happen but when I spend hours
of my time working on books, only to have someone else beat me to it.... I
get very annoyed and discouraged.
I'm still happy volunteering for Bookshare and I don't intend to quit; I
just hate having my time and efforts completely wasted.
Christina
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