It is certainly Bookshare policy that, if one is proofreading a book, and it
expires and goes back to the Check Out Queue, that anyone else can check it
out, provided that there is no Hold on it of course. I don’t think anyone would
argue that this policy should be changed.
However, if someone was proofreading a book and it expired, and someone else
did check it out, there is no disrespect of any policy to ask the person who
checked out the book to release it, as an act of simple kindness. The person
can choose to release the book or not. If they choose to keep it, that is
perfectly within their rights.
But there is no violation of any policy to ask someone for a favor.
Evan
From: Tomoko Miles (Redacted sender "seisha" for DMARC)
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2020 6:43 PM
To: Bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] The policy should be respected.
If you are a new proofreading volunteer, do you know this? I tell you about one
of Bookshare policy. Since a book you check out for proofreading, the book is
automatically released two weeks later, because your keeping time expires.
Then, somebody can check out this book. Therefore, if you want to keep the
book, you have to renew the book before the expire day comes. This is a
Bookshare policy.
Recently, I had checked out a book; then, someone, a very long time
proofreader, E-mailed me said something like, “I already proofread 80 pages, I
want to continue.” Even though the book was released because of “time expired”.
Surprising!
I think The policy should be respected.
