Hi all,
Seems we have a problem here. May I suggest a couple of solutions?
First, the tech behind the checked-Out-Books and the
My-Checked-Out-Books needs to be revamped. It obviously is not working
up to standard, therefore, I respectfully recommend that its
programming be reexamined, not just fixed, and that the two systems be
made to link together more efficiently. Second, may I suggest, as did
Judy, that keeping one's own calendar on when books are up for renewal
may be a significant deterrent to having books recalled and then
checked out by eager proofers. My third suggestion is that if a
proofer checks out a book and looks in the history, the lack of
comments may indicate that the book has been inadvertently allowed to
expire. Notes indicate deliberate expiration. The lack of notes may
indicate a problem. If a proofer notices a lack of notes, it might be
worth checking with the person who last held the book to be sure it
didn't expire by mistake. Finally, Judy's request that a book be held
for her is an excellent ploy. Folks, we're dealing with tech, an often
dicey activity. We're also dealing with our own humanity when it comes
to remembering to renew books. Let's give each other some slack. If
somebody refuses to give you back your book and is actively proofing,
let it go! Life's too short, besides the whole idea is to get the
blessed book into the system. So if that's happening, well and good.
Don't be afraid to ask that your books be released for you. Folks are
usually pretty good about doing that if they know you've been working
on something.
Bottom line, let's work together to make this whole process run
smoother because we and the rest of the readers are ultimately going to
be the beneficiaries of our work.
Ann P.
Original message:
Dear Judy,
No time like the present to try your ideas. Thank you.
Always with love,
Lissi
From: Judy <mailto:cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2020 8:07 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: The policy should be respected.
I agree with Tomoko, but, on the other hand, in the last few years the Bookshare has never sent me a notice that says my book is expiring.
So it's been up to me to remember to renew my checked out books.
For what it's worth, there are two things I'm doing so that I don't "lose" a book I've been working on.
First, it seems that the "my checked out books" page has changed so that the link that lets you renew a book is always there. That's made it easier to renew a book before it expires.
Second, I've gotten in the habit of asking Bookshare to put a hold for me on a book title after I've checked it out if I think it will take me over 2 weeks to proofread it. That way if I miss renewing it, or the system glitches and won't let me renew, it has a hold for me on it when it gets automatically kicked back to the checkout a book page.
Judy
