[bksvol-discuss] Re: e: book synopses and volunteer poll
- From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 1 May 2010 17:20:51 -0500
You can send Carrie a synopsis, I think. You don't get credit, I am pretty
sure, but they like having better synopses available.
Valerie
On May 1, 2010, at 3:37 PM, Nicholas Hassitt wrote:
> I too have noticed that some of the synopses don't properly explicate a
> book's contents. I've often wanted to fix them but the bookshare
> proofreading guidelines state that if they're already there they should be
> permitted to stand as is. Is this the case or can I replace them?
>
>
>
> On 5/1/2010 1:30 PM, Nancy Martin wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> Yes, I've noticed some synopses aren't very informative. If members don't
>> know what a book is about, they won't want to read them. I think I'd need to
>> read the entire book to write a good synopsis. Spot reading goes against my
>> "be thorough" mentality. But that's just me.
>>
>> I filled out the survey and made whatever suggestions I thought would help.
>>
>> be blessed,
>> Nancy Martin
>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Estelnalissi" <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Date sent: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:42:55 -0400
>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] book synopses and volunteer poll
>>
>>> Dear Jill and Booksharian Friends,
>>
>>> Jill, I agree with your observation that synopses are sadly
>> neglected,
>>> underwritten and uninformative. In the survey I suggested that
>> another task
>>> volunteers could take on to assist Bookshare is to replace
>> inadequate
>>> synopses with thoughtfully written ones. This includes short
>> synopses which
>>> consist of the first 50 words of the dust jacket information
>> which often
>>> don't give an overall summation of the book and even cut off in
>> midsentence.
>>> The volunteer might not need to read the entire book, but should
>> spot read
>>> and do enough research to write from knowledge, not copying
>> Amazon or other
>>> reviews which isn't allowed anyway.
>>
>>> I made several other suggestions and raved about the many things
>> I love
>>> about Bookshare, too.
>>
>>> It was disappointing to hear that fewer than ten per cent of
>> volunteers on
>>> this list filled out the survey. The problems I had with it,
>> which were just
>>> like those Lori Castner noticed, have been corrected. With
>> Windows XP and
>>> JAWS 10, the survey was easy to read and fill out.
>>
>>> A few months ago I missed a survey because I procrastinated. I've
>> been
>>> kicking myself ever since. Now there's a new survey and I hopped
>> to it to
>>> make my experiences and ideas known. I hope more of you will take
>> this
>>> opportunity to communicate your impressions of what works and
>> isn't working
>>> so well from your perspective as volunteers. This is our chance
>> to talk to
>>> the staff. I'm so glad they are asking and are listening. Let's
>> not waste
>>> this chance.
>>
>>> Always with love,
>>
>>> Lissi
>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Jill O'Connell" <jillocon@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 1:48 AM
>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Currently scanning
>>
>>
>>>> Has anyone seen Charms for the Easy Life by Kaye Gibbons in the
>>>> collection? I entered this in the search box the other day and
>> it took me
>>>> to other books by this author but not the one I had sought. I
>> read this
>>>> book in braille a few years ago but may have obtained it from
>> Web Braille.
>>>> While I am on this subject, I think most of the comments that
>> are showing
>>>> up about the books are abysmal. They are obviously pieced from
>> original
>>>> synopses or something, often including an advertising about the
>> book or
>>>> author, marginally helpful in my opinion.
>>
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