[bksvol-discuss] Re: levels of navigation .... in new books in Bookshare
- From: "Sue Stevens" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 14:23:20 -0500
My understanding is that they can withdraw PQ books, or ask the publisher to
withdraw them, but they can't fix them.
Sue S.
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From: Susan Lumpkin
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2014 3:40 PM
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No, I don't believe they are able to fix PQ books!
Susan
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Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2014 11:32 AM
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Are they able to fix publisher submitted books though? I remember reporting
a quality issue for one and I was told they couldn't. But maybe it was
because it was because of a different problem.
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From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples1@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Tue, Sep 2, 2014 2:24 pm
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: levels of navigation .... in new books in
Bookshare
Rik;
Any book missing chapter navigation I would write a book quality report.
They can’t fix what they don’t know is broken...
HTH!
Valerie
On Sep 2, 2014, at 10:37 AM, ohio1803@xxxxx wrote:
Thanks everyone for this discussion.
I’ll just take my chances, and try to scan a book that seems less than
likely to be made available from publishers, is sort of my take.
Pretty amazing numbers, as to the new additions to Bookshare.
I have been finding lots to read among them, that is for sure.
I do have one question.
I wonder if anyone else notices this.
That the navigation on many of these new books may not have the headings.
In Daisy, we have 3 levels of navigation in addition to page navigation.
My experience is that many new books only have page navigation.
If in any of the levels 1, 2 or 3 levels of navigation, if you hit the
command to go to the next navigation heading you just hear “end of book” and
poof you are done.
Meaning pretty much to navigate by page or by percent.
That is fine.
But I really like books best when I can do like any other sighted reader who
wants to go by chapter or sub-heading, as well as by pages.
I know we can do the feedback on any given book, and I will try to do that.
But this comment is just for a general comment on the matter.
Just my 2 cents.
I don’t know what all is involved in the process.
But if anything can be done to make those new books have the levels of
navigation described above, I vote YES!
Thanks!
Rik James
From: Madeleine Linares
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2014 9:22 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: my book scan in process, question
Hi all,
Roger makes an excellent point. Additionally, we on staff never know which
books publishers will give us or when we’ll get them. We’re as surprised as
everyone else!
Best,
Madeleine
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@f
reelists.org] On Behalf Of Roger Loran Bailey
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2014 4:48 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: my book scan in process, question
Cindy, I don't think you had better expect that anyone will let you know
what has come in from the publishers. I just now checked the newly added
books list and in the last twenty-four hours 3,415 books have been added.
That kind of shows you how useful a books being scanned list will be now,
but if it is actually no extra trouble for you then go ahead.
On 8/28/2014 9:05 PM, Cindy Rosenthal wrote:
Then I shall revive the list I used to keep. and will post it to the
volunteer list; it won't be perfect; if no-one at bookshare posts or lets me
know privately what's come in from the publishers or what bookshare is
scanning (are N.Y. Times best-sellers being added automatically? but it
might help a little; I check my email several times a day and if there's
mail from the list and scanners post to it I'll see that; I note what
books are being scanned and by whom. If, as has happened in the past when I
kept such a list, the scanner doesn't want me to post her/his name I'll omit
that and just post what book is being scanned. Then if someone wants to
proof it I'll contact the scanner off list if it's someone whose email addie
I already have; otherwise, the would-be proofer can post on the list that
he/she would like to proof such-and-such a book. Nothing is more frustrating
than working on a book and then find out it's been already scanned or
proofed (nay more than frustrati
ng ... anger-producing; this will take very little time on my part; it won't
take time away from my proofing smile'
Cindy
On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 4:25 PM, Madeleine Linares
<Madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Cindy and everyone,
We no longer keep a current “being scanned list” because of the volume of
student requests that we get and publisher books that are added.
While we love the idea of it, we unfortunately don’t have the bandwidth to
keep a list like that current. It would actually change every few minutes
and would need to be manually updated, so I’m sure you can imagine how
difficult that would be!
I do encourage volunteers to post to this list when they’re about to scan a
book, in case it can prevent duplicate scanning. However, keep in mind that
many volunteers do not join this list or may not see the post in time.
Still, I don’t think it can hurt to post what you’re going to scan.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Best,
Madeleine Linares
Volunteer Coordinator
Bookshare, a Benetech Initiative
650-644-3459
volunteer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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reelists.org] On Behalf Of Cindy Rosenthal
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 12:08 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: my book scan in process, question
Is this something I should revive, do you think? Originally I kept the
list; I took the info from the the volunteer list and/or people wrote to me
what they were scanning. Do you think it would be useful to have such a list
so people would know what's being scanned and by whom so they could contact
the scanner and ask to proof the book (and not waste time scanning somethng
that someone else is scanning?
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 6:32 PM, Roger Loran Bailey
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The books being scanned list has been discontinued.
On 8/27/2014 4:02 PM, ohio1803@xxxxx wrote:
Hi there, Bookshare friends & volunteers!
I am a few chapters into scanning a new book I purchased after it was
recommended by a singer-songwriter I had just interviewed for my radio show.
The book is:
A Six String History of America
by Jay M. Pilzer
published in 2014
It is a history of the guitar in America. Written by a history
professor who also happens to be a guitar aficionado.
And if you know any musicians who are blind, you know we kind of get
obsessed about the instruments we like to try and play!
HYPERLINK:
A Six String History of America by Jay M. Pilzer (amazon link)
or
URL:
http://www.amazon.com/A-Six-String-History-America/dp/1939995035
I have scanned and had numerous book submissions accepted into our
collection over the years.
But of late, things have gotten to where a few submissions have come in
just around when they are being entered in by the Staff from the
Publishers.
And this was even after I had dutifully checked the "in process" list
on the website.
I don't care about that too much.
I enjoyed the scanning and the reading, which is what I mostly do is
scan what I wish to read and figuring it adds to my enjoyment, the
pleasure of sharing it with other eligible Bookshare members.
But I thought this time I would try and check earlier, prior to getting
all that close to being ready to submit.
And I was trying to find the Books Being Scanned List.
The page to which I was directed is dated November, 2013.
Maybe I somehow got lost in my own navigation. Stranger things have
happened to me!
So, there you go.
My Scan of a new book in Process. And my report of what I found in the
Bookshare Books Being Scanned page.
Thanks, all.
Oh, if someone emails me directly, and wishes to Proofread this book,
send me an email or reply to the Discussion.
Rik (Richard) James
Rik James
716 N. Montana Ave., Bozeman, MT 59715
(406) 586-4123 – d28rik@xxxxxxx or d28backroads@xxxxx
www.bozemanfolklore.org/concerts.html
"Americana Backroads" (Saturdays, 12-3 p.m. - KGLT-FM - www.kglt.net)
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