[bksvol-discuss] Re: opening a can of worms I expect
- From: Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 21:14:26 -0500
I think that may have been how things started out, but I believe the grant
changed the standard (from what I once read on the Department of Education
website on the Bookshare grant) and language is also a factor now and how the
tool processes books generally reflects that standard. Without a doubt a can
of worms and until it is clarified differently, I leave it how the tool marks
it and add comments in the synopsis and submission comments if I have strong
feelings.
Having said that, I have only proofed one book that was (and I felt correctly)
marked adult content for graphic violent sex/rape, language and violence.
Valerie
On Jun 27, 2010, at 8:19 PM, Shelley L. Rhodes wrote:
> You have definitely opened a can of worms, smile.
>
> My theory is if I bought it in a restricted section of a library or bookstore
> then I am going to mark it adult. If I didn't then it is not marked adult.
>
>
> Shelley L. Rhodes, VRT
> and Ludden Black Labrador Guide Dog
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>
> The ultimate sense of security will be when we come to recognize that we are
> all part of one human race. Our primary allegiance is to the human race and
> not to one particular color or border. -Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General
> of the International Atomic Energy Agency (b. 1942)
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Candice A
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 11:01 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] opening a can of worms I expect
>
> Hello all,
> There has been a discussion on mine and a few other's twitters that got me
> wanting a bit more clarification on this.
>
> In the manual it states that adult content is anything sexually explissit or
> that insites hate. Now the sexually explissit part is quite easy to
> understand, but the second part seems much less clear. It says if we're not
> sure to just leave it marked as adult, but I've been told so many different
> things over the years it's hard to really tell anymore. I know this is
> comparing 2 vastly different programs, but I'll give you the example that
> when I was fifteen my parents thought I was reading racey material so put an
> adult blocker on my account with nls.
> A year later I called them requesting the bible, but because the bible had
> violence and strong language I was not allowed to take it out on lone until I
> was eighteen. I also worked at a library where they always would do a check
> on a book for anyone under eighteen before letting them take the book out
> including myself and I don't know what guidelines they used.
>
> So as for the hate thing does it become if there are race riotts in the book?
> Is it if there is one religion that hates another? Are all books with nazis
> out? I mean I know this can't be the case for educational purposes, but is
> the line drawn at talking about what hate speech and activities are or if
> they happen in the content of the book?
>
>
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