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1018 HT Amsterdam Holanda ++31(0)33052763 > From: ol-discuss-requ...@archive.org > Subject: Ol-discuss Digest, Vol 96, Issue 2 > To: ol-discuss@archive.org > Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2016 12:00:02 +0000 > > Send Ol-discuss mailing list submissions to > ol-discuss@archive.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > ol-discuss-requ...@archive.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > ol-discuss-ow...@archive.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Ol-discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Is OL/IA scanning new book contributions? (syeda bukhari) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2016 15:57:08 +0500 > From: syeda bukhari <syedabukhari1...@gmail.com> > To: Open Library -- general discussion <ol-discuss@archive.org> > Subject: Re: [ol-discuss] Is OL/IA scanning new book contributions? > Message-ID: > <CAOn9s=kcrnbjfzbcjtymp4hocl+gnsjvof6hbm41uoye-t2...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > may I ask what is the limit to keep a book.... they automatic return it > without notification > > On Sat, Jun 11, 2016 at 4:50 AM, jessamyn c. west <jessa...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > We're also pretty communicative through the official channels which > > are openlibr...@archive.org and the Twitter account, both of which I > > run. > > > > I have some opinions about how the project HAS run but I also know > > that we recently hired someone, Brenton Cheng, who has Open Library as > > their main responsibility and have gotten a commitment (also recent) > > that the project will be maintained (it was touch and go for a while > > and that was not really a public facing debate). This is not touching > > on the scanning issue which is not OL's thing. I'm not sure what the > > original topic here was? > > > > So, things are actually getting fixed, tickets are getting closed and > > staff (i.e. me) are more optimistic. > > > > However that doesn't mean that larger longstanding issues are going to > > magically resolve or that we're all totally clear on what the path > > forward is. We understand we've lost a lot of people's trust and while > > I'm not happy about that, I also think it's totally deserved. There > > has been a marked disconnect between the public face of the project > > (mostly just stats and a website) and the actual reality of an > > understaffed, undersupported project. That requires some cultural > > change to turn around, not just new staff or more funding. > > > > Feel free to contact me directly or through the OL address if there > > are specific things you want to discuss. I agree that the project has > > more potential than it will likely realize, but it's also already > > doing some pretty interesting and unique things that are worth > > attempting to support. Everyone's got to make their own decisions > > about how much they want to be involved. > > > > ________ > > Jessamyn > > > > librarian.net ::: jessamyn.com ::: jessamyn.info ::: box 345, randolph vt > > 05060 > > > > > > On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 6:23 PM, Jon Leech <oddh...@sonic.net> wrote: > > > I did try contacting Alexis through several channels and never > > > received a response. As with almost everything about IA/OL, except for > > > Karen's participation here, that appears to be a black hole. > > > > > > It's very sad. OL could be a wonderful resource, but the project is > > > completely opaque, nonresponsive to actual problems except for Karen, > > > based on an ancient and very cranky UI and a significantly corrupt > > > database, and there seems no prospect of any of that ever changing. I'd > > > be willing to support OL both financially and by trying to contribute > > > coding effort if I thought that there would be any point to doing so - > > > which there isn't as things stand now. > > > > > > Jon > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 01, 2016 at 08:07:19AM -0700, Karen Coyle wrote: > > >> Try ale...@archive.org - that other may have been a deliberate > > misdirection. > > >> ;-) - kc > > >> > > >> On 4/1/16 3:17 AM, Jon Leech wrote: > > >> >On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 07:58:01PM -0700, Karen Coyle wrote: > > >> >>The book scanning operation is separate from Open Library, although > > access > > >> >>to the scanned books ends up in OL. You should probably contact Alexis > > >> >>Rossi, who, I believe, is now managing the scanning and lending > > project. > > >> >>aro...@archive.org, if I am not mistaken. > > >> > > > >> > Thanks, Karen. However, 'aro...@archive.org' is giving 'User > > >> >unknown' errors in response to email, so that's probably not them - any > > >> >chance you know an alternate email for Alexis? > > >> > Jon > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Ol-discuss mailing list - Ol-discuss@archive.org > > > http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-discuss > > > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ol-discuss@archive.org/ > > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to > > ol-discuss-unsubscr...@archive.org > > _______________________________________________ > > Ol-discuss mailing list - Ol-discuss@archive.org > > http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-discuss > > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/ol-discuss@archive.org/ > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to > > ol-discuss-unsubscr...@archive.org > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/private/ol-discuss/attachments/20160612/6de8df3f/attachment.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Ol-discuss mailing list > Ol-discuss@archive.org > http://mail.archive.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ol-discuss > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send email to > ol-discuss-unsubscr...@archive.org > > ------------------------------ > > End of Ol-discuss Digest, Vol 96, Issue 2 > ***************************************** Libre de virus. www.avast.com
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