Hi, Oh, really, I must have forgotten. I'm sorry. Thank you for reminding me. I'm really really sorry. Jackie On 6/3/12, Sue Stevens <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Jackie, > > You have a few holds for on the checkout list. Did you forget about them? > > Sue S. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ixchel, Jackie > Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 12:46 PM > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A Plan for More Work (was Acdcent Marks) > > Hi, > I would also like to proof for whoever needs it. I like reading > mystery, fantacy, fiction and historical fiction. I like reading a lot > and sometimes I am a little OCD when I proof. :) > Now that summer is coming I will have a lot of time to proof! This > helps me both read and acquire credits so that later I can donate them > since I won't need them for a while. > Jackie > > On 6/3/12, Kim Friedman <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi, Sandi, well I like to proofread fiction with the exception of >> horror. I've read some science fiction, I've done some anthologies >> (three), and I seem to be in a historical fiction or historical mystery >> niche right now. I like mysteries, fantasy, romance, etc. I wouldn't >> mind doing something which makes me laugh. I don't think I'd want to do >> something horribly violent (especially if it's gratuitous). As for >> language, I don't like to use strong language, but if I find strong >> language in a book (you know the words) I will proofread what's there. >> With regard to non-fiction, I can't say I've done much of that, that is, >> textbooks, books with charts and tables, etc. I haven't done poetry or >> cookbooks (this last would be really hard because I wouldn't be able to >> check for accuracy. As for my procedure, if I proofread a book for you, >> you can count on me reading every word and also corresponding with you >> should I have text questions. I don't have your email address but I >> wouldn't mind doing stuff for you if I found it interesting. If you wish >> to judge what I've done, you can find some stuff I have proofread and >> give it a look. Regards, Kim Friedman. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sandi Ryan >> Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2012 10:05 AM >> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A Plan for More Work (was Acdcent Marks) >> >> >> Hi Everyone, >> >> I just saw Lissi's great e-mail on more work for everyone, and here's a >> plan >> I think could work for that: >> >> When I came on board a year ago, I thought I was going to be a proofer. >> I >> mean, I'm blind, and that seemed like the best way for a blind person to >> go. >> However, I immediately met Valerie Maples and Lissi, and they encouraged >> me >> to try scanning. Well, that made sense to me, because I'd been scanning >> >> books for nearly as long as scanners had been accessible. I determined, >> >> since I love scanning, to be one of Bookshare's best scanners, and to >> work >> with proofreaders who actually read the books I scanned and would put >> the >> very best book possible into the collection. >> >> The way I've gotten enough work to keep me busy is to tell Valerie and >> Lissi >> when I'm running short, and to let the list know that I have a library >> card >> from my local library which gives me access to books throughout the >> country. >> Each one costs $1, which I gladly pay for the privilege of scanning it >> into >> the Bookshare collection. I turn in only Excellent scans, so even a new >> >> proofreader should be able to read through the book and make only a few >> changes. I do insist that you read the entire book, though. >> >> The other thing proofreaders and potential proofreaders can do to help >> expand the list are the things Lissi and Valerie have done--research >> books. >> Find those you'd like to proof that aren't in the collection, and let a >> scanner know you're interested. But when you want a book scannd, we >> need to >> know the exact title, exact author's name, ISBN, and publication date. >> That >> saves ever so much research time for us. We'll scan faster if you find >> and >> send us copies of the books--but if you can't--I know many of us are >> working >> with zero budgets--let us get them from ILL or some other means--then >> we're >> working together. I have come up with maybe ten books to scan, but I >> work >> with wonderful proofers who are constantly looking for books for me to >> scan. >> >> Let's all team up and put lots of really good volunteer books in the >> collection. When you see a HOLD, respect it. When you find a book >> you'd >> like, put it on the wish list, or contact someone you know scans and ask >> >> them to scan it and have you proof it. Then you'll have your own holds. >> >> There are plenty of books in the world to be done by volunteers. But >> everyone needs to take an active role in locating, scanning and >> proofreading. Find your niche, and work as hard as you choose. And >> welcome >> aboard to new people. I'm amazed at how wonderful this job still is >> more >> than a year down the road! >> >> Sandi >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Estelnalissi" <airadil@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2012 11:18 PM >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Accent marks >> >> >>> Dear Kim and Booksharian Friends, >>> >>> Kim, Since I'm reading this thread out of order, you may have already >>> had >>> this suggestion. To produce an I umlaut I delete the i, and press the >>> control and shift down together. As I hold them, I type the colon Then >> >>> release all three keys and type i. when you backspace your >> screenreader >>> should say i umlaut. This is with Word 2003. Soon I'll have to make >> the >>> leap to a more updated word, oh dread! >>> >>> Good luck! >>> >>> Many thanks to Sandi, and to those of you who advised her about how to >> >>> get >>> Strawberry Season back for me. Thank you to the volunteer, too, who >>> released it. I've proofed Books one and two in this wonderful trilogy >> and >>> had bought books for Sandi to scan and for me to proof the third book. >> >>> I'll be getting on it tomorrow once I've checked in Mr. Monk on >> Patrol, >>> from a wonderful scan done by Jamie. Just 30 pages to go. >>> >>> Bookshare has the Monk novels and they are laugh out loud funny. I >>> hope >>> many of you will give them a try. They'll brighten your reading >> landscape. >>> Jamie has been consistently faithful seeing that they have been added >> to >>> the collection. She's a marvel of generosity, scanning many books and >>> putting holds on the ones she knows some of us care deeply about. >>> >>> As for Island Wife, The Wind From the Hills and The Strawberry Season, >> >>> by >>> Jessica Sterling, they are fabulous historical romances with deep >>> character study and very concerned with family dynamics set in the >>> Scottish Hebrides near the end of the nineteenth century. They are >>> intelligently written and the type of series you can lose yourself in. >> >>> They are not formulaic, pot boiler, cookie cutter romances. The >> transcend >>> the genre in general. >>> >>> I fear we have a shortage of scanners. It takes much more work >>> tracking >>> down books that aren't in the collection yet, and we all have to be >>> willing to do the work knowing it may be replaced by PQ versions of >> our >>> books, but I love the process of making a proof as error free as I >> can, >>> love the reading of the book as I proof and therefore still feel my >>> efforts were worthwhile even when a book I've worked on is replaced, >>> though occasionally, the volunteer copy has better navigation and >> other >>> perks for Bookshare readers than the PQ books. >>> >>> I've never seen the check out list as short as it is now. Is it >>> because >>> Bookshare is emphasizing textbooks and working harder at training >>> volunteers who can describe graphics? Since we blind readers were so >>> active in helping Bookshare during its start up years, it's sad to see >> our >>> role diminishing. >>> >>> Since I love hunting down books to add, there is no shortage for Evan >>> to >>> scan for me to proof as well as for other generous scanners to scan. >>> >>> If there is interest, I have about 20 books I'll be happy to give to >>> anyone who has the time to scan them in the next month or so. I don't >> want >>> to proof them and don't want them returned. I'd just love to see them >> in >>> the collection and if there are willing scanners, their presence could >> >>> plump up the check out page a little. >>> >>> Let me know if there's an interest and I'll post a list. I sure would >>> like >>> to get them out of this book clogged room. >>> >>> I also have a box of mostly lighthearted books with graphics that I >>> don't >>> feel equal to the task of describing. if There's an interest in those, >> >>> I'll post that list, >>> too. I just don't want to overwhelm anyone with more scanning than >> they >>> have time for, something I've accidentally done before. >>> >>> Keep up the good work, all of you. I remain glad to be in your >>> company. >>> >>> Always with love, >>> >>> Lissi >>> >>> Always with love, >>> >>> Lissi >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "misha" <mishatronics@xxxxxxxxx> >>> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2012 11:07 PM >>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Accent marks >>> >>> >>>> Those sneaky French. According to this web page >>>> >>>> http://french.lovetoknow.com/French_Accent_Marks >>>> >>>> They do have umlauts (though usually called trema when it is used in >>>> French words). I say sneaky because, I always thought naive used an >>>> acute accent, but the table on the web page clearly uses naive as an >>>> example of umlaut accent and it clearly fits the case of pronouncing >> each >>>> vowel separately. I still think in most American books an acute >> accent >>>> is almost always used for naive when it occurs in an English >> sentence. >>>> Now if it's in a French quote, I guess it better be the trema or the >>>> gendarmes will be on the way. >>>> >>>> I can't help much with how to produce it, though. In MS Word under >>>> insert there is a symbols item which brings up a table of all kinds >> of >>>> different characters, but it's hard enough for me to find what I want >> in >>>> there (which is why I don't have any of them is this email), much >> less >>>> how a blind person would. >>>> >>>> Misha >>>> >>>> On 6/2/2012 6:25 PM, Kim Friedman wrote: >>>>> Hi, Cindy I think it's another word for that umlaut-like mark. I >>>>> found >>>>> the word on a site where it was talking about French accent marks >> (they >>>>> do seem to have a lot of them). Regards, Kim. >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> *From:* bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Cindy >>>>> *Sent:* Saturday, June 02, 2012 4:02 PM >>>>> *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: Accent marks >>>>> >>>>> I'm curious. What is traemma? >>>>> (the answer to your question, though, is umlaut.smile >>>>> >>>>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> *From:* Kim Friedman <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>> *To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> *Sent:* Saturday, June 2, 2012 6:16 AM >>>>> *Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: Accent marks >>>>> >>>>> Hi, Ali, what sort of accent mark is alt 0237? Is it that I >>>>> umlaut >>>>> or >>>>> traemma I want? Please write back and let me know. Regards, Kim >>>>> Friedman. >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> <mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> <mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>] On Behalf Of Ali >>>>> Al-hajamy >>>>> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 10:11 PM >>>>> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> <mailto:bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Accent marks >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> If your computer has a number pad, make sure numlock is turned >> on. >>>>> Hold >>>>> down the alt key, and press the following numbers: 0237. >>>>> See also: >>>>> http://usefulshortcuts.com/alt-codes/accents-alt-codes.php >>>>> >>>>> On 02-Jun-12 01:01, Kim Friedman wrote: >>>>> > How does one make the accent mark on the computer for the I in >> the >>>>> > word naive? I know how it's done for literary Braille, but I >>>>> have >>>>> no >>>>> > idea how it's supposed to be printed. I could sure use help >> with >>>>> this. >>>>> >>>>> > Regards, Kim Friedman. >>>>> > >>>>> > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to >>>>> > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> <mailto:bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>> > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To >>>>> get >>>>> a >>>>> > list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in >> the >>>>> > subject line. >>>>> > >>>>> To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to >>>>> bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> <mailto:bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>> put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To >> get >>>>> a list >>>>> of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the >> subject >>>>> line. >>>>> >>>>> To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to >>>>> bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>>> <mailto:bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>> put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. 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