[bksvol-discuss] Re: If text is too good
- From: "J.M." <inlovewithchrist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 13:55:53 -0700
Hi, Jackie. I commend you for trying, but if there really are that many errors,
it isn't worthwhile, I think. Do you have a copy of the book you're working on?
If not, there's no point in playing the guessing game. You have no way of
knowing, sometimes, if you're right or wrong. Take care.
Julie Morales
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When God puts a tear in your eye, it is because He wants to put a rainbow in
your heart.
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From: Jackie M.
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Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 2:04 AM
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I think I'll take your advice; it takes too much time to make all these
corrections!
- Jackie
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From: Guido Corona
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Jackie, nuke the book.
Guido D. Corona
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IBM Research,
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Hi,
I have a book for validation that has the first (or last) few letters of
each line cut off, so I am trying to guess what should go there. It's
taking me forever!!! So I second the advice to rejoice and be glad if you
get an easily-validateable book.
- Jackie McCraw
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From: "Jana Jackson" <jana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 9:55 AM
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> Hi, Mike! I'm not sure how long you've been on this list, but lately,
> there's been a lot of discussion about improving the quality of
submissions
> to Bookshare. In an effort to do this, many of us are checking our scans
> thoroughly before submitting, which means that most, if not all, of the
> scannos and formatting errors can be caught before we upload them. It
> sounds like you've just been blessed to validate a book that really didn't
> need to be worked on. <Smile> My advice would be to take it for what it
is,
> and don't over-analyze. Also, keep in mind that some of our volunteers
are
> sighted, and they may have tried to correct the formatting before
submitting
> the book. Trust me, this doesn't happen often, at least not at this
point,
> so rejoice and be glad! <Smile>
>
> Jana
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 9:37 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] If text is too good
>
>
> > I'm right now working on validating a book that almost seems too perfect
> > leading me to question whether the submission might be an etext from
> > somewhere else.
> > It's definitely not webb-Braille or another blindness group; but
> > formatting seems perfect and I am not coming up with spelling errors.
> > I certainly don't want to erroneously intimate that something wasn't
> > scanned; so what might be some ways of seeking to verify the
authenticity
> > of a submission without outright questioning the submitter?
> > Or should I just validate the book indicating my concerns in the comment
> > field and let Palo Alto decide for themselves.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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