[bksvol-discuss] Re: If text is too good
- From: "Jana Jackson" <jana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 11:55:40 -0500
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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