Hi Becca,
Has anyone written back to help you with your questions?
If not, here are some thoughts on how to handle what you asked about. smile
1. how to format numbers that refer to a list of notes at the end of a
chapter. Put a space between the period and the number. Don't add
parentheses or brackets or anything else to the numbers. Making the
"notes" heading a size 14 and bold is a good idea. The list itself
doesn't need any special formatting.
2. for figures that were in the original book:
a. leave any references within the text, like (see figure 1), as they are.
b. When you have a figure or an image with a caption, put the caption
inside of square brackets and add the word image or figure right after
the left square bracket, followed by a colon, and then the caption, as
follows:
[Figure 1: figure caption]
If the image or figure doesn't have a caption you can replace it with
the following [image removed] or [figure removed]
3. With the mixed up text, yes, contact the scanner. You'll be able to
find their email on the 'book history' page. If you need help finding
the book history page, just ask here for instructions on how to get to it.
Have you read the volunteer manual? If it would help, I'd be glad to
send you a version of it that I made that puts the entire manual into an
rtf file. That makes it easier to search and read, at least for me! smile.
And welcome to proofreading. It can definitely feel overwhelming at
first, but nibble away at it and it'll get better. Everyone who
volunteers in scanning and proofreading was a beginner once, so don't
feel alone! And please don't hesitate to ask questions here as you need
help--all of us do at one time or another.
Judy s.
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On 4/29/2015 2:17 PM, Becca K wrote:
Hello everyone,
I'm new to proofreading for Bookshare, and I'm unsure how to handle some things in the first book I'm proofreading. I'd really appreciate any advice!
The first thing I'm unsure about is how to format numbers that refer to a list of notes at the end of a chapter. As they are right now, they're just like this.1 They're right after the periods with no spaces or special formatting. Do I need to put those numbers in parentheses or superscript? If I should put them in parentheses, should I also add a space between them and the period? Also, should the heading that says “notes” be formatted to 14 points and bold? Besides that, does the list itself need any special formatting?
The second thing I'm unsure about is how to deal with the text that refers to figures that were in the original book. For example, what should I do with the parts in parentheses that say, “See figure 1,” and the text that would go underneath the image that says something like, “Figure 1: a brief description and credit for the image”? Do I leave those as they are? Do I need to add in [figure removed] before those descriptions?
There's also a part in this book where the text is a bit mixed up, as if maybe it was split between two columns in the actual book and then combined together incorrectly when the book was scanned and digitized. For this problem, I'm guessing I need to email the person who submitted the file and ask what the original text said on that page?
Those are all the questions I have right now. I'm a bit overwhelmed since I'm new to this. Huge thanks in advance to anyone who can help me out!
Rebecca K.
