Hi Judy,
Thank you so much for your help! About the figures, the actual images
aren't in the file, but the captions are still there. I will put brackets
around those like you said, but do I also need to note that the images
themselves were removed with [figure removed]? Everything else I understand
now! I did find the book history page, so I will contact the scanner about
the scrambled text.
I have been following the instructions on the volunteer manual, but I would
really appreciate your version! Having everything in one place would
definitely make it easier!
Thanks again for your help and your warm welcome!
On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 11:01 PM, Judy s. <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
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.
