As sighted proofreader I appreciate your questions and all the responses;
Bookshare books have to be *exactly* like the print book; that means that
when I['m proofing I have to have a print copy at hand with which
compare the scan; either I get a copy from the library or ask the scanner
to mail me his/her print t book which I return by mail when I've finished
proofing; it is tedious and sometimes involves moving my head back and
forth between the scan on the screen and the print book to my left which
gives me head aches; however it's worth it, both to get perfect books
into the collection and to be introduced to books I'd never otherwise
know about; smile Cindy aka Grandma Cindy
Happy New Year everyone; may it be a healthy (hope you all got your
flu shots) and happy one and for those of you are are still gainfully
employed working, may it be a profitable one smile
On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 12:06 PM Judy <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Don,
The more you do to your scan to make it meet the Bookshare standards found
in the proofreading manual, the more likely it is that your book will get
proofread.
I don't view the proofreading manual as laying out what the proofreader is
supposed to do to the book. Instead, it's what the proofreader needs to
verify that the book has, and fix if it hasn't been done, if that
distinction makes a difference. If the scanner hasn't done those things,
the proofreader makes sure they get done.
Most of the volunteers who scan books for Bookshare are blind. You'll find
a wealth of knowledge from them here on the discussion list if, for
example, you need help with settings with your particular software to
improve scans. I'm sighted, but I've learned how to get great quality scans
from the blind volunteers here who tackle tricky books to scan I would
never even dream of trying to get to scan! smile.
Judy s.
On December 31, 2019 8:58:51 AM CST, Don Elbourne <don@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
As a new volunteer, I have a few questions regarding how much is
expected by a person who scans the book vs the proofreader.
Since I am visually impaired, scanning is the easy part,. Proofreading
is much more dificult. I can do it, but its just much more tedious.
1. For example, as a scanner, should I remove all the page headers, or
is this something that is acceptable to pass along to the proofreader?
2. Do I, as the scanner, need to change the chapter title font size?
3. Every so often my OCR randomly breaks a paragraph. Should I take the
time to repair that before submitting the scan?
4. I use Openbook 9 and for some reason it sometimes randomly places a
paragraph, or an entire page, in bold font when I save as RTF. Is that
something I need to correct, or should I just allow the proofreader to
fix that?
5. And lastly, every so often there is a pretty mangled line or two. I
assume I do need to correct those, since the proofreader does not have
the "exact view" image available to them. Is this correct? How does that
work?
I apologize for so many questions, but I want to be as helpful as possible.
