[bksvol-discuss] Re: Validating Books
- From: Mike Pietruk <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 17:18:50 -0400 (EDT)
Ok, as a lot of folks have asked for them, here are the ones I have saved
as posted by Jesse Fahenstock back in Aug of 2004.
The only addition to the list, as of April 1, is that the book must have
page breaks. Note the phrasing "must have page breaks" which doesn't tell
you that they must have all of them, but they must have some.
So here is Jesse's msg to the group:
Hi everyone -- I have recently received many emails from volunteers confused
about whether they must reject a book or not. I think the higher standards
maintained by many members in this group have confused people. Therefore, I
will restate, as I did on Monday, what a book must have to be accepted:
1. The book is not already on Bookshare.org, or if it is, that it is being
submitted as a superior replacement or transcribed Braille copy.
2. The book is not an eBook acquired under proprietary agreement (e.g. a
commercial eBook, a book from WebBraille, etc.)
3. The copyright name and date are included.
4. The title and author are included somewhere in the book.
5. The book is not missing multiple pages of core content (core content does
not include tables of contents, indeces, picture pages, or other front or back
matter and the like).
6. The book is readable.
If a book meets all of these requirements, you may absolutely accept the book.
Indeed, I encourage it. If the book is missing page numbers, or has running
headers, or the table of contents is jumbled, or the title page is missing (but
the above info is still available), those are not bases for rejecting the book.
I predict that many volunteers will post follow-up messages regarding other
things that they do, and think that you should do, before approving a book.
That is because we have the most dedicated volunteers in the world, and they go
above and beyond the call of duty. But even they know that while they may do
additional work to improve a book that meets the above six requirements, they
should not reject a book that meets them all. So whatever the follow-up
messages say, remember that this message is the bottom line!
I hope that clears it up for everyone!
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Jesse Fahnestock
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