[bksvol-discuss] Re: new volunteer proofer has questions I can't answer
- From: "Kim Friedman" <kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 03:46:30 -0700
Hi, Cindy, I can tell you what happened to me. On the Bookshare site there
is a link one can enter which tells us how to volunteer. There is a form to
fill out and we have to agree to the conditions for volunteering. After that
the volunteer coordinator put a link near my taskbar called Volunteer Home.
Once I had this link, I could enter, read manuals, read newsletters (which
haven't changed as far as I know because the newsletter was written when
Bookshare became live. Then one can look at links for submission of books,
checking out a book for proofreading, books in process, checking in a book,
etc. I hope this answers the questions of the person you were trying to help
out. Best regards, Kim.
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From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 9:34 PM
To: Janet Clark
Cc: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: new volunteer proofer has questions I can't
answer
Unfortunately, Janet, I can't answer those questions, so I sent a copy of
your note to the volunteer email list, where there are scanners who use KEs
and other things.
There is a manual that has been prepared by volunteers and staff that can be
found on the bookshare site. I think it's easy to read and to look up
specific questions about proofing ; the people on the volunteer email list
are always happy to answer questions. I am, too, if I can, but I only proof,
for the most part, and since I am sighted, I don't know much about the
various machines that are used by the members.
I'm happy to forward any questions you have to the list, but if you are
registered as a volunteer you cana sign up for the bks-vol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
list I'm not sure how, but I hink there's a place on the volunteer home
page. smile
Cindy
Wish List (i.e., books wanted added to the collection) and
books-being-scanned list available at sites below
Wish List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Bookshare+Wish+List
Books Being Scanned List:
https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Books+Being+Scanned+List
--- On Thu, 3/25/10, Janet Clark <clarkjph@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Janet Clark <clarkjph@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: new volunteer proofer would like to proof
To: "'Cindy'" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010, 9:07 AM
Cindy:
Thanks so much for contacting the scanners about these books. I greatly
appreciate it.
Since I am still fairly new and have been proofing for only a few months, I
am still unsure about how the whole process works especially with scanning.
I was wondering if you might be able to clarify a couple of points for me.
Sorry for my ignorance, but I was wondering if sometimes, when I don't have
a physical copy of the book to help with proofing questions, whether or not
some of the .kes files some of the scanners have might help answer some of
the proofing questions? Are some of the files first scanned as .kes files
and then converted? Does the software reading .kes files actually keep a
copy of the scan intact? In a few cases of books I have seen it appears
that the conversion software, possibly from .kes to .rtf that gets loaded
to the checkout list, not the scanning, introduced some "mixing up" of text
or pages such as dropping page numbers and then putting 2-3 page numbers on
one page. Or even sometimes part or an entire paragraph have been moved and
inserted into the middle of the next page.
If the .kes files would help in certain cases, is there somewhere to
download the software reading .kes files for free?
Or are the files normally scanned in other formats such as pdf or html and
then converted to rtf which normally is what I see for proofing? So is it
the pdf or html file I would need to look at if the errors are being
introduced by the conversion process (which from the few times I have seen
it appears to be the case)?
Sorry for all the questions, I am just trying to figure out how things work
so that I can do a better job proofing as I cannot always obtain a copy of
the physical book.
Janet C
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