Hi all,
Yes, you can proof BSO's you just have to remember to keep BSO in the
title so that staff knows it's not a duplicate but a BSO.
Ann P.
Original message:
so the books have to berescanned? they can't be put as is on the checkout list so someone like me can proof them?I thought I'd done that for some books years ago
On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 9:14 PM, misha <mishatronics@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:mishatronics@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
This is what I know about BSOs.
Anyone can produce one. You can use the advanced search to find all the good or fair books still in the catalog and pick one to rescan. Or when you download a book and are frustrated with the quality even if it is listed as excellent (especially if it was originally submitted more than 10 years ago). Then, of course, you have to find a physical copy of the book. Local libraries are great. I also use a website called Paperbackswap.com for inexpensive copies of books.
Then when you submit the book, put BSO at the front of the title. As part of the comments at the end of the submission process it is a good idea (but not required) that you put something about why you put the book in as a BSO.
That's all there is to it as far as I know (and I have put in several of them).
Misha
On 7/5/2017 9:06 PM, Aidee Campa wrote:
Hello All:
This is Aidee, one of the proofreaders.
I have a hopefully quick question. I have proofed a book that was a BSO before, but that was a while ago. How do books tagged as BSO work, exactly? I know what the letters stand for—better scan of—but I’m not sure who decides to submit a better scan of a book, or how to request this. I appreciate any and all help with my possibly silly question.
Thank you.
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