[bksvol-discuss] Re: question about indicating notes in text
- From: "Chanelle Allen" <chanellem.allen@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 06:49:21 -0500
Hi Mayrie,
What you said makes perfect sense. Now I will know for the future. It is odd
that only one note has occurred in the 100 pages or so that I have proofread.
Thanks again for your help and clear explanations.
Chanelle
From: Mayrie ReNae
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 5:58 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: question about indicating notes in text
Hi Chanelle,
The asterisk is the indicator of the note. If it is the only note on the
page,having just an asterisk there is very common and you need that asterisk.
Please put a space between the text to which it refers and the asterisk.
The text of the note (it's citation) belongs where you found it, at the bottom
of the page, as notes are traditionally placed. Surrounding the entire note in
brackets [] is perfect.
Did that make sense?
If I have been unclear, please let me know and I'll try again.
Thanks for your attention to detail!
Mayrie
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chanelle Allen
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 2:13 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] question about indicating notes in text
Dear Volunteer list,
I was proofreading a book when I discovered that there was a line of text
followed by two blank lines and then another line of text which did not seem to
belong to the previous sentence. A page break followed the text. I realized
that the last text I saw was a note. Oddly, it began with a quote whereas its
reference further up on the page had a * at the end of a word. After finding
the sentence to which the note referred, I placed the note after it so that the
page flow would not be disrupted. A blank line was inserted before and after
the note. I also replaced the quote with a star. Was the * meant to be some
type of superscript that was not scanned correctly? Remembering the recent
discussion on the list and reading the directions regarding footnotes in the
scanning and proofreading manual, I did not put begin note and end note in
brackets. Was this correct? Or do I need to put the whole text of the note,
which is bolded, in brackets?
I am sorry for asking so many questions, and I hope that what I have written
makes sense.
Chanelle
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