[bksvol-discuss] Re: Concerns About A Book On Step 1
- From: "Jamie Yates, CPhT" <jamieyates@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:24:56 -0700 (PDT)
When I scan a book, I put the sidebar in a place that makes sense, that does
not interrupt the text. As a sighted reader, I can choose to read the sidebar
first, last, whenever I want. But most Bookshare users don't have that option
and I think it would be difficult to skip the sidebar and then go back to it
when you're ready to do it.
BTW, in my experience, it is faster to rescan pages with sidebars and process
them in a logical manner than to try to fix pages with sidebars which have
already been scanned and OCR'd.
Jamie in Michigan
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--- On Wed, 9/17/08, Caitlyn and Nicky <lavendar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Caitlyn and Nicky <lavendar@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Concerns About A Book On Step 1
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 4:42 PM
Which does bring up the question: as sumbitters, how should we handle
sidebars, boxes on pages, etc?
Caitlyn
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jill O'Connell
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 2:51 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Concerns About A Book On Step 1
I am interested in this book as well but without any instruction on how to
handle side bars, I hesitate to get involved. If the submitter is going to
be asked to resubmit the book in RTF, my hope would be that she would be
counseled on how to handle the sidebar issue as I think this is really the
submitter's responsibility. Jill
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From: "Monica Willyard" <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 5:28 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Concerns About A Book On Step 1
> Hi, Mayrie. That may be a good solution. I don't know how the
> submitter would respond since Bookshare does clearly accept books in
> the format she submitted. I don't know her very well but do see her on
> other lists. I don't think she is on this list, and she may not
> understand why this issue is cropping up. I do know that Allison and
> two other Bookshare staff members have Kurzweil, so maybe Pavi or
> Carrie can have them convert the books as they have with other titles
> so the submitter and real validater will both get credit?
>
> I'm torn on this issue because I can't blame people for submitting
> books in kes or ark formats since they are allowed. I also know that
> only a small percentage of our volunteers are on this list. So I don't
> blame the submitter. I even sort of understand Bookshare's reasons for
> accepting so many formats. I'm still frustrated with this situation
> and with Bookshare's policy because in this instance it is
> contributing to the problem rather than solving it. I think what's
> happening in the trenches is the opposite of how Jim envisioned this
> format thing would work. Rather than being all-inclusive, it bogs down
> the system when a proprietary format is used. I don't think the
> Bookshare staff could have known that in 2001 when the policy was
> formed. It's tricky to make policies that require you to see around
> corners when you're trying to balance everyone's needs. That's
why I
> feel torn. I want to take action somehow, to fix something to get the
> book approved. I don't have that ability, and I do want to read this
> book because it's relevant to some health issues I'm facing. I
can't
> ask a sighted volunteer to help with the book if they can't even open
> it.
>
>
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