[bksvol-discuss] Re: If text is too good

I think I'll take your advice; it takes too much time to make all these 
corrections!

- Jackie

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Guido Corona 
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  Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2004 11:04 AM
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: If text is too good



  Jackie,  nuke the book.   

  Guido D. Corona
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  Hi,

  I have a book for validation that has the first (or last) few letters of
  each line cut off, so I am trying to guess what should go there.  It's
  taking me forever!!! So I second the advice to rejoice and be glad if you
  get an easily-validateable book.

  - Jackie McCraw

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Jana Jackson" <jana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 9:55 AM
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: If text is too good


  > Hi, Mike!  I'm not sure how long you've been on this list, but lately,
  > there's been a lot of discussion about improving the quality of
  submissions
  > to Bookshare.  In an effort to do this, many of us are checking our scans
  > thoroughly before submitting, which means that most, if not all, of the
  > scannos and formatting errors can be caught before we upload them.  It
  > sounds like you've just been blessed to validate a book that really didn't
  > need to be worked on. <Smile>  My advice would be to take it for what it
  is,
  > and don't over-analyze.  Also, keep in mind that some of our volunteers
  are
  > sighted, and they may have tried to correct the formatting before
  submitting
  > the book.  Trust me, this doesn't happen often, at least not at this
  point,
  > so rejoice and be glad! <Smile>
  >
  > Jana
  >
  > ----- Original Message ----- 
  > From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx>
  > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  > Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 9:37 AM
  > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] If text is too good
  >
  >
  > > I'm right now working on validating a book that almost seems too perfect
  > > leading me to question whether the submission might be an etext from
  > > somewhere else.
  > > It's definitely not webb-Braille or another blindness group; but
  > > formatting seems perfect and I am not coming up with spelling errors.
  > > I certainly don't want to erroneously intimate that something wasn't
  > > scanned; so what might be some ways of seeking to verify the
  authenticity
  > > of a submission without outright questioning the submitter?
  > > Or should I just validate the book indicating my concerns in the comment
  > > field and let Palo Alto decide for themselves.
  > >
  > >
  > >
  >
  >
  >

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