[bksvol-discuss] On Ellipses - Item #2 from New Resources for Volunteers

  • From: Scott Rains <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:16:55 -0700

Bookshare has established style guidance to assist proofreaders assure Braille 
readability of certain text elements. One example would be ellipses, "Treat 
them as you would any word. Add a space before and after but not within." 

In cases where guidance has not been provided our standard for authoritative 
decisions on correct Braille is the INSTRUCTION MANUAL FOR BRAILLE 
TRANSCRIBING, Fifth Edition, by Constance Risjord, et al of the National 
Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. This manual will 
remain our reference until the DAISY Consortium establishes its guidance on 
Braille-sensitive conversion of print to digital rendering at which time DAISY 
practice will become our standard.


Scott Rains
Benetech Fellow, Bookshare Volunteer Department
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From: Scott Rains
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 8:52 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: New Resources for Volunteers - A Mini-Celebration of the ADA's 
Anniversary

Bookshare Volunteers,

To help us stay in focus during the Manual review I have saved up a few 
announcements:

1) An updated list of Bookshare's publisher partners will be posted to the list 
and on the wiki by EoD this Friday (Thank you, Carrie!)
2) Bookshare style guidance on recurring format issues affecting Braille will 
be clarified by EoD one week from this Friday (Thank you, Judy!)
3) A sneak preview of responses to some of the navigation issues you have 
identified in the manual will be included in an update focused on Chapter 3 
content by EoD this Friday. (Thank you. Rick!)
4) Language clarifying a more liberal Bookshare policy on volunteers sharing 
digital content has been submitted for official approval as policy and is 
expected shortly. (Thank you Powers-That-Be!)
5) Marketing meets this week to decide on your request that the books featured 
for the ADA anniversary also be made available to you off Facebook. (Thank you, 
Cherie!)
6) A summary of responses from the past 11 days review of the online Scanning 
and Proofreading manual will be shared with all of you, Collection Development, 
and Engineering by EoD one week from this Friday. (Thank you volunteers for 
providing the content!)
7) Several new articles have been received or are being written that will 
become part of a new welcome document to help train beginning volunteers. You 
will get previews over the next several weeks starting with "How to Read a Book 
Like a Librarian" by Bookshare's Librarian Amy McNeely (Thank you. Amy!)
8) Strategic planning to clarify and expand the role of the Volunteer 
Department is underway spearheaded by Pavi Mehta. A report will follow 
completion of the process estimated to be 66 -8 weeks. (Thank you, Pavi)
9) Posting will resume today of the Bookshare Volunteer bios received during 
the manual review. (You are welcome to send yours to me at scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx)

BTW for those new to this list:

The Bookshare Volunteer Discussion List is a  forum for discussion of issues 
related to scanning and proofreading books for submission to Bookshare. It is 
monitored but not moderated by Bookshare staff. Thus volunteer voice has 
priority here on non-policy issues. Senior volunteers, many with hundreds of 
hours of direct experience, offer their hard-earned advice and wisdom 
generously. Out of respect for the commitment and focus of all strive to keep 
posts short, to the point, civil, and practical.


Scott Rains
Benetech Fellow, Bookshare Volunteer Department
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