[bksvol-discuss] Re: One Last Question

  • From: "Jenny Wood" <mellow.yellow@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 21:01:57 -0500

Thank you all for your help...  This gives me a great place to start!

Jenny



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 11:56 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: One Last Question


> And then, on the other hand, sometimes the stripper does too much
> including removing page numbers and chapter titles or number indicators.
> Hence, this is a fine line where you can do too little or too much.
> Let me make one point that may be overlooked.  While volunteer validators
> can improve the quality of the book by editing, this is not a required
> part of validating as the guidelines outline.
> And before editing, make certain that the book passes muster on all other
> accounts else you will have wasted your time.
> Basically, what validators are required to do is check that the book is
> not already part of the collection;
> that the book is a scanned book not an etext obtained from somewhere else
> such as Web Braille;
> that the author, title and copyright info are complete and correct;
> that the text part of the book appears to be complete;
> that the book is readable;
> and that it has page breaks.
> Beyond those basics, what a validator does or doesn't do is up to them.
>
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