[bksvol-discuss] Re: Proposing the Creation of a Validation Starter Kit
- From: "Susan" <slumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:25:50 -0500
Hi,
Why not just pass it along to the list please? There are probably lots of
folks who could benefit from it. Thanks in advance. Happy validating.
Susan
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Proposing the Creation of a Validation Starter
Kit
Hi Bob,
I think that I made a kind of check list for Nan when she started
validating. If you're interested in such a thing, I can dig through my sent
mail and find it. I think it was perhaps ten or so process/steps that I use
when validating.
Peace,
Mayrie
At 06:10 PM 10/29/2007, you wrote:
>I agree with Allison that a project of this magnitude would have seemed
>overwhelming to me when I started.
>
>However, some of this could be added to Jake's site (sorry, I don't
>have the URL right now). And maybe have a checklist or frequently asked
>questions sheet that would point new validators to the various tools
>you mention.
>
>In that way, new validators could use the checklist as a cookbook to
>follow while validating their first books, and have places to go to
>solve problems as they are encountered.
>
>I don't think you need anyone's permission to add things to Jake's
>site, do you? I've never added anything.
>
>Thanks.
>Bob
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Allison" <bookshare_girl@xxxxxxx>
>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 7:07 PM
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Proposing the Creation of a Validation
>Starter Kit
>
>
>>I think that a new validator could possibly be overwhelmed by all
>>that. I know I would have been. Interesting idea though.
>>Allison
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "groups Warford"
>><groups_warford@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 4:23 PM
>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Proposing the Creation of a Validation
>>Starter Kit
>>
>>
>>>Hi all,
>>>
>>>My name is Cindy, and I'm a new validator to the Bookshare site. In
>>>working on my first submission, I find myself in almost total terror
>>>that I'm going to miss something crucial or even minor errors. I
>>>know that all of the human scanners are very conscientious and clean
>>>up a lot of errors themselves, but I feel that it is my place as the
>>>validator to perform this job. I started thinking, what would help
>>>someone like myself, and would like to propose the following for
discussion:
>>>
>>>A Validation Getting Started Packet
>>>
>>>In my mind I see this packet being a zip file containing:
>>>1) a 1-page document with information such as:
>>>A) A pointer to the excellent archive of the class Louise gave on
>>>validating
>>>
>>>B) A brief explanation of the purpose of the kit
>>>C) A summary of what is contained within the starter kit
>>>
>>>2) A 10 to 20 page portion of a book which has already been scanned
>>>and marked as excellent. However, for this purpose these pages would
>>>be changed to contain errors such as:
>>>A) A missing page
>>>B) Section break to be replace with a page break
>>>C) Some of the common scanning and OCR errors that are already
>>>documented
>>>D) Several spelling errors
>>>At the front of this test document, it would clearly state that these
>>>errors have been placed within the pages purposely and through no
>>>fault of the original person who scanned the document.
>>>
>>>3) A document listing the errors within the test document and how to
>>>correct them.
>>>
>>>4) A clean copy of the 10-20 pages
>>>
>>>5) A copy of the Common Scanning and OCR errors document which
>>>already exists
>>>
>>>6) A copy of the Bookshare Volunteer Manual
>>>
>>>7) A document containing steps on how to correct common issues, for
>>>example, laying out the steps for replacing a section break with a page
break, how to
>>>replace em dashes with double dashes, etc. (I've started my own list
from
>>>discussions in this list file as well as from Louise's class and
>>>would ask for input from all of the volunteers for the information
>>>they feel should go into this document)
>>>
>>>Since I am the one making the proposal, I would be glad to do the work.
>>>
>>>What I'm asking the people on the list, both validators and scanners
>>>alike,
>>>is:
>>>1) Do you feel that such a packet would be helpful to others?
>>>
>>>2) Would you personally have used such a tool if it existed when you
>>>started validating?
>>>
>>>3) Finally, if the consensus is that the packet might be helpful, a
>>>pointer to whom I should go to for final approval.
>>>
>>>Thank you in advance for reading, and I look forward to all opinions,
>>>both pro and con. Also for any other suggestions that any of you might
have.
>>>
>>>Best Regards,
>>>Cindy Warford
>>>Cindy_warford@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>>PS: I am on vacation this week and am on dial up, so may not be able
>>>to respond quickly, but I will respond as soon as I am able.
>>>"Success is loving life and daring to live it".
>>>- Maya Angelou
>>>
>>>
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