That's a tough question, you cannot be certain without sight or something that allows you to feel the shape of each character (along with any smudges, marks or blemishes around it). If you know about letter shapes and which letters are similar in shape to others, you can make some pretty good guesses as to scannos vs typos. Scannos will generally be errors where one or more letters that are similar in shape are substituted for other letters with the same shape. The obvious ones are i, l, and 1 which are all mostly a straight line. Typos will mostly be words similar in sound, but having a different meaning with no particular similarity in shape. For example, in your case, it would only take a slight smudge to make the R in YORK to look like a B to the OCR software. On the other hand, the M in BOMS doesn't really look like OK, but BOMS doesn't sound a whole lot like BOOKS, either. But, so obvious a typo on the title page would surely have been noticed before the book was printed.
Misha On 7/18/2010 9:13 PM, Andy B. wrote:
How would you know if its a typo on the books part? -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Kim Friedman Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 11:22 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Typo or scano? Hi, sounds like the line should read "Jove Books, New York". I'd correct the questionable word to read "books". Isn't it nice when you know what a word is supposed to be? Anyhow, if you're unsure, email the submitter (if you're corresponding). I recommend that you keep in contact with the submitter (in case you have his/her email address) because he/she may be able to help you out in verifying how his/her text Is supposed to read. The fly in the ointment occurs if the scano is in fact not a scano but a typographical error in the printed text. In this instance, you're not allowed to correct it (which bugs me but that's the policy). Regards, Kim Friedman. -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of MLHR@xxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 10:33 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Typo or scano? Hi All, In the book I'm proofing, there is a line; I think it's an address: JOVE BOMS, NEW YOBK My guess is that this is a scanno. My question is, should I correct it or not? Opinions? Thanks a bunch! Marty R To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5287 (20100717) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5290 (20100718) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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