Ann, I don't think you are being too careful. Each of us has our own
style of doing things.
But, some validators read the entire book when validating, I do not
usually read the entire book. If I know the person who scanned the
book, and I know they are very careful in their scans, then I don't
read the whole book.
I do use the "ranked spelling" feature in Kurzweil, and the spell
checker in word to show up potential problem areas, and, if they
are something that warrants a more careful look (for example, i for
1, or "di" for "th") then I'll read the whole book. Sometimes
Kurzweil will point to a particularly bad area in a good scan, then
I will read that entire section.
Usually, though, I don't read the whole book even if I like the
book, preferring to get it on to the system. I still have my
original copy and may read it after I submit it. But, I almost never
read a book I am validating for pleasure. That's not my job, and
when I validate, I validate. When I read, I read.
For example, I recently validated "The Last Kingdom" by Bernard
Cornwell. He is one of my favorite authors. But, Deborah Murry, who
scanned this book, is, in my mind, one of the best scanners out
there, and this book got a ranked spelling of 99.2% before I did
anything to it. I did everything I could think of to find problems
with the book, and the only thing I could come up with were a couple
of i for 1 problems. I had the book for about an hour, and was
confident that I could look until the cows came home, and wouldn't
find a major problem with the book. So, I sent it up for approval.
This was the shortest validation in my whole life, but I'm convinced
it was a good scan and a good validation.
Thanks.
Bob
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Parsons" <akp@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 8:18 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Validation questions: page numbers,
chapter headings
Hi all,
I just have a quick question. I notice that occasionally there
will be an announcement of a book being placed on the Step 1 list,
and then, it seems like only two hours later it's been
approved. Either we've got a pack of really fast validators, or
I'm doing something wrong? I figure it's my job to read whatever I
validate because I'd feel awful if I only read twenty-five pages
and there was some huge mix-up further on in the book. Am I being too careful?
Ann P.
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