Thanks much for your advice and the examples. It seems to me that an explanation of the picture/diagram should only be necessary if it contains important information not found in the text.
Shelley L. Rhodes wrote:
Hi There are two rules of thought on this.1. Scan the nonfiction books and remove the illustrations, keep the captions however as those may be instructive enough.Examples of this are Aurora The Mysterious Northern lights or any in theWorld Life Library series. Such as Beluga Whales, Bottlenose Dolphins, or Lions.2. Scan the book, remove the junk in the illustrations created by the scanner and have someone with vision describe the pictures.Examples of this Through Ottis's Eyes Baily Bymyside Among others, but those two come to mind. Both methods work, I do a lot of the former.if the diagram is essential then describing it is the best method, and sometimes some of the volunteers will describe things really well.For an example of this see Man Who Walked Between the Towersbut the answer is it isn't a hard and fast rule and each book needs to be taken into account.Luckily in most books illustrations are just that a way to visually illustrate a point being described or explained in the text.Shelley L. Rhodes, M.A., VRT And Guinevere: Golden Lady Guide Dog guidinggolden@xxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs for the Blind Alumni Association www.guidedogs.comThough force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and cooperation can finally lead men to the dawn of eternal peace. -Dwight D. Eisenhower, U.S. general and 34th president (1890-1969)----- Original Message ----- From: "John Immarino" <johni2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 2:21 PM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Books with pictures and illustrationsHello All,I am new to Bookshare and would like a little advice. I have already scanned several books (novels) and they have been accepted, but I am wondering how to handle books that contain illustrations.I understand that some pictures could be easily described verbally. Example: [Picture of a mare in a meadow with her colt], but I would like to scan and submit non-fiction books about science which often contain various figures, charts, and illustrations that cannot be easily described. These illustrations are constantly referred to in the text and I imagine this could be quite confusing for a visually impaired person. Should such books be scanned, or should I stick to those with very few or no illustrations? To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank Email to bookshare-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 bookshare-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.------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.16/1840 - Release Date: 12/9/2008 4:53 PM
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