[bookshare-discuss] Re: Volunteering and validating
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2004 13:31:17 -0700 (PDT)
Paula, I'm not sure there are specific guidelines. As
you probably have noticed frm recent posts, readers
want books in better shape than bookshare's general
guidelines made them. Those were just to check for the
correct copyright information and be surea ll the
pages are there. The best thing, but most
time-consuming, is to check that that copyright
information is there and then read the book,
correcting as you go. This is, as I say,
time-consuming, but if you pick a book that interests
you, it's fun. Also, you can, as I have, learn about
books and authors you might not have learned about
otherwise -- and though you'll only get 5o cents
credit, you do get to keep your copy of the book, of
course.
Less-time consuming is to do a spell-check and check
the paginatin, i.e., make sure all the pages are
there. You can't always go by the page numbers --
sometimes they're garbled or missing. What I've done
is to check the last line of one page and the first
line of the next; if it doesn't make sense, then
probably a page is missing.
The only other rule is to close hyphens at the end of
lines. When the first half of the hyphenated word is
the last word on the page, you can either move it to
the top line of the next page or complete the word on
that page and delete the second half that;s on the
next page (is tht clear or have I confused you?)
I've found that files have to be unstuffed after I've
downloaded them (I had to ask why I couldn't open them
-- someone had to tell me, which is why I mention it).
So just go ahead, download something that looks
interesting, and start. If you have any questions
while you're doing it, just ask here. Everyone is very
helpful, and it's easier to answer your question than
to try to guess what question you might have.
Oh - one more important thing. There is no deadline
-- you can keep renewing books as long as you want --
but you must remember to renew them, or the original,
without your changes, goes back onto the download
list and someone else might take it and start working
on it. I suggest marking the expiration date
somewhere. Count seven days, including the day you
downloaded the book. Then when you go to upload it
gives you a choice of release, renew or upload. HIt
renew and you have 7 more days.
Enjoy
Cindy
Paula Mack <pmack1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Oh, Cindy, I never understood this. I have been
> submitting since I first
> joined, but I didn't realize that I could validate
> books. Oh neat! I
> assume that the guidelines are somewhere on the
> volunteers page?
>
> Paula
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 2:34 AM
> Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Volunteering and
> validating
>
>
> > Paula,
> >
> > I'm not sure if you meant that you scan for
> yourself
> > or if you're scanning and submitting. If it's the
> > latter, then you've already been approved as a
> > volunteer. If you can access the download list
> (you'll
> > see Download on the right-hand side of the
> volunteer's
> > page) just pick a book you'd like to validate,
> which
> > basically means read and prrofread, and go to it.
> >
> > Cindy
> >
> > --- Paula Mack <pmack1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi listers,
> > >
> > > This discussion prompts me to ask a question.
> When
> > > I first joined, I
> > > e-mailed and also filled out an online form in
> order
> > > to volunteer. I
> > > figured I could validate, and I already do scan
> > > some. However, I never
> > > heard back, so I assumed there were more
> volunteers
> > > than needed.
> > >
> > > If this is not the case, let me know how I can
> be of
> > > help. I love
> > > Bookshare, and don't know how I ever managed
> without
> > > it, so would love to
> > > help if help is needed.
> > >
> > > Paula
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2004 7:29 PM
> > > Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: a couple of
> > > comments
> > >
> > >
> > > > Rick
> > > >
> > > > "In God We Trust" had been sitting for quite a
> > > while in the validation
> > > > pool from what I recall prior to my validating
> it.
> > > > With some 400 or so books currently in that
> pool,
> > > BookShare, it would
> > > > seem, still could use more folks to assist in
> the
> > > validation process.
> > > > The task isn't as daunting as one might
> suspect
> > > especially if you adhere
> > > > to the BookShare guidelines which are more
> than
> > > adequate for most titles
> > > > that get uploaded.
> > > > Those 400 or so books plus some of the others
> > > awaiting process such as
> > > > Brian Miller's history collection promise much
> new
> > > reading material in the
> > > > near future.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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