[bksvol-discuss] Re: A Weekend Discussion Topic

  • From: "Lori Castner" <loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:39:20 -0700

Whether or not I am Mike's spouse, I agree with his comment about Monday noon being too short of a cut off time. There is a lot to absorb in the manual and reading it carefully means reading it in sessions, not all at once. 

I'll withhold my comments until Monday noon unless the cut off is extended!

Lori C.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike and Lori Castner" <mandlcastner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 2:26 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A Weekend Discussion Topic
Hi Scott, I think we need a later cutoff date than Monday at noon. You may have noticed that activity on the list is much slower on weekends. I, for one, will not have looked at the whole thing by that time. The one thing I did notice relates to fonts to be used when proofreading. When editing with Kurtzweil, the font mentioned was times new roman. When editing with Word, several fonts were mentioned as possibles and the feeling I got was that just about any font would do. If we are going to use more than one font, Bookshare should have a list of approved fonts. 
I may be just getting started or this might be my only entry.
Mike
----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Rains" <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
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Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 12:08 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A Weekend Discussion Topic



Lori,
This is the link but note that it will be going through significant changes in some sections until it is frozen tomorrow morning: 

https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Scanning+and+Proofreading+Manual
For this edit people have until noon Monday before some editing starts up again.
Not all suggestions will go into the manual. Other publications such as a guide for beginners and various Tip Sheets are in development and will be used as appropriate to the topic. 

Scott Rains
Benetech Fellow, Bookshare Volunteer Department
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From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lori Castner [loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 11:35 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: A Weekend Discussion Topic
So, I assume you will be giving a link for this manual. I use the bookshare website but don't know anything about accessing a wiki. How long will people 
have to respond?

Lori C.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Rains" <scottr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 11:30 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] A Weekend Discussion Topic



Bookshare Volunteers,

On Saturday morning we will "freeze" a revision of the online volunteer
manual for your comment.

By freeze I mean that Rick Costa will take a short break from writing to
post the most recent version to the wiki.
That will allow us all to read it together, make suggestions, and quickly 
move on to a rewrite.

A few notes on the process. We are looking for feedback on:

Relevance of the information
The logic of its organization
Readability
Accuracy
Adequacy of the descriptions for print-disabled volunteers

Notice that accessibility issues such as creating DAISY and BRF copies
will be addressed after editing further.

Please pass this information on to volunteers who you know who have
unsubscribed but may wish to contribute their insights.

Scott Rains
Benetech Fellow, Bookshare Volunteer Department
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