But did you see where a book was put back on step 1 because the font was too small for low vision readers to read? I am quite concerned that this issue is now being raised and don't believe there is any reference to it in the manual. I'm assuming, of course, that the book was scanned without altering the font. Jill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darrell Shandrow" <darrell.shandrow@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 6:50 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Anyone Willing to Take on a Newbie?
Hello Marilyn,Thanks for deciding to volunteer with Bookshare as a validator. You'll findthat, while there are a few ground rules, they are nothing like those towhich you are accustomed. That's good, as ours aren't anything close to the strict requirements you have experienced in the past. Please take a look atsections 2.1 and 2.2 of our Volunteer Manual for additional information on submission and validation. The manual contains other useful information, including the small number of rules that do need to be followed. We provide our books in Braille and DAISY formats, so I believe the font issues should not be of any concern. The text should simply be clean and reasonably well formatted, in accordance with the actual book as much as possible. You may choose to reformat charts and tables to make them more accessible, if you wish. Since the book has already been submitted by another volunteer, you won'thave a printed copy or a file containing pictures of the pages. You're notexpected to proofread at that level of detail.I hope I have gotten you started in the right direction. Just do your best and upload your results. A Bookshare administrator will take a look at the final outcome and approve or reject the book. If it is approved, then keepdoing things as you are. If rejected, the admin will provide constructive feedback so that you or another validator may make the needed changes. All the best, Darrell----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Beasley" <mbeasley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 6:26 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Anyone Willing to Take on a Newbie? Hi, all. I'm Marilyn, and I downloaded my first book yesterday. I do proofreading and formatting for another non-profit for the Blind for some time now, but when I opened the bookshare.org file, I was surprised. I'm used to RULES. All text in 18 point APHont, headers in 22 point Cooper black, one blank space between paragraphs, italics should be bold, one-inch margins all around, headers but no footers -- lots and lots of rules. Can someone help me out? What's the first thing you do when you download a book? Which font do you pick? What point size? How can you proofread without the original book? You're supposed to keep your pages the same as the original book? How do you do that if it just doesn't fit? I'm a college grad, I'm not as stupid as this msg sounds, but I need some help, please. Thanks, Marilyn To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list ofavailable commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput 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.Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1333 - Release Date: 3/18/2008 8:10 AM
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