[bksvol-discuss] Re: Anyone Willing to Take on a Newbie?
- From: Monica Willyard <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:44:10 -0400
Hi, Marilyn. Welcome to Bookshare. :) I'm glad you're here.
We don't have rules that are as stringent as the ones you've described.
First, I should back up and explainthat Bookshare has quality ratings
for scans that people submit. I encourage new volunteers to choose a
book rated excellent for their first couple of projects so they can get
comfortable with the validation process.
Now on to your questions. We're supposed to leave the fonts as they are
in the scanned file. Our job as a validater is to proofread the text,
correcting obvious errors. We also make sure the book is complete and
that the title and copyright information are listed in the book. It
isn't a requirement, but many of us remove the headers, leaving the page
number intact. This is because many of our readers find the headers on
each page to be distracting.
We have a couple of sighted volunteers who get the book they're working
on from their local library so they can look at it if they see errors
that don't make sense. Most of us have some form of print disability
though, and referring to the print copy isn't possible. If we can tell
that there are missing pages or pages with severely garbled text on
them, we try contacting the submitter to see if that person can rescan
those pages. Some submitters are thoughtful and leave their email
address in the comments field of the submission form. If this isn't the
case, you can post to this list to see if someone can help you get the
missing pages.
I hope this helps you feel more comfortable about volunteering. We're
here to help you if you get stuck. Please don't worry about asking
questions or making mistakes. We've all been there. (smile)
Monica Willyard
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