Ok, Evan.
I shall do the same then.
Rather than replacing these lowercase f and t’s that are actually daggers, I
shall replace them with 2 asterisks.
This is BOTH places, right?
Both where they appear up in the text, and down at the bottom of the page with
the footnote.
Correct?
Thanks very much.
I might ask.
How does the reader using speech know they have come up on the the footnote?
Separate subject, I know.
Rik
From: Evan Reese
Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2016 2:34 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Asterisks, Daggers in Footnotes
Hi Rick,
Two asterisks for the dagger is what I do. I just finished scanning a book but
haven’t started reading yet that has more than one footnote on several pages
and two asterisks is what I’m changing the dagger to..
Evan
From: ohio1803@xxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 4:10 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Asterisks, Daggers in Footnotes
Okay, Evan brought it up in a discussion thread about asterisks.
But this DOES bring up for me and indeed go back, as he suggests to the subject
of how we at Bookshare do Footnotes.
I am working on scanning a book.
I am done with scanning and am currently editing the footnote stuff for it,
preparing for submission very soon.
This book has used a single asterisk. After a period in the text, and at the
bottom of the page for the beginning of the Footnote.
Nice and easy.
An open bracket [ goes in front of the asterisk on the bottom of page and the
close bracket at close of the footnote. ]
Right?
Now.
But here is where I ask you.
When there IS a 2nd footnote on the page.
In the book, they use a Single dagger for the footnote marker.
My scan of the book identified it as an f or a t.
So NOW I am just at the point where I am planning to replace each of those with
the character of the single dagger.
I did read in the past in the volunteer manual about using the two asterisks
instead.
In other words, replacing daggers with 2 asterisks.
But that manual I am not sure if that is STILL the desired practice or not.
So Madeline, and others if you can reply, and advise.
Which do you want me to do?
I will watch and wait before I proceed.
At this point in my project I have them still as a character t up in the text
and down at the footnote.
Yes this business it can be a quagmire. But such cozy company we all make,
don’t you think? (smile.)
Thanks.
Rik
From: Evan Reese
Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2016 11:08 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Asterisks
Thanks Madeleine.
Okay, so in the case of the book that Judy was asking about, this Christmas in
Michigan book, which I scanned, and Lissi proofread, has a holly leaf at the
beginning of each recipe. So then one asterisk would be used in that situation?
And, (since I know this question is going to come up on the Volunteer list
almost immediately), some books do actually use three asterisks, or three
bullets, to indicate change of scene. Are we supposed to remove two out of
three of those asterisks, or replace the three bullets with just one asterisk?
Oh boy! What a quagmire! Almost as bad as the one on how to handle footnotes.
Evan
Evan
From: Madeleine Linares
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 12:54 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Asterisks
Hi everyone,
I’m so sorry for the all of the confusion that asterisks have caused. I have
met with our Collection Development team to come up with one rule that both
volunteers, vendors, and staff will follow from now on.
Asterisks should only be used to show a break in the text. One single asterisk
may be used to show a very large break, a doodad, or decorative object in the
text used to show a new speaker, a change of scene, etc. It should not be used
to separate chapter titles from the text, whether or not they start partway
down the page or don’t have the word “chapter” in front of them.
There may be exceptions to this rule, but please contact me or the collection
development team before guessing.
As always, we are dedicated to making sure that Bookshare volunteers, staff,
and vendors are on the same page (heh, sorry) with instructions. We want to
make the process as consistent as possible so that we ensure the highest
quality books for our members. We take into account changes in the conversion
process, better understanding of our reading tools and members’ wishes, as well
as copyright law when making this kind of decision.
Best,
Madeleine Linares
Volunteer Coordinator
Bookshare, a Benetech Initiative
650-644-3459
volunteer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx