[bksvol-discuss] Re: BookShare Policy Reminder

  • From: "Gary Petraccaro" <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2005 10:15:08 -0400

You use an Optacon.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kenneth A. Cross 
  To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 6:46 AM
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: BookShare Policy Reminder


  Just out of curiosity:  Without the printed book and someone to read it, how 
do you distinguish positively between a misprint in the book and a mistake in 
scanning?
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Gary Petraccaro 
    To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 10:49 PM
    Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: BookShare Policy Reminder


    I check these.  Btw, my all-time favorite was in a Robin Cook novel: a .356 
magnum.  Had to laugh.

      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Gerald Hovas 
      To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 12:40 PM
      Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: BookShare Policy Reminder


      Gary,

      Occasionally, books have obvious errors which are also obviously not 
scanning errors, but errors by the author or editor.  These should be left as 
is.  My favorite error is one in Ill Wind by Nevada Barr where she is listing 
large trucks, as in 18 wheelers, and she says Kenmoore instead of Kenworth, or 
a brand of home appliances instead of a large truck.

      As Jake said, though, I imagine a lot of misprints get corrected because 
it's difficult to tell a misprint from a scanning error most of the time.

      Gerald
      -----Original Message-----
      From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jake Brownell
      Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 2:36 AM
      To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
      Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: BookShare Policy Reminder


      Gary,
          Misprints are really up to the original submitter. Some will say to 
leave them as is because the goal is a replica of the print copy. However, for 
scanners who have no way of comparing with the print page, it is likely to be 
assumed a scanno and thus corrected.
          Indexes are not considered core content and are not required for 
BookShare submission, however wherever possible it would be helpful to include 
them. A student somewhere down the road might be very greatful for that index, 
as thats what a sighted person would use.

      Best,
      Jake
        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: Gary Petraccaro 
        To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
        Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 2:07 AM
        Subject: [bksvol-discuss] BookShare Policy Reminder


        Should we correct misprints and include indexes?
        Thanks.



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