HI Cindy, An Optacon is a reading machine that uses a small camera then translates the printed characters into pattern on a small finger pad. The letters are formed with a number of vibrating pins. Kaitlyn Healing Practitioner "The cost of a thing is the amount of what I call life, which is required to be exchanged for it immediately or in the long run." Henry Thoreau -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cindy Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 2:32 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: BookShare Policy Reminder What is Optacon? How does it distinguish between a misprint and a scanno? If one doesn't have one of those, or the print book, then one must use one's own judgment, no? Cindy --- Gary Petraccaro <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: > 267.10.15/82 - Release Date: 8/25/2005 > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com