[bksvol-discuss] Re: If text is too good
- From: Guido Corona <guidoc@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 13:04:39 -0500
Jackie, nuke the book.
Guido D. Corona
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"Jackie M." <xercon@xxxxxxx>
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Hi,
I have a book for validation that has the first (or last) few letters of
each line cut off, so I am trying to guess what should go there. It's
taking me forever!!! So I second the advice to rejoice and be glad if you
get an easily-validateable book.
- Jackie McCraw
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From: "Jana Jackson" <jana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 9:55 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: If text is too good
> Hi, Mike! I'm not sure how long you've been on this list, but lately,
> there's been a lot of discussion about improving the quality of
submissions
> to Bookshare. In an effort to do this, many of us are checking our
scans
> thoroughly before submitting, which means that most, if not all, of the
> scannos and formatting errors can be caught before we upload them. It
> sounds like you've just been blessed to validate a book that really
didn't
> need to be worked on. <Smile> My advice would be to take it for what it
is,
> and don't over-analyze. Also, keep in mind that some of our volunteers
are
> sighted, and they may have tried to correct the formatting before
submitting
> the book. Trust me, this doesn't happen often, at least not at this
point,
> so rejoice and be glad! <Smile>
>
> Jana
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 9:37 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] If text is too good
>
>
> > I'm right now working on validating a book that almost seems too
perfect
> > leading me to question whether the submission might be an etext from
> > somewhere else.
> > It's definitely not webb-Braille or another blindness group; but
> > formatting seems perfect and I am not coming up with spelling errors.
> > I certainly don't want to erroneously intimate that something wasn't
> > scanned; so what might be some ways of seeking to verify the
authenticity
> > of a submission without outright questioning the submitter?
> > Or should I just validate the book indicating my concerns in the
comment
> > field and let Palo Alto decide for themselves.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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