[bksvol-discuss] Re: Missing text
- From: "John Diakogeorgiou" <jdiakogeorgiou@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:09:24 -0400
Hi:
If you can download an image of the page you may be able to then use a
scanner to convert the image into text.
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Courtney Stover
Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2010 6:43 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Missing text
Marty,
I'm reposting some messages that should explain the limitations/uses
of books.google.com.
Lori, I'm using a screen reader and am not signed in. This book is
available in snippet view, which means you can't actually look at the
whole page, but a snippet of it is shown in the search result. The
snippet usually shows the text you type, along with some of the
surrounding text. So, here's what I do.
In the search box type the book title in quote followed by the plus
sign, followed by the text right before or right after the word you
are looking for. I do not include the word that is messed up, because
that throws the search off. I try to use several words of the text, so
it is more likely to find the exact spot I'm looking for. Then press
enter to perform the search. When the search results come up,
hopefully just one result, if I've done my search well, I read the
snippet that is shown there in the search result. It shows the text
you entered in the search, along with some of the surrounding text. Do
not click on the search result, because that page will only have
images. With books that are in snippet view, there are certain pages
that are restricted. In this case, the search result will come up and
in the place where the text would normally appear, there will be a
notice saying that that page's content is restricted. If this is the
case, you'll need to find another way to get the information, either
through a rescan, or having someone look at the print copy, because it
won't be viewable by anyone, sighted or not. I hope this made sense
and you can find answers without any trouble. Let me know if it
didn't, I'll try to explain more.
Melissa
Sue, I'll use Lori's book as an example. This is what I would put in
the search box, and, yes, there is a plus sign between the book title
and the text from the book. I put the book title in quotes, but not
the text I'm looking for.
"The Pleasures Of Love" + There seemed no end to the blows fate was
dealing me. I did not
Hope this helps.
Melissa
You don't need the interveening messages to understand the jist of
this, so I've removed them.
Courtney
On 7/17/10, MLHR@xxxxxxx <MLHR@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> I know that there is a way to check text in some books by using google,
> but I don't know what it is. I am proofing "The Acceptance: Servant" by
L.
> L. Foster. At the bottom of print page 25, these two lines appear:
>
> Vtimes, the pain would ease, but it never completely left her.
> That is, not until she accepted her insights, and extermi
>
> How can I find out about the incomplete word at the end of this page?
Many
> thanks!
> Marty R
>
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