[bksvol-discuss] Re: New to Volunteering: How to Begin Prooffreading
- From: Barbara B <scootergirlred@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 17:22:12 -0700 (PDT)
I agree because reading the book is the only 100% accurate way to insure a high
quality of proofreading. Some volunteers do not read the books, and as a
result, there are often a large number of errors in the files and the books
have to be redone. I love reading so reading the books is not a problem for me.
I have low vision so that I also get a print copy of the books to make sure
that the scanning is accurate. I read the files through Kurzweil. First, I make
sure that the pages are numbered correctly and the headers are stripped. It is
a good idea have a blank line be the header on every page so that the page
numbers will not be stripped by the stripper. I just discovered that having a
header as a blank line, keeps the pages intact. Then, I spell check the book
through Kurzweil. Often, the compound words are flaked as being in correct when
they are not. This one of the reasons why I get a print copy of the book so
that I can check to see if the words
are spelled correctly or not. Some of the words are intentionally misspelled
wrongly. If this happens, you need to keep the words as they are and not change
them. Also, I indicate where the footnotes or endnotes are by the following:
[END NOTE CITATION], [FOOTNOTE CITATION], or [NOTE CITATION] depending on the
book. This is not a requirement but it just makes the text easier for people to
read who cannot see at all. I have some other proofreading tips as well. You
can contact me off line if you want.
Barbara
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> From: Christina <greensleeves1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 3:10 PM
>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: New to Volunteering: How to Begin Prooffreading
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>Hi.
>I'd suggest reading the book all the way through and fixing errors as you
>go.
>Picking something you're deeply interested in reading is also a good idea.
>Good luck.
>Christina (As Well)
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>Hello,
>
>My name is Christina and I am new to volunteering with Bookshare. I am
>wondering if anyone has any tips for a new proofreader.
>I know how to get to the books to check them out but beyond that I'm
>lost...I have looked at the manual but I'm not sure where to begin in
>the book.
>Christina
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