When I come across an illustration I leave the caption and label it with
the words, caption for illustration, enclosed in brackets. If there is
no caption or if the caption does not scan well enough to make out I put
the following words on the page in brackets: This page contains an
illustration that cannot be reproduced here.
On 5/1/2015 12:33 PM, Becca K wrote:
Hi Judy,
Thank you so much for your help! About the figures, the actual images aren't in the file, but the captions are still there. I will put brackets around those like you said, but do I also need to note that the images themselves were removed with [figure removed]? Everything else I understand now! I did find the book history page, so I will contact the scanner about the scrambled text.
I have been following the instructions on the volunteer manual, but I would really appreciate your version! Having everything in one place would definitely make it easier!
Thanks again for your help and your warm welcome!
On Thu, Apr 30, 2015 at 11:01 PM, Judy s. <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Hi Becca,
Has anyone written back to help you with your questions?
If not, here are some thoughts on how to handle what you asked
about. smile
1. how to format numbers that refer to a list of notes at the end
of a chapter. Put a space between the period and the number. Don't
add parentheses or brackets or anything else to the numbers.
Making the "notes" heading a size 14 and bold is a good idea. The
list itself doesn't need any special formatting.
2. for figures that were in the original book:
a. leave any references within the text, like (see figure 1), as
they are.
b. When you have a figure or an image with a caption, put the
caption inside of square brackets and add the word image or figure
right after the left square bracket, followed by a colon, and then
the caption, as follows:
[Figure 1: figure caption]
If the image or figure doesn't have a caption you can replace it
with the following [image removed] or [figure removed]
3. With the mixed up text, yes, contact the scanner. You'll be
able to find their email on the 'book history' page. If you need
help finding the book history page, just ask here for instructions
on how to get to it.
Have you read the volunteer manual? If it would help, I'd be glad
to send you a version of it that I made that puts the entire
manual into an rtf file. That makes it easier to search and read,
at least for me! smile.
And welcome to proofreading. It can definitely feel overwhelming
at first, but nibble away at it and it'll get better. Everyone who
volunteers in scanning and proofreading was a beginner once, so
don't feel alone! And please don't hesitate to ask questions here
as you need help--all of us do at one time or another.
Judy s.
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On 4/29/2015 2:17 PM, Becca K wrote:
Hello everyone,
I'm new to proofreading for Bookshare, and I'm unsure how to
handle some things in the first book I'm proofreading. I'd really
appreciate any advice!
The first thing I'm unsure about is how to format numbers that
refer to a list of notes at the end of a chapter. As they are
right now, they're just like this.1 They're right after the
periods with no spaces or special formatting. Do I need to put
those numbers in parentheses or superscript? If I should put them
in parentheses, should I also add a space between them and the
period? Also, should the heading that says “notes” be formatted
to 14 points and bold? Besides that, does the list itself need
any special formatting?
The second thing I'm unsure about is how to deal with the text
that refers to figures that were in the original book. For
example, what should I do with the parts in parentheses that say,
“See figure 1,” and the text that would go underneath the image
that says something like, “Figure 1: a brief description and
credit for the image”? Do I leave those as they are? Do I need to
add in [figure removed] before those descriptions?
There's also a part in this book where the text is a bit mixed
up, as if maybe it was split between two columns in the actual
book and then combined together incorrectly when the book was
scanned and digitized. For this problem, I'm guessing I need to
email the person who submitted the file and ask what the original
text said on that page?
Those are all the questions I have right now. I'm a bit
overwhelmed since I'm new to this. Huge thanks in advance to
anyone who can help me out!
Rebecca K.
