[bksvol-discuss] OT: Old enough? Not
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 23:14:48 -0800 (PST)
Kudos, Mickey. Yes, the scanner deserves great credit,
but so do you for validating an
encyclopedia--especially since you're doing the index,
too. I admit I leave those and bibliographies, now,
just putting in a note that I'll get the book and fix
them if needed. Usually they're workable.
But I had to chuckle at the comment you made that you
thought you'd be a good person to do it because you're
old enough to recognize some of the names--but
apparently you're not old enough to know that Erle
Stanley Gardner wrote the Perry Mason mysteries. smile
Although I admit I don't remember them being on the
radio--but I might have been too young myself to
listen to them. I was allowed to listen to the
comedies, and Lux Radio Theater, though, and the
Saturday morning programs.
Cindy
--- mickey <micka@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi, List.
>
> Now, I'll admit I'm nothing if not totally anal.
> I'm a proofreader by
> profession, and read everything in sight. I normally
> read any book I
> validate, but the book I'm reading now really points
> up the value of reading
> books before circulating.
>
> The book is On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time
> Radio. The book ended
> up as 840 pages long, and I'd assume by the size it
> was a big one.
> Definitely had to build muscles to scan that puppy!
>
> I learned things like the well-known author Erie
> Stanley Gardner wrote the
> Perry Mason material. Then there was the comedy
> team, George Burns and
> Grade Allen. The spell-checker choked on all the
> names. And the poor
> scanner thought 1945-49 or anything of that type
> should be written 1945^9.
>
> I believe that it is close to 50 sides on cassette
> from NLS. Now I'm
> working on the Index, should be done tomorrow.
>
> Are there really people who think we do this just
> for the credit? I figured
> I'd be the perfect person to do this, because I'm
> old enough to remember
> many of the names. But just a spellcheck would never
> work.
>
> Kudos to the person who had the patience to scan
> this book. Now I'll go take
> it off my wishlist from NLS.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Mickey
>
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