Hi Ciara, First, yes, on the Step 2 page, you may select the Renew option instead of uploading the book. This will give you another week. There are no limits on the number of times you may renew a book, though please keep in mind that another volunteer is unable to work on it as long as you have it checked out. Second, yes, it is appreciated (but not required) if you are able to move hyphenated words and remove the hyphens for easier reading. I don't believe there is a preference as to which side of the page break the word should appear. Third, you have a couple of options with respect to the visual descriptions. You could simply do your best. You could have someone else scan the book. Finally, you could scan the text, then give the book to someone else, who sends you the text of the visual descriptions to add in your own copy prior to submission to Bookshare. Thank you for all your efforts as a new volunteer here at Bookshare! We really appreciate the time you are able to spend with us. The scanning and validation efforts of all volunteers make tangible differences in the lives of children and adults with print reading disabilities. All the best, Darrell ----- Original Message ----- From: Ciara Campbell To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 1:59 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Questions from a New Volunteer Hi, I'm a new volunteer so I have a couple of questions for you. Can you get an extension validation period? I'm validating a book by Nadine Gordimer. Many of the page numbers are missing and it has some strange formatting issues, so I need to get a hard copy but they're all checked out of the library. Second, is it permissible to move a hyphenated word that spans a page break to one side or the other? I know that RFB often reads a page number at the end of the sentence following a page break. Also I'm scanning another book for a class I'm taking in the program would like visual descriptions for the photos and I don't seem to be very good at writing them, any advice?