[bksvol-discuss] Re: Three Asterisks: An explanation from the staff
- From: "Judy s." <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2012 02:06:36 -0500
Hi Jenny,
Welcome, to volunteering! Don't let it intimidate you, even though it
sure can feel intimidating at first. smile. You can ask any question
you want here, and most of the time you'll get an answer right away. If
you make mistakes, either a proofreader can fix them. If you feel
overwhelmed you can also ask the volunteer coordinator, Madeleine, to
pair you with a mentor to work with you to learn the ropes. Mentors are
volunteers with experience who are glad to help you out.
It can be helpful, too, to ask here, before you submit a book to be
proofread, if an experienced proofreader is willing to proofread your
book and give you feedback on any problems and how you might fix them
for your next scan. That way you can submit the book with a hold on it
for that proofreader and work with them until you get more comfortable.
Again, welcome!
Judy s.
On 10/5/2012 1:53 AM, Jennifer Piening wrote:
I am a new volunteer, and all I have to say is wow! This whole
asterisk issue sounds really overwhelming! I'm going to begin with
scanning books, and I'm wondering if we make some mistakes along the
way, will we get penalized or will we be given a chance to get better
as we go? Is it OK if we don't get all of these rules incorporated
into the scans and the proofreaders might have to correct some of our
mistakes? Before we officially had to volunteer, I submitted some
scans, and I think one of them got rejected, and now I know why. It
was because of page breaks. With all of these rules, though, I'm
feeling a bit intimidated by it all.
Jenny
Other related posts:
