[bksvol-discuss] Re: ark files waiting validation

  • From: "Allison Mervis" <allisonfm@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 18:09:25 -0400

I always convert mine so that more people can get to them.
Allison

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Scott Blanks 
  To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 1:55 PM
  Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: ark files waiting validation 


  That's too bad.  And it's not like it would be hard for people who use 
Openbook to convert their books to .rtf before they submit.  I guess if they 
don't know they can do it, they won't do it.  Do the volunteers who join 
Bookshare, and I'm asking because I can't remember myself, get specific 
instructions encouraging .rtf submissions whenever possible, including using 
OpenBook or Kurzweil?

  Scott


    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Silvara 
    To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
    Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 4:41 PM
    Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: ark files waiting validation 


    Hi Scott:
    You can't do that because you'd have to resubmit the book and so the 
original person who submitted it wouldn't get the credit. And also you'd have 
to reject the ark. 
    Many of the ark file are text books. I really dislike validating those. 
However, I try to validate 1 text book amonth.
    I just validated a book about Crumwell. It took some time because it wasn't 
scanned with 2 page mode, I had to add the page breaks.
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Scott Blanks 
      To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 1:36 PM
      Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: ark files waiting validation 


      I'll be honest, I've tried validating, and unless the book is something I 
like, I don't feel comfortable validating it.  That's why I usually scan, and 
then validate the same book.  My question is, could I download an ark file from 
the step 1 page and convert it to rtf and then put it back on the step 1 page 
so that someone else might validate it?

      Scott


        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: Silvara 
        To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
        Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 4:26 PM
        Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: ark files waiting validation 


        I also have openbook. So if there's an ark book on the download page 
that you're dying to read, let me know and I will validate it. However, it may 
be after convention since I am going to the NFB convention.
        BTW, 1 of the books that I am working on is an ark.  Lately I've 
ignored the arks and been doing txt.
          ----- Original Message ----- 
          From: Cheryl Fogle 
          To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
          Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 2:07 PM
          Subject: [bksvol-discuss] ark files waiting validation 


          Hi All.  I think from the scanning discussions most of us use 
kurzweil which means all those ark files from openbook can't be validated.  I 
think a good project for someone like Gisela or any other openbook users would 
be to convert .ark to .rtf so more books can be validated.  I have an old 
version of open book v4.0 I think before switching to Kurzweil a few years ago. 
 I can't convert .ark files from newer versions of openbook.  In fact, the only 
reason I still have my old version is that I'm converting some personal and 
textbook files to .rtf.  I also save kurzweil files as .rtf so I can refer to 
them within word when writing papers or reports for school and work.
          Just some thoughts.

          Cheryl Fogle MA
          Ph.D. candidate in Anthropology, University of New Mexico


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