Thanks for all the confirming responses to my comments about page breaks and page numbering. I can proceed with assurance!
Lori Castner----- Original Message ----- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mrenae@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 6:05 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: feedback for the manual
Hi Nan!Lori wrote a note the meat of which I am going to paste below, in case you didn't see it. All that I would add is what I'm sure you have already deduced. If text doesn't make sense from one page to the next, there is maybe something missing. Otherwise, here is what Lori wrote. I think that it answers your question, even though she was asking a question herself. In other words, she had the right answer all along.If I download a book to validate it, I am going to look for page breaks and for page numbers. If both are there, and if the page numbers are in consecutive order, then I am going to assume logically that all is correct.If on the other hand, I do not find page breaks 90 percent of the time then I am going to reject the book. This situation of a missing page break would be identified if there is a page number at the top of a page but no page break before it or a page number at the bottom of the page with no page break after it.If I find page breaks and page numbers, but the page numbers are out of sequence, some are missing, then I may need to reject the book, upload it for someone else to look athwho can compare it with the print book, or ask some questions on this list.But if I see page breaks and sequential page numbers than I have to assume that they match the print pages.Peace, Mayrie At 11:42 AM 8/20/2007, you wrote:Question: how do you know whether the page breaks and page numbers are correct if you aren't comparing the download to the print copy? Nan -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Grandma Cindy Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 1:08 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: feedback for the manual Mayrie, I think you steps are excellent, only I do them in a different order. If one reads the book correcting as one goes, then the first six items on your list are done while doing the last two, i.e., reading and enjoying oneself. When I've finished, I do a final spell-check and, like someone else mentioned, I usually find a scanno I've missed; and I do a final page-number check. I've found that sometimes I get so involved in the story that I've forgotten to put in a page break or page number or repeated the number. smile Cindy --- Mayrie ReNae <mrenae@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Nan, > > I noticed your message when you posted it, > and have been > pondering it. When I started volunteering for > BookShare, I almost > made for myself the kind of check list that you are > talking > about. Early on, I always felt as though I had > forgotten to do > something. So, I'll give you a list of the things > that I try to do > with a book to make sure that it is in the best > shape that I know how > to make it. It is likely that others will either > add to, or subtract > from this list. I'll try to be concise, as a check > list should > be. If you would like more detailed instructions > for any of the > steps, just ask. I'm absolutely positive that folks > will help > you. They did me. The order in which you do things > is completely up > to you. This is just an idea. I hope that perhaps > it will help you > a little. Now, watch, I'll forget to put something > on the list, just > as I am always afraid that I'll leave some step > undone. My list will be below. > > Peace, > Mayrie > > Check that all copyright information is present and > legible. > Check that all pages of the book are present. > Remove headers. > Protect page numbers. > Protect chapter titles. > Seek out common scanning errors and correct them. > Do some sort of spell check. > Sit back and read, fixing as you go anything wrong > that any of these > steps missed. > Enjoy yourself!!! > > At 06:46 AM 8/16/2007, you wrote: > >Something I would find quite hellpful is some sort > of checklist for > >validation.. something easy to refer to. I am sure > that would be helpful > >for scanners as well. There is nothing wrong with > how this is presented in > >the manual now, but offering it in an extra neat > little package would be > >wonderful. > > > >Nan > > > > > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email > to > >bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. 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