[bksvol-discuss] Re: quality
- From: "Sarah Van Oosterwijck" <curiousentity@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 13:11:59 -0500
If you download a book in the collection that is a mess, but you can fix it
up, you can follow the following procedure.
You should fix up the daisy version of the book if possible, so download it
and open it in Kurzweil, if you have it. Those who do not have Kurzweil can
make an html copy of the book with the bookshare unpack tool, then open the
html book in Word and convert to RTF. Explorer will work if the original
was a txt file, because formatting will not be lost in conversion to txt,
which is the only usable saving option in explorer.
Now open the txt or RTF file you have created in whatever editor you prefer
and fix up the book. You should delete the top 2 pages that just contain
bookshare info that is added to the book for legal purposes. This is
allowed because those pages will be added in again when the book is uploaded
and approved. It is also good to delete them because you don't need your
E-mail address left in the book.
When you are finished working on the book just upload it as a new
submission, but remember that the synopsis fields will be grabbed from the
original submission, so you shouldn't fill them out.
In the comments field you will need to note that this is a resubmit of a
book already on bookshare, and that you have improved it's quality. If you
want the synopsis to be changed you will need to write it in the comments
field as well, and tell the admin to update it.
It is ok to validate your own improved copy of a book, but it is also ok to
leave it for another volunteer to validate. They should have no problem
approving it with the notes you made in the comment field.
Sarah Van Oosterwijck
http://home.earthlink.net/~netentity
----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan Lumpkin" <slumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 6:28 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: quality
> Rui,
>
> It may mean I submit less books to Bookshare but I'd rather they are
readable!
>
> Have several questions - am unsure as to whom they should be addressed
but I'll ask them anyway. Let's say I download a book from Bookshare which
has been accepted. Besides rescanning it, which I would prefer to leave to
someone else, if I find errors (it may be rated good or fair), and wish to
correct them, is there a way the book can be resubmitted again? If so, what
would the procedure be? Thanks in advance and hope this makes sense.
>
> Have a great weekend everyone and happy reading, scanning, validating or
whatever else you may be doing!
>
> SL
>
> -----Original Message-----
> .From: "Rui Cabral"<rui@xxxxxxxx>
> .Sent: 8/27/04 5:47:39 PM
> .To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"<bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> .Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: quality
> .
> .Hi Susan:
> .Don't worry, you and David aren't alone. There are many of us here who
want
> .the collection to be of high quality.
> .
> .
> .
> .
> .----- Original Message -----
> .From: "Susan Lumpkin" <slumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> .To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> .Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 6:43 PM
> .Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: When to Reject!!
> .
> .
> .> David, I do the same and it's nice to know someone else does as well.
Have
> .a good weekend.
> .>
> .> -----Original Message-----
> .> .From: "David"<davidc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> .> .Sent: 8/27/04 3:35:20 PM
> .> .To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx"<bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> .> .Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: When to Reject!!
> .> .
> .> .I guess I am a little insane. I actually use a spell checker on the
books
> .> .which I am validating and do my best to bring them up to excellent
> .quality.
> .> .
> .> .David
> .> .
> .> .
> .> .-----Original Message-----
> .> .From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> .> .[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Pietruk
> .> .Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 11:53 AM
> .> .To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> .> .Subject: [bksvol-discuss] When to Reject!!
> .> .
> .> .
> .> .I am now validating a novel on which I have to decide whether the text
is
> .> .readable enough or not. The book is all there, I can follow the
story,
> .> .but there are a lot of words scrambled and missing. Where does one
draw
> .> .the line between accepting it as a fair book or canning it?
> .> .It has been sitting in the pool for a couple of months with no one
> .> .touching it. The book is scanned by a frequent contributor though
this
> .> .particular book doesn't come up to what has been done by this
individual
> .> .in the past.
> .> .
> .> .I could easily return it to the pool; but this likely would place the
> .book
> .> .in limbo for who knows how long?
> .> .
> .> .So, how poor does fair text have to be to be bad text?
> .> .
> .> .
> .> .---
> .> .Incoming mail is certified Virus Free.
> .> .Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> .> .Version: 6.0.744 / Virus Database: 496 - Release Date: 8/24/2004
> .> .
> .> .
> .> .---
> .> .Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> .> .Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> .> .Version: 6.0.744 / Virus Database: 496 - Release Date: 8/24/2004
> .> .
> .> .
> .> .
> .>
> .>
> .>
> .
> .
>
>
Other related posts:
