[bksvol-discuss] Re: question about indicating notes in text
- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 10:33:32 -0700
Hi Chanelle,
Glad it's all clear now.
Don't worry if you don't see many notes. I've proofread a couple of books
that only had a single footnote in them.
Mayrie
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chanelle Allen
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 4:49 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: question about indicating notes in text
Hi Mayrie,
What you said makes perfect sense. Smile emoticon Now I will know for the
future. It is odd that only one note has occurred in the 100 pages or so
that I have proofread.
Thanks again for your help and clear explanations.
Chanelle
From: Mayrie ReNae <mailto:mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 5:58 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: question about indicating notes in text
Hi Chanelle,
The asterisk is the indicator of the note. If it is the only note on the
page,having just an asterisk there is very common and you need that
asterisk. Please put a space between the text to which it refers and the
asterisk.
The text of the note (it's citation) belongs where you found it, at the
bottom of the page, as notes are traditionally placed. Surrounding the
entire note in brackets [] is perfect.
Did that make sense?
If I have been unclear, please let me know and I'll try again.
Thanks for your attention to detail!
Mayrie
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From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chanelle Allen
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 2:13 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] question about indicating notes in text
Dear Volunteer list,
I was proofreading a book when I discovered that there was a line of text
followed by two blank lines and then another line of text which did not seem
to belong to the previous sentence. A page break followed the text. I
realized that the last text I saw was a note. Oddly, it began with a quote
whereas its reference further up on the page had a * at the end of a word.
After finding the sentence to which the note referred, I placed the note
after it so that the page flow would not be disrupted. A blank line was
inserted before and after the note. I also replaced the quote with a star.
Was the * meant to be some type of superscript that was not scanned
correctly? Remembering the recent discussion on the list and reading the
directions regarding footnotes in the scanning and proofreading manual, I
did not put begin note and end note in brackets. Was this correct? Or do I
need to put the whole text of the note, which is bolded, in brackets?
I am sorry for asking so many questions, and I hope that what I have written
makes sense.
Chanelle
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