[bksvol-discuss] Re: questions from a first time validator
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2007 15:15:38 -0700 (PDT)
Hi, Kim. Welcome.
I do read the books page by page. Twice there were
books that I really couldn't stand--too esoteric and
big--and in that case I just checked to be sure all
the pages were there and in order, did a spell-check,
and kind of scanned the page with my eyes to catch any
scannos--plus I had the spell-check on so it would
underline scannos. I think that's pretty much what
Jamie does, too, most of the time. But even books that
I thought I might not like I've learned from or, in
one case, as I scanned the page to try to eye-catch
scannos I got interested in the story and went back
and began reading it, and did find more scanning
errors that were correctly spelled words but not in
the context, like the die or lie for the.
It may be inefficient from the point of view of
getting a book into the collection quickly, but it's
the most efficient way of getting it in in as perfect
a condition as possible. When I've finished reading
the book and correcting the scannos, i do a
spell-check, and have caught a couple of things I
missed. As you know, sometimes the brain sees things
as they should be rather than they actually are. I
also recheck the page numbering. I've found that when
I've gotten involved in a book that maybe had no
breaks I've forgotten to put one in because I was
involved in the story--or I numbered two pages the
same.
But that's just me. I think Jamie does it differently,
as I said at the beginning of this long letter. I'm so
obsessive that unlike Elizabeth, I can't stop working
on one book to take a break and work on another,
unless it's to provide pages for someone. smile
I hope that infomrs but doesn't discourage you.
Different strokes for different folks, as they say.
Cindy
--- Kim Stenger <kstenger@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi everyone! I just started volunteering here and
> am working on validating
> my first set of books. I am wondering if it's
> necessary to read the book
> page by page. I feel like it's the only way to
> truly find all errors, but
> it's also not very efficient. Please keep in mind
> that I am sighted, so
> tips from other sighted validators, on this topic or
> on validating in
> general, would be especially appreciated. This is a
> whole new world for me,
> but I really want to do it well!
>
> Also, if a book has "Hold for (name)" in its title
> on the download page,
> does this mean it is meant for a specific validator?
>
> Looking forward to hearing from all of you.
>
> Thanks, Kim
>
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