Yay. Thank,s Madeline--- If they're superscript in the print book , and I
suspect they are because Rik said they won't scan well I'll-keep them
superscript.If not I'll do it the other way way --i.e., text, space,
footnote number, space, text. I don't remember the asterisk part which I
also read in yhe notes I saved. Where .here does teh asterisk go? is it
text space asterksk footnote number, or text space footnote number
asterisk space text. You'd think I'd remember after proofing so many of
Larry's volumes that had numerous footnote numbers
If Judy doesn't want to do it the only other sighted proofrer I know of
i.e., Marilyn, (there may be others I''m not familiar with) probably
won't want to do it either but I will. I'll see if I can get it from a
library -- otherwise I'll ask you to mail it to me ( we'll discuss that off
list later). I'll check and get back to uyou. but be warned that I have 4
books I have to do first so it will take awhile.
Cindy
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 2:37 PM, Madeleine Linares <Madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi Cindy
We expect scanners to do a good enough job with their scans that
proofreaders don’t need the physical copy of the book unless they have a
pre-arranged agreement with me and will send the book to the proofreader.
Footnotes and endnotes should be kept as they are in the book. If they’re
superscripted in the book, they should be kept this way. If they aren’t,
they should not be changed to superscript.
Best,
Madeleine
*From:* bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Cindy Rosenthal
*Sent:* Tuesday, December 29, 2015 2:35 PM
*To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] Re: scanning a book with numbered footnotes
and asterisks page footnotes
Don;t worry about the footnote numbers not scanning properly. Simply
point out, when you submit the book file that it needs to be proofed by a
sighted volunteer who can obtain a copy of the book. It might be possible
for one to get it from a library ( if I were lucky I might be able to get
it from a university library where I don't have to worry about renewals)
P.S. -- Madeleine, I checked my notes --can we put the still footnote
numbers in superscript? ( please say yes smile)
What is the title and author of teh book? Ill see if I can get it, but
just put t up wioth the notes about needing a sighted proofer and I'll only
take it if no one else does as I have several books 'm woring on now --
and be aware that I'm not teh fastest proofer i teh world. Lke some others
I read word for word and am very careful but I also have some other
activities that take time away from my proofing ( shopping is over but I
sleep a lot and we watch tv in the evening and sometimes I go for lunch
with friends My husband and I work at our respective computers into the
wee hours of teh morning so we often nap in the afternoons
Cindy
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 11:46 AM, Madeleine Linares <
Madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Rik,
These annotations both sound fine. The proofreader should be putting a
space between the number and the word or punctuation before for the
numbered ones. For the asterisk ones the info at the bottom of the page
will need to be put in square brackets. If you think it’s obvious where
this information starts and ends at the bottom of the page you can leave it
for the proofreader to do. If not, you might want to add in brackets
yourself.
If the numbers are scanning incorrectly this does unfortunately mean that
you’ll have to double check the scan to make sure they’ve scanned
correctly. The proofreader won’t have any way of knowing if the number is
wrong or what the right number should be.
Adding “image removed” to the diagrams etc. is perfect, and rather than
putting the whole caption in brackets, you should precede the caption with
the word “caption” in square brackets. For example: [Caption] A blue whale
jumps up out of the ocean.
Thanks so much for your attention to detail and hard work!
Best,
Madeleine Linares
Volunteer Coordinator
Bookshare, a Benetech Initiative
650-644-3459
volunteer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*From:* bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *ohio1803@xxxxx
*Sent:* Tuesday, December 29, 2015 11:39 AM
*To:* bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*Subject:* [bksvol-discuss] scanning a book with numbered footnotes and
asterisks page footnotes
*I have a question.*
*I am scanning away on a book I guess to be out of print, as it was only
available by purchase of a used copy, copyright 1967.*
*It is a science type of book. Psychology, and Beyond.*
*The book has numbered notations. *
*In other words, for example one would be like this .... *
* “ ... world’s end.”5 “*
*These are then referenced at the end of the book.*
*But there is another type of annotation. *
*There are sentences which are punctuated by an asterisk. Such as this
for example.*
*“ ... at world’s end* “*
*And at the bottom of the page there is an asterisk followed by a space
and a further note or reference about that statement.*
*So here is my questions.*
*How does the Bookshare copy get done up?*
*How do you want me the scanner to handle both of these situations.*
*Should there be a bracket around that asterisk at the bottom of the page?*
*One thing I notice that is going to be troublesome. *
*Sometimes the scan of those numbered footnotes, might actually OCR
recognize the wrong number! Which of course makes this a pretty laborious
project.*
*I can use my K-1000 to read ALL punctuation, and double check everything
with the Image of the scanned book. Wow, huh? *
*Who knows how many print impaired in our community will have all their
worldly knowledge hanging in the balance? But then again, if we want it
right, we want it right! Right?*
*Finally.*
*There are a number of diagrams and such which are called Figure 1, Figure
2 and so forth. Some of them will have a caption. Others will not.*
*I am bracketing those captions and typing image removed before the
caption. Is this okay?*
*Happy New Year and thanks to all of you, for your time and friendship in
the Bookshare world in 2015.*
*May we climb even higher in our digital piles in 2016. And Happy Reading.*
*Rik James*
