[bksvol-discuss] Re: validating
- From: "Pratik Patel" <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 00:13:13 -0400
Hope,
There may be nothing wrong with your computer or its settings. It may be
that the scan is bad. If, at anytime, you feel that the scan is not worth
putting into bookshare's collection, you are allowed to reject it. I would
not recommend going to the library and acquiring the book just so that you
can fix the types of errors you describe. If there are a few pages missing,
for example, you can take those steps. However the type of information that
appears to be missing from this book cannot be obtained by just scanning a
few pages. It is likely that you would have to scan much more. As a
validator, it is your first perogative to check for the validity of the
copyright information and check and make sure that all content is available
and readable. If it is not, I would suggest you reject.
As to submiters validating their own submissions--there are a few different
schools of thoughts on that. It is my personal belief that, in order to
ensure that the Bookshare collection is the best we can make it, submiters
should not validate their own submission unless absolutely necessary. ... I
would use he analogy of a writer writing a review for her own book. As a
submitter, one may be too close to the submission to be able to think
objectively about the book. In practice, I have tried to avoid validating
my own submissions. There are circumstances, however, where this is an
acceptable practice.
I hope this helps.
Pratik
Pratik Patel
Interim Director
Office of Special Services
Queens College
Director
CUNY Assistive Technology Services
The City University of New York
ppatel@xxxxxx
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hope Hein
Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 11:26 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] validating
I am trying to validate This Side of HEAVEN. I down loaded it in to my
documents, then unzipped it, then brought it up in word. Lastly I changed
the file name so it could be edited. I found many errors as well as missing
words or even possibly sentences. I am correcting the errors and trying to
figure out what is supposed to be written to complete missing sentences. It
is so garbled in some spots that I am going to check it out of the library
and try a rescan. The reason I am saying all of this is two fold. Firstly,
could my computer be doing something I.a. taking out words or not showing
them to me? Secondly, could the people who scan the books also validate them
since they have the print copies? This is just a suggestion. I know that I
am knew and do not know much about scanning and validating. You all are
doing a wonderful job and it is a privilege to read the books. I just wonder
if the books could be scanned and validated by the same person it would
save time and frustration. I have tried to validate four books and only one
has made it so far.
I would be grateful for any suggestions if anyone thinks my computer may be
causing some of the missing lines. Also, please give me feedback on what you
think of the same person scanning and validating.
Thank you
I love Book Share and truly want to make it the best it can be.
Hope
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