[bookshare-discuss] Re: Volunteering for Bookshare
- From: "Evan Reese" <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 21:47:51 -0400
Sharon: Glad to hear there are others like me who prefer scanning to
proofreading. As I've said before, I know how it works, but still there's a
kind of magic about making words appear, either spoken or in braille, from
inaccessible pages. Proofreaders can't do that!
And the fact is, as Roger rightly points out, we do need more scanners. Without
us, there's nothing to proofread.
I'm not dissing proofreaders. Far from it, as my Lissi is one of the best; and
she hardly scans at all. But there's an imbalance of scanners to proofreaders,
and I don't know what can be done about it.
Evan
----- Original Message -----
From: Sharon
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 9:30 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Volunteering for Bookshare
Yea, I'm the opposite. I'd much rather scan than proofread. Especially with
the new standards for proofreading.
I just don't have the patience for it; I want to be scanning the next book.
Sharon
From: Kim Friedman [mailto:kimfri11@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 6:58 PM
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Volunteering for Bookshare
Hi Bob, I remembered telling a friend of mine what I was proofreading and she
saying she'd go nuts if she tried to do that. I know there are people who are
comfortable doing both scanning files and proofreading but I find the prospect
of scanning intimidating, but proofreading I enjoyed, especially if I got to
read something I was interested in. I'd get to read the book before anyone else
at Bookshare did (I'm referring to fellow Booksharians and not to the admin.
Staff.) I haven't analyzed what makes some people prefer Scanning files and
vice versa. I think there must be continuum of submitters who would rather do
anything rather than proofreading to those like me. Regards, Kim Friedman.
From: Bob W [mailto:rwiley45@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 3:21 PM
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Volunteering for Bookshare
Hi Christina.
Sounds like you would take volunteering seriously. Great! That's what they
need.
I haven't volunteered for about a year because of arthritis.
However, volunteering was one of the most challenging and interesting parts
of my bookshare experience.
You may find that different people consider certain hardware and software
essential. I used Kurzweil extensively in my proofreading, and would deem it
essential, but others might not.
Another thing I found essential was communication with the person doing the
scanning. I love good teamwork, and this fit right in perfectly.
However, beware of volunteering as a proofreader: it could become addictive.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: Christine Szostak
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2014 3:49 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Volunteering for Bookshare
Hi All,
I am considering volunteering for Bookshare and have a quick question. My
particular interest is in proof reading as I have done a fair amount of general
proofing for students, peers, and colleagues and love doing it!
As I am totally blind, I was curious if anyone here without any vision is
a proof reader and how you deal with things like making sure paging is
accurately matching the original hard-copy source and how you deal with things
like knowing that bolding needs to be added without looking visually at the
original source... I know how you check for these types of things with JAWS so
I would know how to check whether they are present or not, but what I do not
know is how to check whether they match the original text. Any advice or
suggestions would be much appreciated!
Have a wonderful week!
Chris
Christine M. Szostak, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Shorter University
Rome, Georgia
szostak.1@xxxxxxx
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