[bookshare-discuss] Re: Volunteering for Bookshare
- From: Nimit <kaur.nimit@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 22:03:30 -0400
Well... You know, if you think about it, scanners have to do or should do some
pre proofing because there are some things that proofers can't do. It all
comes down to team cooperation which I have encountered good volunteers. I
have not done bookshare work in a long time mainly because I am out of free
time from education, activities and all that. In addition, some of us who
proofread cannot afford scanning materials. JMO!
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> On Apr 13, 2014, at 9:47 PM, "Evan Reese" <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 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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