[bookshare-discuss] Re: Volunteering for Bookshare
- From: "Evan Reese" <mentat1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 11:48:27 -0400
Hi Patti,
Unless you are a fast sighted reader, I don't think scanning takes longer than
proofreading. If it's of decent quality, I can do a three hundred page book in
about three hours, and that includes the post scan processing I do on all
books; and that's scanning one page at a time, which I usually do. If I scan in
two page mode, the time is substantially decreased. I don't think anyone
reading one word at a time can do 100 pages an hour or more.
The major bottleneck to scanning more pages than that is scanning speed. It
used to be recognition speed, but modern computers can process most pages
faster than the scanner can deliver them. Now this may not be true with a
really expensive scanner and USB 3.0, but I don't know about that. I'd like to
try that out! I do plan to get a new computer soon, and I'm sure it'll have USB
3.0 but the scanner I have won't be able to take advantage of that, so the
bottleneck will become even more pronounced than it is on the 2008 laptop I
have now; at least until I can spring for a new scanner. But even then I think
recognition speed will still exceed scanning speed.
Evan
----- Original Message -----
From: Patti Johnson
To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2014 8:15 AM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: Volunteering for Bookshare
Amen Sharon. I proofed for a while but after the last 2 books I proofed were
not accepted and I didn't understand why because I had done the same things as
I had with the books that were, I gave up.
I am just not patient enough, I guess.
And Scanning takes even longer.
I see enough errors and strange things with the publisher submitted books
that make me think that my mistakes weren't all that bad.
Just me.
Patti
On 4/13/2014 9:30 PM, Sharon wrote:
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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