I've just had one enlightening experience with a book I've already done. I found a page missing and rerequested this book on library loan. When I got it I did the missing page. I couldn't get it above 99.1 no matter what I did. This must have been a different copy because if the whole book had been like this, I'd have had to read the whole book, line, by line, retyping as I went. There's no other way to fix this kind of problem and if we encounter a book like this where the whole book is envolved, that book will have to be left behind. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 10:49 PMSubject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: An alternative to validating fair quality submissions
No validator would object to validating a book like that, Gary. We expect to do some work, and feel guilty if there's nothing to do but enjoy the read, especially now that there's equal pay. I read what I validate, and can tell you that even with 99.4 accuracy but will be something for me to do, because even the K1000 ranked spelling won't catch homonyms or the number 1 for the capital I or some other things I can't think of at the moment. smile G.Cindy --- Gary Petraccaro <garyp130@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:I've tried it both ways and emotionally prefer a clean scan, but i must say that there were times when I carried it too far. If I can get pages to about 99.4 accuracy, there's a good chance that I will have pages which can be cleaned up with not too much work--certainly no more work than the time it would take to optimize a book and probably somewhat less. I did one book, optimizing all the way, and it was not an experience I'd willing repeat. Btw, I will submit this book as soon as I can read through and, since it has a few graphs, I will ask someone sighted to take a look at a print copy and help out. Not at all a long book, 250 pages, but a few graphs.----- Original Message ----- From: "Mayrie ReNae" <mrenae@xxxxxxxxxxx>To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 12:39 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: An alternative to validating fair quality submissions > Hi Donna, > > I personally, think it is a great idea. I have been disheartened lately > at the number of fair and good submissions on the step 1 page awaiting > validation. Chances are that a rescan of a book raited fair would take > less time than actually fixing a scan of less than excellent quality. > > Peace, > Mayrie > > At 07:22 AM 1/12/2008, you wrote: >>Hi all. >> >>I apologize in advance if this suggestion ruffles feathers, but it is made >>in the spirit of getting excellent quality books into the collection. >> >>I am one of the volunteers who believes that "validating" a book shouldn't >>involve rewriting it because the scan is poor. There are some books which >>have strange formatting or difficult tables and charts or other things >>that typically don't scan well and the only way to get such books into the >>collection is in fact for a very patient validator to go through the whole >>book and fix problematic errors that a rescan won't fix. >> >>However, there are a lot of books on the step one download page that are >>just straightforward text, fiction or nonfiction, that should scan with no >>problems, but are rated as fair. In my opinion, it is a waste of >>volunteer time and effort to have a validator make these scans passable. >> >>So here's my alternative. If I, or any other scanner, obtains a copy of a >>book that is currently awaiting validation and rated fair, would it be >>appropriate for us to download the fair copy, reject it, and then upload a >>better scan of the same book? >> >>Thoughts? Ideas? No rotten tomatoes please! >> >>Donna > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list > of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > > >> -- > No virus found in this incoming message.> Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: > 269.19.1/1220 - Release Date: 1/11/2008 6:09 PM > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.WISH LIST (called Requested Additions To The Bookshare Collection)is available athttp://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm www.jbrownell.com for miscellaneous and useful threads ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals?Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shoppingTo unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.-- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.1/1220 - Release Date: 1/11/2008 6:09 PM
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