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    1. Re: Obvious original errors
    2. Philip Powell
    3. In message <[email protected]>, Dave Mayall <[email protected]> writes >Philip Powell wrote: >> >> I've had a good look round the site to see if there is an answer >> available but with no success. >> >> Is there a mechanism in place to report obvious[0] errors on the >> original scans? [snip] >At present, there isn't a mechanism. We are developing such a mechanism to >cater for corrections to the index, whilst still remaining true to the index. > >In essence, the record will be transcribed "as is", and a separate record >will be submitted to record our THEORY about the record. Both will be >presented in the search results. So it would be a good idea for transcribers to keep a record of those errors until such time as the mechanism is in place? -- Philip Powell

    10/04/2001 01:05:02