I have double page scans in my syndicate's allocation. I advise my transcribers in their start-up notes to do them as one file exactly as Alan's proposals. However interestingly several seem to prefer to split them into 2 files which I have accepted quite happily. Actually, checking and verifying 2 page files can get quite daunting especially if a transcriber doesn't follow the 'rules' and goes his own way. I ask them to send their first file to me after doing one or two columns as their training exercise. I do check most uploads that the middle +PAGE line is there, especially after I forgot it once ! Ted Southcombe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Lowe" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 6:30 PM Subject: Re: +PAGE's for double page scans > Hi Alan > > If we were doing the double page scans we would ask them to transcribe > them as separate pages i.e. two files named as per the page and not a > single file including both pages. Your proposed wording suggests that > they MUST be done as a single file. > > It also suggests that that the file name has to be the WinBMD format. > That's OK for me but not for some syndicates as we know. > > I suggest the wording is changed to : > > 'A. If your syndicate co-ordinator tells you to transcribe each > page as a separate file then you simply do what you have been doing with > the single page scans and use the same scan for both pages. > > If your coordinator tells you to transcribe the scan as a single file > then you treat the scan as a single page with a single filename but > make sure that in addition to the +PAGE at the beginning and end of the > file you enter a +PAGE between the two pages. > > For example: > > +PAGE,520 > WAKEFIELD etc. as per your last paragraph.' > > Regards > Derek Lowe > > Allan Raymond wrote: > > >To Co-ordinators > > > >I thought I would run this past you before I arrange for either "Hints and > >Help Guide" or "Transcriber's Knowledge Base" to be changed, comments or > >suggested improvements to the wording is appreciated? > > > >The query revolves around double page scans (i.e. two Index pages to a > >scan). I've just noticed that some volunteers are not inserting a +PAGE to > >separate the two pages within the transcription. > > > >If the decision is taken to go down "Transcriber's Knowledge Base" route, > >I'm proposng the following addional Q & A. > > > >Q. What is the process for transcribing a double page scan (i.e. two index > >pages to a scan) > > > >A. You transcribe the scan as one file and name the file exactly as if was > >a one page scan. > > > >For example, the double page scan 1874b4-520 would have a file name > >1874B4W0520. > > > >You also need to add three +PAGEs, one at the start of the entries, one at > >the end of the entries and a further one in the middle of the entries to > >denote the end of the first index page and the start of the second. > > > >For example, the file for the double page scan 1874b4-520 would contain the > >following +PAGEs > > > >+PAGE,0520 > >WAKEFIELD,Henry John,Coventry,6d,516 > > other entries on first page down to > >WALGROVE,John William,"Bradford, Y",9b,258 > >+PAGE,0521 > >WALKER,Charles,W. Bromwich,6b,849 > > other entries on second page down to > >WALKER,Martha Ann,Medway,2a,493 > >+PAGE,0522 > > > >Allan Raymond > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I th > >Sorry for the delay. > > > > > >>You upload as one file with the appropriate +PAGE, to separate the actual > >>two pages of the Index. > >> > >>Thus, if you were transcribing a double page scan such as 1871B4-342.tiff. > >> > >>File name would be similar to 1871B40342. > >> > >>The file +PAGE's would be: > >> > >>+PAGE,0342 > >>Owens,John etc > >>... (other page 342 entries) > >>Page,Herbert Frank etc > >>+PAGE,0343 > >>Page,Horace Archibald etc > >>... (other page 113 entries) > >>Palmer,Emma etc > >>+PAGE,0344 > >> > >>To add to the confusion the two page scan which I choose at random also > >> > >> > >has > > > > > >>Surnames "Page". > >> > >>How does my suggestion sound to you? > >> > >>To my recollection, we haven't given any advice on how to deal with two > >> > >> > >page > > > > > >>scans. 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