Clive The latter, where there are actually two pages to a scan. Allan Raymond -----Original Message----- From: ESSERY Clive <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: 13 July 2004 10:12 Subject: RE: +PAGE's for double page scans >Allan > >Are you referring to the typed/printed pages where there are two columns of >data, such as in the 1839 Marriages, or are you referring to scans where >both the left and the right hand side pages have been scanned as one entity? > >Clive Essery > >-----Original Message----- >From: Allan Raymond [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: 09 July 2004 14:47 >To: [email protected] >Subject: +PAGE's for double page scans > > >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. I'll see of I can put some words together within the next day or so >> Co-ordinators can thrash out by best approach. >> > > >********************************************************************** >This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential. If you >are not the intended recipient, please notify our Help Desk. Email >[email protected] immediately. >You should not copy or use this email or attachment(s) for any purpose >nor disclose their contents to any other person. > >NATS computer systems may be monitored and communications >carried on them recorded, to secure the effective operation of the >system and for other lawful purposes. >*************************************************************************** ***************************************************************** > > >==== FREEBMD-SYNDICATES Mailing List ==== >Thank you Rootsweb for hosting the FreeBMD project and its mailing lists. See http://www.rootsweb.com/ > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >