[Laurie D. Moynihan]

I know we are not editors and are not supposed to correct print errors even when they are obvious. My question is whether or not we should place a statement to that effect on the Transcriber’s Notes page when we encounter a print copy with obvious errors. If so, can you suggest an appropriate statement?

Laurie

[Cindi Laurent]

There is no requirement to put a TN on the TN page about this – but I do see it fairly often and, as a transcriber, we don’t want the reader to think they are OUR mistakes 🙂

Examples of TN’s I’ve seen: “Errors found in print are transcribed as presented.” “In print, there are several [many, some, whatever is appropriate] errors. The braille is an exact representation of the print.” “Print errors are not corrected by the transcriber.”

Cindi

[Laurie D. Moynihan]

Cindi,

You hit the nail on the head. It always bugs me to transcribe print errors thinking the reader will assume it’s a braille error.

Those are some excellent examples for the Transcriber’s Notes page!

Thank you,

Laurie

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