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Hi Susan,
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I realize that may not answer your question about a newer version coming out, and I will let a forum admin field that question. As always, thanks for your support!
Use the rule in Braille Formats.
[u]Reminder[/u]: The new 2011 Braille Formats goes into effect for new projects started after Jan. 1, 2013 and after that date, it is required. It is recommended, but NOT required, that NEW projects started now be transcribed also with the new Formats. It is available for free .pdf download at the BANA website, http://www.brailleauthority.org
–Joanna
I think what we should do is what the guidelines say to do. By date I am referring also to the copyright and the guidelines are specific as to the copyright and DATE that is to be listed on the braille title page. There is no mention of adding any additional copyright information on the braille title page.
–Joanna
I am attaching a .docx file of this response so that is can be more easily shared with the transcriber.
Thank you for including the scans of the print pages. That is always very helpful.
I’m not clear which set of rules you are referring to. It looks like you refer to the Promising Practices for Early Literacy.
These rules are NO LONGER in effect. They have been removed from the APH website.
That means the result Formats rules should be used. There is a new set of BANA Guidelines for textbooks. It is available from the BANA website (www.brailleauthority.org) as a free .pdf download that you can print out. These guidelines go into effect Jan. 1.2013, and they can be used now.
The old 1997 Formats may still be used for books started before Jan. 1, 2013. After that, it is obsolete and should be discarded.
There are a few provisions for children’s books in both the new 2011 Formats and the 1997 Formats, but they are not the same in each case. If you will clarify for me which rules you are using I can make recommendations about transcribing this book correctly.
I am not able to help with the Duxbury code aspect, but I can refer you to appropriate resources in that field if you still need after we clarify the rules you are using.
I’ll be glad to help identify the appropriate guidelines to use with this material when you let me know which guidelines you are using.
–Joanna
See Sectrion 2.3.6d. Only the principal copyright date is listed as shown. Additional copyright dates are not listed on the title page.
–Joanna
Follow print order and braille the these acknowledgments accordingly. I don’t see anything in Formats about moving them. This does not appear to be cover material.
–Joanna
Each group of print page numbers ends on the last page in that group bearing text. Each group of print page numbers is listed separately on the title page. See the examples given in Section 2.3 and other places in Formats. The last blank page of a group is has not text and doesn’t need to be accounted for because there is no text-bearing page in that group after it.
–Joanna
This is a sidebar. See the section on Sidebars. I would place in the following paragraph as explained in the sidebar section.
–Joanna
I would not necessarily consider it an exception. This is not mentioned in the guidelines, it has never been in the rules. Formats rarely tells us what NOT to do. There are too many things that we need TO do. Items and issues that need to be in transcriber’s notes are generally mentioned specifically throughout Formats.
NO TN for end of volume notice
–Joanna
Good catch! The colon is optional, but I have been told it is preferred. I prefer it myself. I use the colon.
–Joanna
I don’t understand what the problem is. You have not mention the formatting that you have been attempting, other than listed table. Listed table is probably not the way to go because that format is for tables. Pronunciation keys are generally not treated as a table. There is even a separate section just for Pronunciation. You didn’t say if you had looked there. If you wouldn’t mind, take a look at 21.7, scroll down and look at all the examples. Let us know if you find anything helpful there.
–Joanna
I believe this is new. As with ALL special symbols, list only the ones that you use. If there are no nested boxes, don’t list those. Just list the symbols you used, which would be opening and closing.
–Joanna
This is essentially unchanged from 1997 Formats. The only difference is that the identifier, Picture, Cartoon, etc. is now enclosed in TN symbols. Look at Example 6-3 in Formats. That shows a picture with a caption and an accompanying description. Cover up the caption and pretend there was just the picture, the situation you describe. You would simply have a TN in 7-5 that says something like Picture shows a referee separating … whatever. The purpose of the TN is to inform the reader that these words are NOT in the print, but provided by the transcriber.
When there is no caption, incorporate the identifier into the body of the TN by saying something like (TN)Picture shows the girl with the balloon(TN). That tells the reader there is no caption because ALL of the words are in the TN.
When there is a caption, the identifier ONLY is in the TN to inform the reader that that identifier is not in the print, but provided by the transcriber.
–Joanna
