No Print page numbers

[Michelle Barney]

Some transcribers and proofreaders choose to omit any page breaks in braille if there
are no print page numbers, others choose to place an unnumbered page break in braille.
Which way is the right way to use? Each person wants it a different way.

BF

1.11.6 No Print Page Numbers. Some books have no page numbers or there are
sections of text without numbers. For example, a section of photographs with
captions but without page numbers may be inserted between two consecutive
page numbers. Sections at the end of the book also may be unnumbered.
a. Insert a row of unspaced dots 36 across the width of the line to indicate print page
changes.
b. Continue braille page numbering on these pages.
c. If the page change indicator would fall on line 25, move it to the next braille page.
d. The page change indicator can be placed on line 1 if no running head is used.
e. If the page change indicator would fall at the top of a braille page, and a running head
is used, place the page change indicator on line 2. No blank line is required
between the running head and the page change indicator.

• This topic was modified 1 week ago by Michelle Barney.

[Michael Gunner]

Hello Michelle,

Thank you for your question.

While you are certainly correct that transcribers and proofreaders have varying ideas on how to format unnumbered pages, it is also important that the formatting guidelines in place support those ideas.

You correctly identified that BF 1.11.6 provides clear guidelines for formatting print pages without page numbers. These guidelines should be followed unless you are directed by an agency ignore these guidelines.

Michael

 

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