Chris Clemens
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Hi Lennie,
The ISBN is often found in different locations. The location of where it is found is not relevant. The Instruction Manual, Fifth Edition 2009, tells us to use the ISBN, the SBN (Standard Book Number), or the ISSN (International Standard Serial Number), is placed on the line immediately following the copyright and reproduction notices preceded by the words Transcription of. Follow print punctuation.
When submitting the manuscript for certification, just photocopy the information from the back cover.Hope this is helpful.
Jana
Hi Ms. Marshall,
According to the Instruction Maual for Braille Transcribing, Fifth Edition 2009, section 19.2f (page 19-11) tells us "when a main entry is followed by a subentry, all main entries start in cell 1 with runover lines starting in cell 5. The subentries start in cell 3 with runover lines in cell 7."
Thus, regarding your question, A JET would start in cell 1 with the subheading Five and Six starting in cell 3. Be sure, for Literary pagination, that the page numbers are changed to reflect the braille.I hope this helps.
Jana
[quote=EwingKaty]Hello,
I am a volunteer braille transcriber and am just completing the textbook course using EDIT-PC. I am considering buying Braille2000 and want to be sure I am ordering the correct version. There is the Basic Edition for $359, Direct Entry Edition for $619, and Document Processing Edition for $949. I'm guessing that what I need is the Direct Entry Edition. Can you give me advice on this, or know who I should be asking about this?
Thank you
Katy Ewing[/quote]Dont worry, i have braille2000 also, you do not have to pay the price in-full, you can pay it in monthly installments
[quote=EwingKaty]Hello,
I am a volunteer braille transcriber and am just completing the textbook course using EDIT-PC. I am considering buying Braille2000 and want to be sure I am ordering the correct version. There is the Basic Edition for $359, Direct Entry Edition for $619, and Document Processing Edition for $949. I'm guessing that what I need is the Direct Entry Edition. Can you give me advice on this, or know who I should be asking about this?
Thank you
Katy Ewing[/quote]Dont worry, i have braille2000 also, you do not have to pay the price in-full, you can pay it in monthly installments
[quote=EwingKaty]Hello,
I am a volunteer braille transcriber and am just completing the textbook course using EDIT-PC. I am considering buying Braille2000 and want to be sure I am ordering the correct version. There is the Basic Edition for $359, Direct Entry Edition for $619, and Document Processing Edition for $949. I'm guessing that what I need is the Direct Entry Edition. Can you give me advice on this, or know who I should be asking about this?
Thank you
Katy Ewing[/quote]Thanks Dorothy. Your reply, as always, was complete. And I remembered everything correctly from years ago. However, I do feel that section 33a is poorly written and should be clarified. New examples should also be written. As it is at present it reads "When the ink-print text ... show(s) labeled statements ... in NON-REGULAR type form, the body ... etc. etc ... but the labels themselves must be transcribed as though they were entirely capitalized"
This seems to limit the double cap situation to those situations where the text is in non-regular type, and in fact there are no examples showing a labeled statement in regular type. Of course the "Intro to Braille Mathematics" doesn't add any clarification, as it doesn't go beyond what is in the code.
I remembered what my teacher taught me back in the 60s, and it agrees with everything you answered, but I think someone should revisit the code.
bt
The label of a labeled statement is the identifying word. It must be fully capitalized in braille regardless of the print style used. It doesn't matter if the following text is in regular or non-regular type.
Even though it is not specified in the Code, it is recommended that a labeled statement follow the format for formal proofs. A labeled statement would thus be preceded and followed by a blank line. If there are two Postulates in a row in print, there would be a blank line between them.
Rule V §33 gives examples of labels used in labeled statements, including "postulate". But if the label of the statement is expanded, it is still the label. You would follow the same guidelines as for that of a one word label.
Does that help? Let me know if I've been too vague. Dorothy
Since these are defined as acronyms, they would be treated as the abbreviations that they are, according to Nemeth Code Rule VIII
You are allowed to give only every other value on the axes if that allows you to fit the graph on the page. Or you could label all of the values but with alternate ones on the line below with a lead line connecting the value to its grid mark. Your example looks like you need most of the grid that is shown.
Braille Formats says an unspaced tn symbol must follow the note. I would not leave a space between the closing bold indicator and the closing TN symbol, just as I wouldn't leave a space between a punctuation mark and a closing tn symbol. I realize it looks funny, but is there justification for leaving a space? I am asking and I'm open to argument.
Hi Anne,
Great question! We have deliberated this very issue and the discrepancies between the two manuals in our current braille transcribing course.
There is no rule as to how many numbers should be on the line before you take the division to the next line. The manual only states where a division may be made in long numbers (after a comma), and that the number must be six digits in length or longer. The reality is that you don't see numbers divided in print unless they are extremely long ... so in braille, if a number is extremely long (at least 6 digits) only divide when absolutely necessary. We recommended to our class that you not divide a number (with six digits or more) if you only had one or two digits on the line, along with a comma and the hyphen. It doesn't save space, and makes no sense to divide a number that way. In other words, if you has a number such as 3,500,000 you would not divide it 3,- 500,000 as you would not be saving much space. That is how it was explained to me so that is what I am passing along. 🙂 I hope this helps ...Jana
Francine,
Thank you for your questions regarding the use of the emphasis indicator and your headings. If you are transcribing this book in literary braille,
you would do the following for the page you attached:Also from Janet and Jeff Benge ... would be a centered heading. I would not use the emphasis indicator because it is a title.
The following line More adventure-filled biographies ... I would block as a paragraph.
The bolded Christian Heroes: Now & Then and Heroes of History would be cell-5 headings - leave a blank before the heading but not after
The books I would list 1/3 and because they are titles, I would use the emphasis indicator. No bullets, leave a space, and add the ISBN numbers without emphasis indicators.Is this helpful? Thank you for seeking an answer so others can learn from this as well. 🙂
Jana
