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Subject: Brethren Encyclopedia Vol. 4
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 21:13:47 EDT


Evening List,
'Tis a shame about the delay in getting out the latest volume. I have
typeset several 600 page books and know the difficulties involved. This does not
take into account the accumulation of data and the cross referencing of it. I
still am amazed when I look back at past issues of Brethren Roots done by
myself and see errors in spelling and grammar. This after each article has been
checked by the author, myself and Roger Rhoads.
While not involved with the staff at Brethren Encyclopedia I can
certainly feel empathy with them for the task. I know it took me the better part of a
year to do one early 20th Century Brethren book exactly as in the original
only to discover minor errors. I am sure that after it comes back from my cousin
who is a professional checker[or whatever the proper term is] I will have a
multitude of errors to correct. Try taking a book and ensuring that all of the
original line breaks, sentence breaks, paragraphs breaks, etc., etc., are as in
the original.
I spent a month indexing the Southern District of Ohio 1920/1921 book.
Granted I am a stickler for detail but an index is equally important in the
creation of any book. The better the index the more worthwhile the final
publication. The Southern District index added an additional 50 pages to the 600 page
original and I worry whether I may have missed something that may be import to
someone.
It is a shame I was not aware of the need of the staff at Brethren
Encyclopedia as indexing is one of my specialties. Especially if they perhaps used
the same program as I because I can verily fly through the indexing process.
I did notice that the graphics used in BE were not "touched" and were the
same as in the original publications. Whomever had control of this process
needed to remove the fading that inevitably occurs. This is more a process of
the quality of the original photo and the printing thereof. Some of the photos
used in the Southern Disitrct took me hours to "repair." The effort was well
worth it as they look as new. Those who are members of FOBG and receive Brethren
Roots will know of the quality of photo reproduction that I strive to attain.

Wayne
Brethren Roots Newsletter Editor
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