Session 3: General Formatting of Literary Braille Materials

Session 3 presents general rules and guidelines for the transcription of literary (non-textbook) materials, including page numbering, running heads, dedications, and other constructs.

1. General formatting guidelines
2. Title Pages
3. All about volumes
4. Dedications, Acknowledgments, Prefaces, Forwards, and Introductions
5. The Contents Pages
6. The Special Symbols Page

Exercises for the Reader

1. Carefully read the session readings.
2. Prepare preliminary pages as presented in the reading. You can submit your transcription via email or from the assignment page itself. Hard-copy braille is not accepted.