Preliminary pages, just as in literary books, are those pages that precede the actual text of the book. The discussion in this reading corresponds to Rule 2: Preliminary Page Formats in the new Formats textbook code. These include (listed in order placed in the braille edition):
- Title page
- Supplemental title page(s) (volume 1 only)
- Dedication (volume 1 only)
- List of special symbols
- Transcriber's notes pages
- Table of Contents
- Book cover materials
Title Pages
The listing below shows a "sample" of the type of information that might appear on a textbook title page. There is some flexibility on what to include -- notice that this particular template has 28 lines, and only 25 are permitted.
One of the items that is not optional is "disclaimer" on lines 12 and 13. This information basically says that we (the transcribers) are permitted to braille this text without special permission of the publisher. The federal legislation for this, known as the Chafee Amendment, enables production of some printed materials without permission from the copyright holder. Items that do contine to require permission to be brailled are:
- plays and textbooks with plays
- music and words to music
- standardized, norm-referenced tests
- computer programs (the code, not the manuals or documentation)
The title page "template" is shown below:
- MAIN TITLE
- Subtitles, if any
- Grade level, if given
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- AUTHOR
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- Published by
- Name of Publishing Company
- City, State
- Copyright 1998 by
- Copyright Holder
- Further reproduction or distribution in
- other than a specialized format is prohibited.
- ISBN: xxx-xxx-xx-x
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- Transcribed, 1998, by
- Name of Transcriber
- Transcriber Affiliation, if any
- City, State
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- Under the Sponsorship of (agency, if any)
- Sponsoring Agency
- City, State
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- In Four Volumes (if required by agency)
- Volume 2
- Braille pages p1-p20 and 1-90
- Print pages 1-65 p1
Sample Title Pages:
Probably the best way to understand about title pages is by example, so we include three examples here for your perusal:
- Sample 1: "Science Interactions", a multi-author science textbook for third-year science students.
- Sample 2: "Perspectives on Structure and Mechanism in Organic Chemistry", graduate-level chemistry textbook
- Sample 3: "Rise and Fall of the Great Powers", graduate-level history textbook
- Sample 4: "Living in Our Country", grade-school social studies textbook.
It is often the case with textbooks that there is either too much information on the title page and/or there is information that does not belong on the title page, but it still needs to be included in the braille version (volume 1 only). This information goes on a supplemental title page. The information included on this page is (in order):
- a complete list of the authors or editors
- all information about degrees, titles
- affiliations of authors/editors
- complete info about copyright owners and dates
Also included on this page is a listing of other works by the author or other textbooks in the series. An example supplementary page is shown as a template for your own transcribing efforts!
Dedications are placed on a new braille page in Volume One, and are centered vertically. The transcriber should follow the print format.
A separate reading on the special symbols page is available for your enjoyment!
The rule for transcribers notes pages is short, and is included here in its entirety:
Transcriber's Notes pages. When a special braille format or usage that requires explanation appears throughout a volume or throughout an entire transcription, it must be explained on a preliminary page or pages placed in the volume(s) in the order shown in Section 1b above.
- The first page must carry the centered heading TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES placed on the first line (third line, if a running head is used). This heading must be followed by a blank line. When more than one page is required, these pages must carry the centered heading TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES (cont.) placed on the first line (second line, if a running head is used). No blank line is required after this repeated heading.
- Notes must be brailled in indented paragraph form, and the transcriber's note symbol must not be used.
- As an aid to the teacher who may not read braille, a typed copy of the Transcriber's Notes page(s) may be prepared to accompany each volume in the braille edition.
Some general rules for TOC pages:
- The TOC page is a preliminary page
- a full TOC is included in Volume 1; TOC pages for subsequent volumes contain only the contents of that volume
- running heads are included, followed by a blank line
- Main entries are started in Cell 1, with a runover in Cell 5. Numbered subdivisions begin in Cell 3 with runovers in Cell 7. Sub-subdivisions are started in Cell 5 with runovers in Cell 9 (notice the pattern here?)
- The TOC pages are numbered using "p" in front of the preliminary page number.
- Guide dots (dot 5) are used, preceded and followed by a space.
Two example TOC pages are presented here as a template:
- Example 1
- Example 2
The full rule for handling Table of Contents pages is included for study and reference!
Many books have material printed on or inside the book cover, such as lists of physical constants, mathematical formulas of importance in the textbook, notational systems used, and the like. I picked out a dozen of my textbooks at random, and nine of them contained material on the inside of the hardback covers. The rule for this suggests that if the material is included somewhere else in the text itself, the transcriber does not need to worry about brailling it. If, however, the material is not in the text and is necessary for the reader, the material should be transcribed as a preliminary page and included in each volume where it might logically be needed. The transcriber should include a note on the Transcribers Note page about this material.
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