... I got 16 hits in OhioLINK for "Jane Austin". 12 of them need correction(s), 4 didn't. Is 75 per cent a sufficient score to put the phrase on the MainList? ...
LibTypos MainList-Update 2002/03 New entries since 2002/01 update This edition has 63 terms in the A Section, 471 terms in the B Section, 418 terms in the C...
I may have mentioned this to the group before, but one of my favorite typos is FLOURIDE (or flourine, flouridation, etc.). This becomes a rather significant...
... Certainly there must be many more examples of this reversal of letters (UO - OU) in other parts of other records. I could only find these three on the...
I wasn't so much referring to other words with an o-u or a u-o as I was to the occurrence of flouri+ appearing in places in bibliographic records other than...
Thanks, as usual, to Tina, we have a fresh new list for the world to see. In addition to the usual, I added a link to a separate file of only the words added...
Ballard, Terry Prof.
terry.ballard@...
Mar 7, 2002 8:28 pm
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... According to the MainList note, at the time "Flouri+" was added, it got 22 hits in OhioLink. ... I've read testimonials from people who really liked...
Thanks, Tina. I agree that "switching" between QWERTY and Dvorak would be confusing. That's my biggest fear, actually, that as I gain Dvorak skills, I will...
... Interesting presentation of the new words, Terry. http://faculty.quinnipiac.edu/libraries/tballard/newerrors.html Methinks the three-column-format I used...
... Semi-alphabetized? Actually, there was a clearly discernable order. Anyone with WinWord could have turned it back into three logical columns in about 15...
Not much to work with here. Sincere Internet Cleaners? Sweep Incorrect Catalogs? Help us, Obi Wan......... Terry Terry Ballard, Automation Librarian Quinnipiac...
Ballard, Terry Prof.
terry.ballard@...
Mar 8, 2002 5:00 pm
1309
... Your observation is accurate. Some of them have been mentioned, some have not. That's one reason I posted the new-entries list to the discussion list. I...
Folks, I couldn't sleep last night and got to thinking about our list of Typos -- actually, the MainList, not so much MoreTypos. When I first discovered...
... Do you have that list in a form you could send to Libtypos? I could work on some of then for you and maybe some other people can put in some time on it,...
Phalbe, I've heard from people who tell me that they swear by the list. Even in relatively slow times, the page gets looked at a minimum of 20 times a day, and...
Ballard, Terry Prof.
terry.ballard@...
Mar 8, 2002 7:41 pm
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... For ease of referral, here are the current stats for the MainList: This edition has 63 terms in the A Section, ( 100+ Hits in OhioLINK) 471 terms in the B...
... Tina again: Sure. The words are from various sources and several can sometimes be covered in one search by truncating to a common root. Some may be valid...
I forgot to mention one thing: Back when I first saw the list and checked my database against it, I found only 27 errors. (Is that right, Terry? I'm not at...
Simple, to the point, I like it very much. Barbara Bristow Editor, OmniFile H. W. Wilson ... http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ To unsubscribe from this group,...
Barbara Bristow
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Mar 8, 2002 9:28 pm
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... You mean you'd give someone who is only marginally useful cataloging privileges? My ass't director (the cataloger) would go postal! Phalbe...
