Back Matter

This section contains any material that follows the work proper, such as notes, indices, etc. Generally, this section seems to be rare for the kinds of works we'll be transcribing, but back matter may occur.

Structural Division Attributes within <back>:

• <div type="appendix"> self-contained section of the work which is in some sense extra-canonical
• <div type="glossary"> list of terms and definitions
• <div type="notes"> includes textual or other kinds of notes
• <div type="biblio"> a list of bibliographical citations
• <div type="index"> any form of an index to the work
• <div type="colophon"> statement appearing at the end of a book which describes the conditions of its physical production; it often includes the details of how many copies were printed, and the fonts and designs used.
• <div type="advert"> Publishers' advertisements

Proofreading

You will receive two printouts--one of the SGML encoded text, and one, somewhat formatted text without tags. Use both printouts for proofing. In general, first read a line from the text (perhaps reading out loud), then compare it to the same line in both printouts, checking for spelling and encoding errors. Check for errors in the page numbers, titles, and notes along with the texts of the poems. If you find an error, correct it on the printout, and mark the beginning of the line with an asterisk to note the correction. Here are some general tips on proofreading:

• If you find an error in a line, first correct it. Then reread the whole line again, in case there is more than one error in the line.
• Words that are easy to overlook (and will be missed entirely by spellcheckers) include "causal" and "casual"; "ingenious" and "ingenuous"; "alternatively" and "alternately". Look out also for "it's" and "its."

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Last updated: 14 July 1998
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