Notes From Nature Talk

Transcribing location?

  • astroboyOW by astroboyOW

    In the Ornithological collection, they say to transcribe the location "exactly as written." How literally do they mean that? If it's written in all caps, do they want it transcribed that way?

    Thanks,
    Jeff

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  • astroboyOW by astroboyOW

    Here's another one: I'm on a page where ditto marks in the location column are clearly a mistake. The marks indicate India, when it should be Africa, especially since Africa is indicated at the same location (Mooi River, Natal) earlier on the same page. What should we do in a case like this?

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  • darryluk by darryluk

    No all Caps is a bit over the top, just the content to be transcribed exactly as written unless you are sure of an error and are confident in correcting it. If in doubt, leave it as it is.

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