How to end the review of an EEBO book

1. Complete the notes file. Make sure the appropriate numbers have been entered for file size, sample size, the numbers of various kinds of errors, and the total number of "$-groups". Add any comments on the tagging, or your correction of it, or the character capture, that would be useful either to the supervisor or to the vendor. Both will see your comments. If a file is to be rejected, make sure the reason is clear. If the number of errors does not obviously justify rejection, supply some prose that does (you may want to list actual errors). If the number of errors does not obviously justify acceptance, supply a justification. If there things you were uncertain about, or things that indicate a misunderstanding on the part of the vendor, note them here.

2. Fill in the spreadsheet that corresponds to the month's folder from which you took the file to begin with. Fill in the columns for verdict (ACCEPT, PARDON, or REJECT), reviewer (using your uniqname), date, sample size (the 'stripped' sample) in bytes, number of inexcusable mistranscriptions, excusable mistranscriptions, unwarranted uses of "$", and total number of "$-groups". Do not supply any numbers in column M, or worry about the boxes at the bottom of the sheet: these will fill themselves in automatically.

3. Move the notes file to WORK/NOTES.

4. If the file was accepted or pardoned and therefore tag-reviewed, validate it one more time (!), then move the corrected file to WORK/DONE.

5. If the file was rejected, move the file to WORK/REJECTED

6. Delete all other related files from the working directory (samples, .pdf, backup copies, etc.)--though you should if possible keep a backup copy somewhere safe (not in your working directory) of the final .sgm file and the final notes file, in case the delivered copies of those become corrupted or lost.