Indexing Ontario tax records - missing ages
I was indexing a batch for Ontario tax records which was missing the ages column- a pretty key field needed to make the indexing useful for the project. The reference images before and after had the same problem. I returned the batch, hoping it would let me enter a reason, but it did not. Hoping this information can get to who it needs to get to.
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If the image didn't have the age column, then you would mark the age field <blank>. Many times we index images that don't have all the information available that would make the index more useful to the end-user. Just being able to search on a name gives the researcher the ability to see the image on FamilySearch, or go to a website, or physical location where they can view the image.
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Hopefully when they take the pictures they understand what information is important to capture. I don't know how many images came out that way, or if it would be worth getting pictures of those pages over again. Thanks!
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Here are a couple of interesting articles on how the images are captured.
https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/behind-the-scenes-of-image-capturing
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Indexers are transcribers, not translators. If the record doesn't include an age column - and I've come across several - there is nothing to be captured by the photographer. If it isn't there, ctrl B, and go to the next field.
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But in this case the columns are numbered, and column 9 was missing because it's in the fold of the book (they didn't open it up enough), and all the remaining columns match to other batches I've done and to a sample image also I believe, where field 9 is the age.
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Yes, it happens alot when they are trying to photograph books and information on the bound edge is unreadable. Unfortunate, but, common.
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