Section 12
Sidebars

 

12.1       Fundamentals
12.2       Identifying Sidebars
12.3       Formatting Sidebars
12.4       Samples

12.1    Fundamentals

12.1.1
Publisher design of textbooks has exploded into creative layouts that frequently challenge braille production. Textbooks used to be black and white, had few images, and content was read from top to bottom. Textbooks now are full of color, images, tables, boxes, bullets, etc., and reading order is not always obvious.

12.2    Identifying Sidebars

12.2.1
The purpose  of this section is to help the transcriber identify sidebars. The use of sidebars, a publishing term for information placed adjacent to text, is one of the design elements that can create confusion. A sidebar is detached from the main text and found in a section either off to one side of it, or above or below it, on the same page. Sidebars may or may not be linked or related to the adjacent text, and the reading order of sidebars and text is not always obvious. Sidebars have a different function than cross-references (see Formats, §9.6, Cross-References and Incidental Notes) and are formatted according to their text layout, e.g., with headings, paragraphs, lists, etc. (See Sample 12-1: Boxed Sidebar in Column on page 12-4, Sample 12-2: Boxed Sidebar within Text on page 12-5, and Sample 12-3: Arrow Leads Reader to Sidebar; Difference Between Sidebar and Cross-Reference on page 12-6.)

12.3    Formatting Sidebars

12.3.1
Determine if the sidebar supports the text or if it is supplemental information. Once this has been decided it is easier to find the most appropriate location to insert it.

a.  If the sidebar adds supportive information, look in the main text for specific references to its content. Then insert the sidebar at an appropriate location (after the paragraph of reference).

b.  Determine the best location for the sidebar when it provides extraneous information. This may be after the final full paragraph on the page, before a heading, etc.

c.  Sidebars use the full width of the braille page. (See Sample 12-4: Extraneous Information in Sidebar on page 12-8.) Exception: Follow Formats, §2.10.2i, Table of Contents guidelines when sidebars appear within the table of contents.

d.  The text layout of the sidebar dictates the format used, i.e., headings (centered, cell-5, cell-7), 3-1 paragraph, nested list, poetry, etc.

e.  Insert a blank line before and after a sidebar.

f.  Add box lines for clarity if the content of the sidebar interrupts the flow of text. (See Formats, §7, Boxed Material.)

(Sample 12-5: Sidebar with Student Activity on page 12-9 and Sample 12-6: Sidebars at Beginning of a Lesson on page 12-10.)

g.  When a sidebar is necessary for the understanding of a particular text, insert that sidebar before the related text. (See Sample 12-7: Word List in a Sidebar on page 12-12.)

12.4    Samples

Sample 12-1: Boxed Sidebar in Column (Print Only)

Boxed sidebar in column, with heading, paragraph, and three numbered items
 

Sample 12-2: Boxed Sidebar within Text (Print Only)

Sidebar with additional information about statues in Qin Shi Huangdi's tomb
 

Sample 12-3: Arrow Leads Reader to Sidebar; Difference Between Sidebar and Cross-Reference

Text directs the student to the sidebar with an arrow

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—New Braille Page—

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Sample 12-4: Extraneous Information in Sidebar (Print Only)

Sidebar with extraneous information about Benjamin Franklin
 

Sample 12-5: Sidebar with Student Activity (Print Only)

Sidebar with student instruction related to the paragraph
 

Sample 12-6: Sidebars at Beginning of a Lesson (Print Only)

Two sidebars at beginning of a lesson
 

Sample 12-7: Word List in a Sidebar

Word list in a sidebar

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