CME Short Checklist

1. Validate, check structure. See FAQ Sheet #1.
2. Proof title pages. See FAQ Sheet #2.
3. Check through original proof sheets.
4. Check through list of transcription errors, etc. See lists.
5. Check page numbers, milestones, etc. See FAQ Sheet #3.
6. Search and replace "$"s, indications of legibility problems. See FAQ Sheet #5.
7. Check italic oe ligatures (œ), replacing with æ ligatures (æ) if appropriate. See Checklist, 8d.
8. Check for quotation mark problems. See Checklist, 8a.
9. Make changes according to "Errata" pages in original, noting them carefully under <ITEM> in <TEMPHEAD>.
10. Check for punctuation consistency problems. See Checklist, 8c,g.
11. Search for italic "and"s and replace as appropriate. See FAQ Sheet #7, 7.
12. Search and replace italic "þ"s (or Roman "þ"s). (These should correspond to the surrounding text.) See Checklist, 8e.
13. Check for appropriateness of <CLOSER>s, <TRAILER>s, and end <NOTE>s. See Checklist, 10.
14. Indicate name, date, and item changes. See FAQ Sheet #6.
15. Make sure no carriage returns are present. See FAQ Sheet #6.
16. Add "DONE" to end of <ITEM>; copy .sgm file into appropriate "done" folder. See FAQ Sheet #6.

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