Reject Criteria

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list of initial reject criteria taken from IA workflow reject code list, plus some of their own QA freeze codes. Thus, this list has reject criteria for both rejecting *before* scanning (indicated by the alphabetic code) and rejecting as having failed QA.

Code	Definition	NYBG	SIL	MBLWHOI	MCZ
BI	Fragile or no binding (includes items in clam shells or phase boxes)
CAT	Cataloging error
DAM	Damaged
DAT	still in copyright (should not be an issue for us?)
FO	Foldouts (no longer applicable at most scanning centers)
LG	too large (see size restrictions below)
MAR	margins too tight
MIS	Missing pages
MUL	multiple titles bound together
NA	not available
LAN	Outside language parameters
LIST	Picklist error
LINK	unsuccessful link to metadata
PAG	Pagination problems: section(s) bound out of order or upside down
PAP	Brittle paper, tissue paper
SKW	Skewed text – to point of being unreadable
SM	too small (under 3 inches - see below)
UNC	Uncut pages (more than 5)
FOR	non-book format
VEL	Vellum
SPH	requires special handling
DUP	exact duplicate of another on list
	Book and metadata do not match
	Cropped text
	Glass not centered in gutter; text is distorted or cropped
	Blurred page(s)
	Evidence of scanner (fingers/shadows/etc) visible on page
	Text is washed out or overly dark (bad light-comp)
	Flip book or pdf is missing or corrupt
	Missing page(s), goal is zero pages missing per book.
	Pages scanned twice
	Front or Back cover missing in scan
	Left/right pages are reversed
	Truncated file(s)

Size issues - essentially anything over 37cm (height) or 30 cm (width) is too large, but it depends on the overall aspect ratio of the book.

Here are the size criteria as laid out in the initial IA work document:
3. DPI vs. Size
a. Example of DPI vs. size, chosen to optimally image a given size book.

DPI	Height (inch)	Width (inch)
300	14.6	9.7
400	10.9	12.5
500	8.7	6.58
600	7.3	4.9

c. Materials will be screened for size- materials not fitting the requirements shown below will be returned unscanned.
d. Size-
*9.7 wide by 14.5 high at the max. Books as small as 3 inches x 3 inches may possibly be scanned.
*less than 3 inches thick are ok, greater than 3 inches will need to be reviewed.
*Books should on average should be 200 pages or larger. If a collection is mostly under 100 pages a review should be undertaken between IA and DS to ensure the quoted price per scanned page can be met.