This is a bit risky but I don’t have many options right now. I am over schedule on finishing a major revision and expansion of my photo CD collection and I could use a little help to cut down the time I am losing on my dissertation.
I am potentially looking for several short-term, part-time helpers to do a few specific tasks. The first three require the PowerPoint program. All work would be done on a flexible schedule from your home, library, or coffee shop. Most of this work would be accomplished within the next month.
1. Basic editing of notes. By basic I mean fixing a few specified issues (feet to meters, BC/AD). I wish my son had the time to do this, for it would be good learning (and some income) for him. I could leave it in the state it’s been all these years, but it bugs me and is less helpful to readers.
2. Text formatting. If you know how to adjust margins and indents in Word, this is the main thing that is involved.
3. Skillful editing of notes. This is a higher-level of editing that would just clean things up into better English grammar. For instance, changing: “Jaffa is the modern name for biblical Joppa. It is located about 30 miles south of Caesarea” to something like: “Known in biblical times as Joppa, the city of Jaffa is located 30 miles south of Caesarea.” (Person #1 would change it to “30 miles (48 km)”.)
4. Research. Some simple work using standard sources about sites portrayed in the photographs. Possibly 20-30 sites, at a total of 3-4 sites/hour. Previous study in Israel is essential and access to a library would be helpful. Must have good writing skills.
5. Photo editing. I have a few hundred scanned slides I need to “bring back to life.” This requires some previous experience. There may be some advantage if you use Lightroom.
I don’t mind doing any of this, but my problem is the massive quantity and the limited time. I’m working with more than 12,000 photographs and 1,000-1,500 pages of text.
Email: tbolen92@bibleplaces.com