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' 6 --Expand, deepen, and edit overview essay to incorporate additional historical research, further synthesize findings of Phase I as well as Phase II, and provide further analysis of architectural trends and their relationships to county history and statewide architectural patterns. (I should mention that here, especially, the quantity of work to be done will become clearer once the final report is completed. I should also mention that in this task, especially, both I and a research his- torian here at Archives and History will provide intensive assistance in the form of editing and suggestions. We also anticipate and hope that the Orange County commission will provide sug- gestions and assistance.) The essay and the entries and all other written material will be produced both as hard copy on paper and on computer disks in a generally used word processing system, which will enable most publishers to set type from a disk rather than re-keyboarding the text. --Select which properties will be represented in the publication. The exact number and proportion of the total will be defined based on several factors, including significance and condition of properties, as well as the probable length of the book. Typically survey publications will include entries on about 500 properties. Selection will involve consultation with the commission. --Determine order of presentation of entries (e.g., by township). --Expand and edit entries on properties as needed and conduct additional research for key entries. --Make additional photographs of properties where lighting or condition previously prevented good photographs. (Note: Archives and History will provide assistance here by assigning the staff photographer to the project for key properties.) --Order publication size (usually 5x7) photographs for publication. (We anticipate that printing through our office photography lab will be part of the project budget.) --Locate and obtain prints of selected local documentary photographs of Orange County scenes and properties. --Obtain any HABS drawings needed. --Decide upon and commission any floor plan drawings or farm complex drawings needed. --Assemble illustrations (photographs, drawings, maps) and label as needed. --Write captions as needed for illustrations. --Prepare forward, acknowledgements, bibliography, and other front and back material such as glossary if desired. There are surely additional tasks which.I have omitted, but these encompass most of them. With these tasks completed, the manuscript and illustrative materials should be in a condition from which Orange County can then work directly with a graphic designer and printer. In some cases these are separate; in others a publisher will provide both, or a printer will have a good in- house designer. This project does not include the production stage; it is anticipated that, as in other county survey publications, the local government will see the project through production. I should mention here that through the Federation of North Carolina Historical Societies, we offer no-interest loans to assist in covering printing costs. Pre-sale of books, donations from local patrons, and other methods assist in publication costs as well. Normally, counties produce 2- 3,000 copies of the survey book, which usually sell out rather quickly, and sales usually pay back the cost of production. Selecting the Consultant for Phase III Normally and ideally, the principal investigator(s) who conducted the fieldwork for the survey and prepared the final report will be the best choice to carry the manuscript through its final •