[OpenGLAM] mobile scanner

Sarah Stierch sarah.stierch at gmail.com
Thu Feb 14 19:16:51 UTC 2013


Hi Daniel,

Not sure if this helps at all, but, the National Archive and Records 
Administration here in the US hosts "scanathons," you can read a blog 
about it here:

http://blogs.archives.gov/online-public-access/?p=5819

Yes, Wikipedians will totally go to a plan and scan the heck out of 
anything for free pizza :)   I'm happy to connect you with the organizer 
of the events, Dominic McDevitt-Parks, if you wish! But, I know it's 
nothing on wheels....  :)

-Sarah

On 2/14/13 10:56 AM, Daniel Dietrich wrote:
> So who should follow up? @Joris?
>
> Daniel
>
>
> On 11 Feb 2013, at 22:09, Daniel Dietrich <ddie at ddie.me> wrote:
>
>> On 11 Feb 2013, at 21:33, Brewster Kahle <brewster at archive.org> wrote:
>>
>>> that sounds like fun.
>>>
>>> we did a bookmobile where we printed and bound material.  it was mostly a demonstration rather than a useful tool.
>>>
>>> we have set up book  scanners in lots of places, but it is a project so we try to keep them going in once place for a year or two.
>>>
>>> we have used flat bed scanners in a local library to do menus or whatever which was a fun project, but small scale.
>>>
>>> love to get the digital content.  this can be uploaded pretty easily at this point (we have a new uploader that works on all browsers other than IE:   http://archive.org/upload )
>>>
>>> let us know how we can help.
>>>
>>> -brewster
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2/10/13 10:44 AM, Daniel Dietrich wrote:
>>>> Dear Brewster,
>>>>
>>>> I hope this mail finds you well. People at the open GLAM working group [1] of the OKFN are thinking to setup a mobile digitalisation unit: A small truck with a scanner so we can travel from Town to Town visiting cultural heritage institutions all over Europe as a campaign to open up cultural heritage data.
>>>>
>>>> We would love to learn from you! Do I remember right you guis at Archives.org had something like this? If so can you guid us to some of the technical setup and perhaps more important on your experience with such an endeavour. Can you help?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> All the best
>>>> Daniel
>>>>
>>>> 1. http://openglam.org/
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> Promoting Open Knowledge in a Digital Age
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>>>>
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>>>
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>>> --Barry Margolin
>>>
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