[OpenGLAM] Recommendation for a professional book scanner+simultaneous OCR
Guy Deschenes
gdeschenes at cgocable.ca
Sun Feb 16 20:09:00 UTC 2014
Hi
I have this recommendation for you:
ATIZ BookDrive Pro.
http://pro.atiz.com/
Hope this will help.
Guy Deschenes
Le 2014-02-16 à 1:18 PM, open-glam-request at lists.okfn.org a écrit :
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> Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 17:16:45 +0000
> From: Ben Laurie <ben at links.org>
> To: Tom Morris <tfmorris at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [OpenGLAM] Book scanners?
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> On 11 February 2014 00:20, Tom Morris <tfmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 6:12 AM, Ben Laurie <ben at links.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Does anyone on this list have any book scanner recommendations (or the
>>> opposite)? Budget around ?10,000...
>>
>>
>> You'd probably get a few more suggestions if you spelled out your
>> requirements in a little more detail. High volume? (what's high volume to
>> you?) Low volume? Destructive or non-destructive? Fragile books? What size
>> books?
>
> In general, this is for scanning historical source data.
>
> Volume: current project is 500,000 pages.
> Non-destructive: in at least some cases, the source material is unique.
> Fragile: possibly
> Size: random, but generally bigger than A4 (probably not bigger than
> A3 per page, though).
>
>> etc, etc Even little things like giving your budget in a commonly
>> understood currency could help.
>
> By "commonly understood currency" I guess you mean dollars. $15,000ish.
>
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> Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 15:33:43 -0200
> From: Ana Vald?s <agora158 at gmail.com>
> To: Ben Laurie <ben at links.org>
> Cc: "open-glam at lists.okfn.org" <open-glam at lists.okfn.org>
> Subject: Re: [OpenGLAM] Book scanners?
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> Should not be a great idea to share scanners? I mean, why need all the
> institutions to buy an own scanner? Maybe this list could work as a place
> to share between places located relative near to each other.
> It should be economical sound and logic.
> Ana
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 3:16 PM, Ben Laurie <ben at links.org> wrote:
>
>> On 11 February 2014 00:20, Tom Morris <tfmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 6:12 AM, Ben Laurie <ben at links.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Does anyone on this list have any book scanner recommendations (or the
>>>> opposite)? Budget around ?10,000...
>>>
>>>
>>> You'd probably get a few more suggestions if you spelled out your
>>> requirements in a little more detail. High volume? (what's high volume
>> to
>>> you?) Low volume? Destructive or non-destructive? Fragile books? What
>> size
>>> books?
>>
>> In general, this is for scanning historical source data.
>>
>> Volume: current project is 500,000 pages.
>> Non-destructive: in at least some cases, the source material is unique.
>> Fragile: possibly
>> Size: random, but generally bigger than A4 (probably not bigger than
>> A3 per page, though).
>>
>>> etc, etc Even little things like giving your budget in a commonly
>>> understood currency could help.
>>
>> By "commonly understood currency" I guess you mean dollars. $15,000ish.
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> Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 17:40:44 +0000
> From: Ben Laurie <ben at links.org>
> To: Ana Vald?s <agora158 at gmail.com>
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> On 16 February 2014 17:33, Ana Vald?s <agora158 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Should not be a great idea to share scanners? I mean, why need all the
>> institutions to buy an own scanner? Maybe this list could work as a place to
>> share between places located relative near to each other.
>> It should be economical sound and logic.
>
> Yeah, we'd be very happy to share.
>
>> Ana
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 3:16 PM, Ben Laurie <ben at links.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 11 February 2014 00:20, Tom Morris <tfmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 6:12 AM, Ben Laurie <ben at links.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone on this list have any book scanner recommendations (or the
>>>>> opposite)? Budget around ?10,000...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You'd probably get a few more suggestions if you spelled out your
>>>> requirements in a little more detail. High volume? (what's high volume
>>>> to
>>>> you?) Low volume? Destructive or non-destructive? Fragile books? What
>>>> size
>>>> books?
>>>
>>> In general, this is for scanning historical source data.
>>>
>>> Volume: current project is 500,000 pages.
>>> Non-destructive: in at least some cases, the source material is unique.
>>> Fragile: possibly
>>> Size: random, but generally bigger than A4 (probably not bigger than
>>> A3 per page, though).
>>>
>>>> etc, etc Even little things like giving your budget in a commonly
>>>> understood currency could help.
>>>
>>> By "commonly understood currency" I guess you mean dollars. $15,000ish.
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>> eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you will always long
>> to return.
>> -- Leonardo da Vinci
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> Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 18:50:55 +0100
> From: Lars Aronsson <lars at aronsson.se>
> To: Ben Laurie <ben at links.org>, Tom Morris <tfmorris at gmail.com>
> Cc: "open-glam at lists.okfn.org" <open-glam at lists.okfn.org>
> Subject: Re: [OpenGLAM] Book scanners?
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> On 02/16/2014 06:16 PM, Ben Laurie wrote:
>>>> Does anyone on this list have any book scanner recommendations (or the
>>>> opposite)? Budget around ?10,000...
>>> Volume: current project is 500,000 pages.
>
> With that budget, you hope to do 50 pages per pound,
> which sounds a bit optimistic. Is that your total budget,
> or only your equipment budget? Are man-hours and
> administration included?
>
> If you cooperate with the Internet Archive, they offer
> to scan for $0.10 per page, on the condition that the
> digitized works can be openly published online. If the
> pound is $1.50, this will buy you 15 pages per pound.
> They do this at a loss: The money covers the staff to
> do the scanning, but the equipment, administration
> and storage is already paid for by the Internet Archive.
>
> I've heard of several projects that budget ?1-5 per page
> for digitization and I think some projects can be done
> for ?0.10 per page, but not ?0.02 per page.
>
>
> --
> Lars Aronsson (lars at aronsson.se)
> Project Runeberg - free Nordic literature - http://runeberg.org/
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 18:02:11 +0000
> From: Ben Laurie <ben at links.org>
> To: Lars Aronsson <lars at aronsson.se>
> Cc: "open-glam at lists.okfn.org" <open-glam at lists.okfn.org>
> Subject: Re: [OpenGLAM] Book scanners?
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> On 16 February 2014 17:50, Lars Aronsson <lars at aronsson.se> wrote:
>> On 02/16/2014 06:16 PM, Ben Laurie wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone on this list have any book scanner recommendations (or the
>>>>> opposite)? Budget around ?10,000...
>>>>
>>>> Volume: current project is 500,000 pages.
>>
>>
>> With that budget, you hope to do 50 pages per pound,
>> which sounds a bit optimistic. Is that your total budget,
>> or only your equipment budget? Are man-hours and
>> administration included?
>
> Equipment only.
>
>> If you cooperate with the Internet Archive, they offer
>> to scan for $0.10 per page, on the condition that the
>> digitized works can be openly published online. If the
>> pound is $1.50, this will buy you 15 pages per pound.
>> They do this at a loss: The money covers the staff to
>> do the scanning, but the equipment, administration
>> and storage is already paid for by the Internet Archive.
>>
>> I've heard of several projects that budget ?1-5 per page
>> for digitization and I think some projects can be done
>> for ?0.10 per page, but not ?0.02 per page.
>
> We should probably look at the Internet Archive deal again.
>
>
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> Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2014 16:18:28 -0200
> From: Ana Vald?s <agora158 at gmail.com>
> To: Ben Laurie <ben at links.org>
> Cc: "open-glam at lists.okfn.org" <open-glam at lists.okfn.org>
> Subject: Re: [OpenGLAM] Book scanners?
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> I lived in Sweden many years and we had a network to share scanners,
> expensive printers and theater lights. It was a way to share expensive gear
> and tools who were idle many months every year.
> Ana
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 3:40 PM, Ben Laurie <ben at links.org> wrote:
>
>> On 16 February 2014 17:33, Ana Vald?s <agora158 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Should not be a great idea to share scanners? I mean, why need all the
>>> institutions to buy an own scanner? Maybe this list could work as a
>> place to
>>> share between places located relative near to each other.
>>> It should be economical sound and logic.
>>
>> Yeah, we'd be very happy to share.
>>
>>> Ana
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 3:16 PM, Ben Laurie <ben at links.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 11 February 2014 00:20, Tom Morris <tfmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 6:12 AM, Ben Laurie <ben at links.org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyone on this list have any book scanner recommendations (or
>> the
>>>>>> opposite)? Budget around ?10,000...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> You'd probably get a few more suggestions if you spelled out your
>>>>> requirements in a little more detail. High volume? (what's high
>> volume
>>>>> to
>>>>> you?) Low volume? Destructive or non-destructive? Fragile books? What
>>>>> size
>>>>> books?
>>>>
>>>> In general, this is for scanning historical source data.
>>>>
>>>> Volume: current project is 500,000 pages.
>>>> Non-destructive: in at least some cases, the source material is unique.
>>>> Fragile: possibly
>>>> Size: random, but generally bigger than A4 (probably not bigger than
>>>> A3 per page, though).
>>>>
>>>>> etc, etc Even little things like giving your budget in a commonly
>>>>> understood currency could help.
>>>>
>>>> By "commonly understood currency" I guess you mean dollars. $15,000ish.
>>>> _______________________________________________
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>>>
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>>> http://www.twitter.com/caravia15860606060
>>> http://www.scoop.it/t/art-and-activism/
>>> http://www.scoop.it/t/food-history-and-trivia
>>> http://www.scoop.it/t/urbanism-3-0
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> cell Sweden +4670-3213370
>>> cell Uruguay +598-99470758
>>>
>>>
>>> "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with
>> your
>>> eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you will always
>> long
>>> to return.
>>> -- Leonardo da Vinci
>>
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> http://www.scoop.it/t/art-and-activism/
> http://www.scoop.it/t/food-history-and-trivia
> http://www.scoop.it/t/urbanism-3-0
>
> <http://www.scoop.it/t/postcolonial-mind/>
>
> cell Sweden +4670-3213370
> cell Uruguay +598-99470758
>
>
> "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with
> your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been and there you will always
> long to return.
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