[sudo-discuss] I want to establish a book scanner at Sudo room or in Oakland
hol at gaskill.com
hol at gaskill.com
Sat Dec 30 15:36:30 PST 2017
guessing we want to do optical character recognition so we wind up with
small filesize searchable pdfs. anyone heard of any software that can
preserve images and tables? I remember doing OCR in vanilla acrobat a
long time ago but unfamiliar with latest tech
On 2017-12-26 23:41, jacques revera wrote:
> Yes.
> Dany, what is a good day/time for me to meet you at Noisebridge?
>
> I will do what it takes to get this going. Jake's cameras and organizational work are essential.
>
> I have do not know what the optimum computer and software packages are
> https://forum.diybookscanner.org/viewforum.php?f=18&sid=251bde72d2270cdd420a4aae7932c9b5
>
> jacques
>
> On Tue, Dec 26, 2017 at 11:21 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
> Jacques,
>
> it sounds like Dany is offering the kit to sudoroom, would you be willing to
> meet with him to pick it up and bring it in? I can help you find a place to
> set it up and computers and even cameras to get it going.
>
> -jake
>
> On Tue, 26 Dec 2017, jacques revera wrote:
>
> Thank you Dany.
>
> Fantastic! I met you at noisebridge a couple years ago at a meeting of the
> digital archivists. Your work in people's book scanning is important, (with
> the little I know) - as can be seen in your google talk:
> https://youtu.be/4JuoOaL11bw
> My interest begins with access to scanning and digitized books for the
> ideas but, that is dependent upon the scanner hardware developers and
> hackers. That base kit (donated from NoiseBridge) Daniel Reetz developed
> and put out in 2011 and the development of a community around it was a game
> changer I think.
>
> Your help with a kit ready-to-assemble will get us off to a fast start -
> which will help firm up this new book scanning access and group at the omni.
>
> jacques
>
> On Mon, Dec 25, 2017 at 3:45 PM, <dany.nb at qhex.org> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I helped with the Noisebridge book scanners, and the one we wanted to donate is the red one shown here:
> https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Bookscanner [1]
>
> Here's some detail about the design:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4-qMc2QSOw [2]
>
> It's currently disassembled, basically a kit again.
> Do you all want it? If so, I'd be happy to help on that side.
>
> I've cc'd our group's mailing list, and you're welcome to join if you want to collaborate at all:
> https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/digitalarchivists [3]
>
> Best,
> Dany
>
> On Sun, Dec 24, 2017 at 12:26 PM, robb <sf99er at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> tues @sudo >8pm is a time to collaborate
>
> On Sun, Dec 24, 2017 at 12:09 PM, jacques revera <jacquesrevera at gmail.com>
wrote:
> lockable should not be a problem. If noisebridge is donating one of the
older designs, it would be framed with raw wood we can just screw some
hinges and plywood in - to box it - to keep people from fiddling with
the
mechanisms. The cameras might need a more secure spot at the omni.
> Marc, Robb, Jake,
> I am looking forward to meeting and working with you. I am new to this
list, the omni commons and the sudo room so please keep me straight on
that.
> I am back in town Jan. 1 --- Tues Jan. 2 would be a good day for me to
meet and begin - and maybe complete a plan and proposal if needed for
the
omni collectives. I have a van if there is a base-kit already
constructed
at noisebridge that needs to be picked up.
> Sat, Dec 23, 2017
> Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote
>
> I can donate two identical Canon digital cameras to this project.
> ...there's an extra book scanner at noisebridge that they were
begging me to take.
> On Sun, Dec 24, 2017 at 11:35 AM, robb <sf99er at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> we may have to make it lockable :/
>
> On Sun, Dec 24, 2017 at 10:42 AM, robb <sf99er at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> although future basement media center might be a better place
>
> On Sun, Dec 24, 2017 at 10:41 AM, robb <sf99er at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> i'd like to help
> omni collectives might allow it to live in the ballroom mezz library
if we draft a proposal
> i'm getting a vtr (vid tape rec) w/sdi output to digitize old vhs
tapes w/optimal quality next week too
> On Sat, Dec 23, 2017 at 3:43 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>
> I can donate two identical Canon digital cameras to this project.
>
> -jake
>
> On Sat, 23 Dec 2017, jacques revera wrote:
>
> I would like to talk with any folks who can collaborate or help
> establishing a book scanner in Oakland. I am talking about a
complete
> system, finished, effective and quick. I myself need to be able to
scan
> quantities of books several times a month easily. I cannot afford
the total
> cost maybe $1500 of the base kit, cameras(aprox $100 per) and
computer
> hardware of full fledged system recommended by
> http://www.diybookscanner.org
> https://store.diybookscanner.org/collections/frontpage/ [4]
> products/archivist-quill-book-scanner-base-kit
>
> There are many DIY project designs out there and software great to
tinker
> with. But, what I am interested in is quickly completing setting
up a fast
> stable system(or getting one donated or purchased) - and working
with the
> projects and issues that begin at that point: starting with
scanning lots
> of books. I have a huge number of books I need to scan for
personal and
> political projects which have broader applications.
>
> I would prefer working on a system that could serve many people
and needs -
> and I would be interested in being part of a collective working on
getting
> books scanned and converted to accessible formats (particularly
> http://daisy.org) - but also interested in working on making the
system
> available to more people and the whole thing accessible for the
disabled. I
> am also interested in discussing working on the further extensions
of
> accommodating reading disabilities, books and computer access for
the
> blind.
>
> I volunteer at Revolution Books to fight the power and transform
the people
> for revolution. I have a good basis in literature of art, politics,
> history, science and international fiction needing to be read and
made
> available. I have a reading disability. I have taught TV
production and
> media in public schools. I live in Oakland.
>
> Jacques
>
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[1] https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Bookscanner
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4-qMc2QSOw
[3] https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/digitalarchivists
[4] https://store.diybookscanner.org/collections/frontpage/
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