[Digitalarchivists] [sudo-discuss] I want to establish a book scanner at Sudo room or in Oakland

Wed Dec 27 07:41:27 UTC 2017

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
>>>
>>> Here's some detail about the design:
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4-qMc2QSOw
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>> 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/
>>>>>>>>>> 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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>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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