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

newmy51 at gmail.com newmy51 at gmail.com
Wed Dec 27 18:43:46 UTC 2017 

Hey Folks,

Always glad to hear of more interest in book scanning.  Just wanted to
"swoop in from Berlin," as they say, to remark on the specialness of the
Reetz 1.0 scanner.  This is what was written to the last space (Double
Union) who were thinking of borrowing it:

The scanner in question was the first DIY Book Scanner kit
<https://web.archive.org/web/20130302002026/http://diybookscanner.myshopify.com/products/diy-book-scanner-kit>
offered
by Daniel Reetz starting in 2012 (hereafter referred to as Reetz 1.0).  We
bought ours for $495 plus tax and S&H in April of 2013.  The unit was the
product of more work, willpower and idea exchange than I could possibly
summarize here, though Daniel himself offers an abbreviated rundown
<http://www.diybookscanner.org/archivist/indexaaae.html?page_id=29> on the
current website.  The unabbreviated history is written in the archive of
the diybookscanner.org forums, the original Instructables project
<http://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-High-Speed-Book-Scanner-from-Trash-and-Cheap-C/?ALLSTEPS>,
the many <https://www.wired.com/2009/12/diy-book-scanner/> articles
<http://www.businessinsider.com/daniel-reetz-diy-book-scanner-2013-2> that
catapulted the project to international attention, in between the folds of
Daniel's voracious, odds-defying, rapid-prototyping brain, and perhaps in
the pages of some future book on the subject (which we will scan on one of
the Reetz scanners, so meta).  It was also the direct basis for the
Internet Archive's "Table Top Scribe
<https://archive.org/details/tabletopscribesystem>" system, clandestinely
constructed during a period in which we were lead to believe that our
scanner was being retrofitted to integrate seamlessly with IA servers.  A
spontaneous visit to an open Friday lunch happened to give us front row
seats to the black cloth unveiling of that unit, whose duplicitous origins
<https://forum.diybookscanner.org/viewtopic.php?t=3098> have never been
fully acknowledged.

While it may not be immediately apparent to anyone eyeing the Reetz 1.0 in
whatever corner of Noisebridge it currently occupies, this unit is much,
much more than the sum of its CNC-milled parts.  As the owners, assemblers
and operators of both this and the newer "Archivist
<http://diybookscanner.org/archivist/>" scanner (which we call Reetz 2.0),
we'd like for whomsoever responsibility of this equipment be transferred
to, temporarily or permanently, bear that history in mind and make a
concerted effort to ensure its safety and security.

The last thing I'd ask is that if ever it's not being used or not being
treated excellently, it be returned to Noisebridge, just as if that were to
happen at Noisebridge, it would be returned to me.  Collecting different
flavors of hackerspace dust is a cruel fate for such a storied instrument.
If no one has any use or love for it, I always will.

Best from "Berlin,"

-Danny



On Dec 27, 2017 10:52 AM, "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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>>>>>>>>> sudo-discuss at lists.sudoroom.org
>>>>>>>>> https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
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