[Digitalarchivists] [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 23:36:30 UTC 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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Links:
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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/
[5] https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss
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