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

[robb]

tesseract <https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract> looks promising
gotta batch convert to tiff tho

On Sat, Dec 30, 2017 at 3:36 PM, <hol at gaskill.com> wrote:

> 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
>>>>
>>>> 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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