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

Jake jake at spaz.org
Sun Dec 24 02:57:15 UTC 2017


there's an extra book scanner at noisebridge that they were begging me to take.

On Sat, 23 Dec 2017, jacques revera wrote:

> That's great Jake. I am going to be out of town till January 1. (randomly
> online till then.) I will be able to begin January 2 - organized and
> energized for seeing this through.
>
> Do you think there is any possibility that Sudo or someone would purchase
> an Archivist Quill Book Scanner (Base Kit) or capable of getting something
> like that donated? Or do you think Sudo is geared for people to build the
> Base structure from scratch. It would take me alone a long time to build
> one of these Base kits from scratch.
>
> I don't really know the people or organization at Sudo.
>
> Jacques
>
>
> 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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