https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Almccon 2026-04-04T06:00:21Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.39.13 https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Bookscanner&diff=30910 2013-04-26T20:21:56Z

<p>Almccon: Added link to OpenCV</p> <hr /> <div>The DIY Bookscanner is a project of the Noisebridge [[Digital Archivists]] group.<br /> <br /> The Bookscanner was discussed in our first meeting: [[Digital Archivists 2013-04-21]]<br /> <br /> <br /> How do we deal with the digital output from the scanner? Someone mentioned [http://opencv.org/ OpenCV] for Open Source Computer Vision.</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Digital_Archivists&diff=30909 2013-04-26T20:20:05Z

<p>Almccon: Added link to DPLA</p> <hr /> <div>The Noisebridge Digital Archivists group has one active project:<br /> <br /> [[Bookscanner]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Noisebridge Digital Archivists mailing list: [http://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/digitalarchivists digitalarchivists]<br /> <br /> Meeting notes:<br /> <br /> [[Digital Archivists 2013-04-21]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Some links to other digital archive projects:<br /> <br /> The [http://dp.la/ The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)]</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=User:Almccon&diff=30813 2013-04-22T04:58:32Z

<p>Almccon: </p> <hr /> <div>Web: [http://mappingmashups.net mappingmashups.net]<br /> <br /> Twitter: [http://twitter.com/mappingmashups @mappingmashups]<br /> <br /> Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Almccon User:Almccon]<br /> <br /> OpenStreetMap: [http://www.openstreetmap.org/user/Alan User:Alan]</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Digital_Archivists&diff=30790 2013-04-22T03:19:35Z

<p>Almccon: </p> <hr /> <div>The Noisebridge Digital Archivists group has one active project:<br /> <br /> [[Bookscanner]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Noisebridge Digital Archivists mailing list: [http://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/digitalarchivists digitalarchivists]<br /> <br /> Meeting notes:<br /> <br /> [[Digital Archivists 2013-04-21]]</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=DigitalArchivists&diff=30789 2013-04-22T03:17:50Z

<p>Almccon: creating a redirect to Digital Archivists</p> <hr /> <div>#REDIRECT [[Digital Archivists]]</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Mailinglist&diff=30788 2013-04-22T03:16:47Z

<p>Almccon: Added DigitalArchivists list</p> <hr /> <div>We have several [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo mailing lists]! All of our email lists are open to everyone, members and non-members... Please feel free to subscribe to any or all. Note that messages to these lists will be publicly archived at https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo<br /> <br /> '''Note: some lists are subscriber-only, meaning you must subscribe before posting. Discuss and Announce hold posts by non-subscribers for moderation.'''<br /> <br /> ===Our Two Main Lists===<br /> * '''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-announce &lt;span id=&quot;Noisebridge-announce&quot;&gt;Announcements&lt;/span&gt;]''' - Extremely low traffic - Updates on current and upcoming events happening in the space. Please do sign up for the announcement list. If you've made it this far, you'll probably be interested in our announcements. [[Mailinglist/Announce_guidelines|how to write a good announcement email]]<br /> * '''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss Discussion]''' - Moderate to high traffic - General discussion revolving around the space and those involved with it. Cool projects, questions you'd like answered, news of interest, stuff you'd like to donate, work/play you'd like help with. It can also get a little heated and in-jokey sometimes, but don't fear -- the space itself is friendly.<br /> <br /> ===Smaller Group Lists===<br /> <br /> This page has detail and links but list owners occasionally forget to add an entry! Full list is at https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo .<br /> <br /> * '''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/bio Biobridge]''' - discussions and announcements for [[BioBridge]]<br /> <br /> * '''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/build Build Team]''' - Discussion details of buildout at 2169 Mission. If you are or want to be involved in that, please join this list.<br /> <br /> * '''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/cloud Cloud]''' - Discussion of &quot;cloud&quot; based applications, distributed computing and storage, etc.<br /> <br /> * '''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/congress Congress]''' - This is a list about traveling to Europe for the CCC Congress. If you're looking for a place to stay, people to travel with or tips on submitting a possible talk - this is the Noisebridge list to join.<br /> <br /> * '''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/event-handlers event-handlers]''' - List for those planning, running, volunteering, and/or kibitzing on running major events at Noisebridge.<br /> <br /> *'''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/german German]''' - Discussion for the [[german_corner | German Language Group]]<br /> <br /> *'''[http://groups.google.com/group/starmonkeys Ruby]''' - [[Ruby_class | Ruby class]] mailing list<br /> <br /> * '''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/webdev &lt;span id=&quot;WebDev&quot;&gt;WebDev&lt;/span&gt;]''' - The list for web development classes (including [[Frontend_Web_Development|FWD]]). A place for class announcements and discussion about the material.<br /> <br /> *'''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/zine Zines From Outer Space (ZFOS)]''' - A mailing list &amp; discussion group for zinesters, printmakers &amp; DIY publishers at Noisebridge, as well as for readers of &amp; contributors to the new Noisebridge Zine-in-Progress, [[zine | ZiP]]<br /> <br /> *'''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/cyborg Sensebridge Cyborg]''' - Moderate traffic - Discussion for [[Sensebridge]], the Noisebridge human-machine interface research group.<br /> <br /> *'''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/space Spacebridge]''' - Discussion for exploring the vastness of space cheaply and creatively. [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Spacebridge Spacebridge wiki]<br /> <br /> *'''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisedroid/ Noisedroid]''' - Moderate traffic - Discussion of hacking the Android OS.<br /> <br /> * '''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/eeg/ EEG]''' - the EEG project: build/interpret EEG<br /> <br /> * '''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/sewing/ Sewing]''' - Sewing-related discussion, collaboration, and status updates on the machines and work area at 2169.<br /> <br /> * '''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/tastebridge Tastebridge]''' - Discussions and announcements for [[Tastebridge]]<br /> <br /> * '''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/toorcamp ToorCamp]''' - Our ToorCamp planning list.<br /> <br /> * '''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/ml ML]''' - Discussion list pertaining to [[Machine Learning]]<br /> <br /> * '''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/neuro Neuro]''' - Discussion list pertaining to Neuroscience<br /> <br /> * '''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-jobs Jobs]''' - Job postings should be sent here, rather than the discuss list<br /> <br /> * '''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/kites Kites]''' - [[Kite Hacking]]<br /> <br /> * '''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/security/ Security]''' - [[Security Group]]<br /> <br /> * '''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/sem/ SEM]''' - [[SEM]] (Scanning Electron Microscope) Group<br /> <br /> * '''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/socialengineering/ Soceng]''' - The fine art of cat herding.<br /> <br /> * '''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/darkroom/ Darkroom]''' - [[Darkroom]] Photography, optics hacking, and general chemistry. Anything that uses the darkroom.<br /> <br /> * '''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/zhongwen ZhongWen]''' - anything Chinese related, like [[Mandarin Corner]]<br /> <br /> * '''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/fab FABulouse!]''' - [[Lasercutter]], [[Makerbot]], [[RepRap]] and any other tools related to fabrication at Noisebridge<br /> <br /> * '''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/tiny-tux TinyTux]''' - [[TinyTux]] is a list and group dedicated to lite-weight implementations of [[Linux]] and [[Android]] on [[embedded]], handheld, and other non-Intel hardware<br /> <br /> * '''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/rack Rack]''' - This is the primary list to talk about network infrastructure in the space.<br /> <br /> * '''[https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/digitalarchivists DigitalArchivists]''' - [[Digital Archivists]] group and the [[Bookscanner]]<br /> <br /> Feel free to sign up or visit the [https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/ archives].<br /> <br /> ===Creating a new list===<br /> <br /> Send a nice email (and optionally flowers) to rack@lists.noisebridge.net*<br /> *Subscription to the rack list is currently required to send unmoderated email:<br /> Join rack at [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo] to send list requests. <br /> You can unsubscribe from the rack mailinglist after request.<br /> * the list name<br /> * the email address that should be list owner<br /> * a short description of what the list is about</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Digital_Archivists&diff=30787 2013-04-22T03:13:14Z

<p>Almccon: </p> <hr /> <div>The new Noisebridge Digital Archivists group has one active project:<br /> <br /> [[Bookscanner]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Noisebridge Digital Archivists mailing list: [http://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/digitalarchivists digitalarchivists]<br /> <br /> Meeting notes:<br /> <br /> [[Digital Archivists 2013-04-21]]</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Digital_Archivists&diff=30786 2013-04-22T03:12:40Z

<p>Almccon: Adding link to mailing list</p> <hr /> <div>The new Noisebridge Digital Archivists group has one active project:<br /> <br /> [[Bookscanner]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Noisebridge Digital Archivists mailing list: [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/digitalarchivists digitalarchivists]<br /> <br /> Meeting notes:<br /> <br /> [[Digital Archivists 2013-04-21]]</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Digital_Archivists_2013-04-21&diff=30781 2013-04-22T01:25:40Z

<p>Almccon: /* Reetz Scanner (RS) */</p> <hr /> <div><br /> first meeting notes <br /> ===[[Digital Archivists]] group meeting notes 4/21/2013===<br /> <br /> 9 people in attendence, Danny moderating<br /> introductions,<br /> danny discusses the impetus for calling the first meeting, <br /> <br /> in attendance: [[User:Myxomop|danny N]], dany Q, felipe, john, curtis, andrew, [[User:miloh|miloh]], [[User:almccon|alan]], kristina<br /> <br /> ===Reetz Scanner (RS)===<br /> <br /> We took a look at RS via online videos... <br /> <br /> Quick overview video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4-qMc2QSOw]<br /> <br /> More detailed video: [https://vimeo.com/29184137]<br /> <br /> <br /> Some details about RS:<br /> <br /> Max scanning rate is 1,000 pages per hour.<br /> <br /> It can accommodate heavy books easily up to 12 x 9 inches and 3 inches depth.<br /> <br /> It cannot accommodate large format scanning.<br /> <br /> Reetz offered the DIY bookscanner kit for under $500 (discounted price for Noisebridge)<br /> <br /> <br /> Some additional components are necessary including:<br /> <br /> cameras<br /> <br /> glass<br /> <br /> probably the lighting (need to check on this)<br /> <br /> <br /> TO DOs:<br /> <br /> Research which items should be purchased and how much it will cost.<br /> <br /> Figure out who will assemble hardware.<br /> <br /> Develop user guidelines and protocols.<br /> <br /> Reserve a member shelf to provide a physical space for the scanner. <br /> <br /> <br /> TIMELINE:<br /> <br /> Danny already contacted Reetz to order the scanner.<br /> <br /> Next makerfaire is the weekend of May 18 and 19, which would be a good time to present or work on assembly (depending).<br /> <br /> ===Prism Scanner (PS)===<br /> <br /> We then looked at Dany Qs [http://prismscanner.org/ Prism Scanner] <br /> <br /> <br /> Some details about PS:<br /> <br /> The prism scanner costs more and has a larger failure rate than the RS (~25%).<br /> <br /> It also has a larger footprint (~4-5 feet) than the RS.<br /> <br /> It may offer a good direction for longer-term investment. <br /> <br /> <br /> Some questions to consider for future development:<br /> <br /> What's the scope of the scanning problem?<br /> <br /> How many hours work would it take for all possible books to be scanned by attendant scanners?<br /> <br /> How to prevent failure rate/damage to potentially valuable books?<br /> <br /> ===Content &amp; Licensing===<br /> <br /> danny discussed the lack of availability of valuable rare books. <br /> <br /> ''Mushrooms, Russia and History'' (1957) is one example and [http://www.newalexandria.org/archive/ New Alexandria] has made the book available digitally.<br /> <br /> danny suggests scanning for users according to their own purposes (archival and reference) and to keep discussion of licensing issues in order to find ways to successfully get the content released.<br /> <br /> kristina suggested looking at other precedents of online file sharing including the [http://archive.org/details/prelinger_library Prelinger Library] and [http://openlibrary.org/ Open Library] where publications can be scanned for online sharing.<br /> <br /> felipe discussed a project he was involved in called Sabotage in which academic texts were made available in Brazil. <br /> <br /> <br /> TO DOS:<br /> public domain is discussed, copyright, usage guidelines, <br /> <br /> documentation to accompany the scanner is discussed -- where to upload information and what kind of licensing issues exits.<br /> <br /> ===references: ===<br /> <br /> references..<br /> aaaaarg.org<br /> <br /> <br /> ===conclusions: ===<br /> <br /> committed to purchase the last of the diybookscanners from d. reetz, and work to get the remaining parts and get it built for use asap. We're also interested in building other models of scanners with different levels of automation and capability.</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Digital_Archivists_2013-04-21&diff=30780 2013-04-22T01:25:06Z

<p>Almccon: /* Reetz Scanner (RS) */</p> <hr /> <div><br /> first meeting notes <br /> ===[[Digital Archivists]] group meeting notes 4/21/2013===<br /> <br /> 9 people in attendence, Danny moderating<br /> introductions,<br /> danny discusses the impetus for calling the first meeting, <br /> <br /> in attendance: [[User:Myxomop|danny N]], dany Q, felipe, john, curtis, andrew, [[User:miloh|miloh]], [[User:almccon|alan]], kristina<br /> <br /> ===Reetz Scanner (RS)===<br /> <br /> We took a look at RS via online videos... <br /> <br /> Quick overview video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4-qMc2QSOw]<br /> <br /> More detailed video: [https://vimeo.com/29184137]<br /> <br /> <br /> Some details about RS:<br /> <br /> Max scanning rate is 1,000 pages per hour.<br /> <br /> It can accommodate heavy books easily up to 12 x 9 inches and 3 inches depth.<br /> <br /> It cannot accommodate large format scanning.<br /> <br /> Reetz offered the DIY bookscanner kit for under $500 (discounted price for Noisebridge)<br /> <br /> <br /> Some additional components are necessary including:<br /> <br /> cameras<br /> <br /> glass<br /> <br /> probably the lighting (need to check on this)<br /> <br /> <br /> TO DOs:<br /> <br /> Need to research which items should be purchased and how much it will cost.<br /> <br /> Need to figure out who will assemble hardware.<br /> <br /> Need to develop user guidelines and protocols.<br /> <br /> Need to reserve a member shelf to provide a physical space for the scanner. <br /> <br /> <br /> TIMELINE:<br /> <br /> Danny already contacted Reetz to order the scanner.<br /> <br /> Next makerfaire is the weekend of May 18 and 19, which would be a good time to present or work on assembly (depending).<br /> <br /> ===Prism Scanner (PS)===<br /> <br /> We then looked at Dany Qs [http://prismscanner.org/ Prism Scanner] <br /> <br /> <br /> Some details about PS:<br /> <br /> The prism scanner costs more and has a larger failure rate than the RS (~25%).<br /> <br /> It also has a larger footprint (~4-5 feet) than the RS.<br /> <br /> It may offer a good direction for longer-term investment. <br /> <br /> <br /> Some questions to consider for future development:<br /> <br /> What's the scope of the scanning problem?<br /> <br /> How many hours work would it take for all possible books to be scanned by attendant scanners?<br /> <br /> How to prevent failure rate/damage to potentially valuable books?<br /> <br /> ===Content &amp; Licensing===<br /> <br /> danny discussed the lack of availability of valuable rare books. <br /> <br /> ''Mushrooms, Russia and History'' (1957) is one example and [http://www.newalexandria.org/archive/ New Alexandria] has made the book available digitally.<br /> <br /> danny suggests scanning for users according to their own purposes (archival and reference) and to keep discussion of licensing issues in order to find ways to successfully get the content released.<br /> <br /> kristina suggested looking at other precedents of online file sharing including the [http://archive.org/details/prelinger_library Prelinger Library] and [http://openlibrary.org/ Open Library] where publications can be scanned for online sharing.<br /> <br /> felipe discussed a project he was involved in called Sabotage in which academic texts were made available in Brazil. <br /> <br /> <br /> TO DOS:<br /> public domain is discussed, copyright, usage guidelines, <br /> <br /> documentation to accompany the scanner is discussed -- where to upload information and what kind of licensing issues exits.<br /> <br /> ===references: ===<br /> <br /> references..<br /> aaaaarg.org<br /> <br /> <br /> ===conclusions: ===<br /> <br /> committed to purchase the last of the diybookscanners from d. reetz, and work to get the remaining parts and get it built for use asap. We're also interested in building other models of scanners with different levels of automation and capability.</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Digital_Archivists_2013-04-21&diff=30779 2013-04-22T01:24:26Z

<p>Almccon: /* Content &amp; Licensing */</p> <hr /> <div><br /> first meeting notes <br /> ===[[Digital Archivists]] group meeting notes 4/21/2013===<br /> <br /> 9 people in attendence, Danny moderating<br /> introductions,<br /> danny discusses the impetus for calling the first meeting, <br /> <br /> in attendance: [[User:Myxomop|danny N]], dany Q, felipe, john, curtis, andrew, [[User:miloh|miloh]], [[User:almccon|alan]], kristina<br /> <br /> ===Reetz Scanner (RS)===<br /> <br /> We took a look at RS via online videos... <br /> <br /> Quick overview video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4-qMc2QSOw]<br /> <br /> More detailed video: [https://vimeo.com/29184137]<br /> <br /> <br /> Some details about RS:<br /> <br /> Max scanning rate is 1,000 pages per hour.<br /> <br /> It can accommodate heavy books easily up to 12 x 9 inches and 3 inches depth.<br /> <br /> It cannot accommodate large format scanning.<br /> <br /> Reetz offered the DIY bookscanner kit for under $500 (discounted price for Noisebridge)<br /> <br /> <br /> Some additional components are necessary including:<br /> <br /> cameras<br /> <br /> glass<br /> <br /> probably the lighting (need to check on this)<br /> <br /> <br /> TO DOs:<br /> <br /> Need to research which items should be purchased and how much it will cost.<br /> <br /> Need to figure out who will assembled hardware.<br /> <br /> Need to develop user guidelines and protocols.<br /> <br /> Need to reserve a member shelf to provide a physical space for the scanner. <br /> <br /> <br /> TIMELINE:<br /> <br /> Danny already contacted Reetz to order the scanner.<br /> <br /> Next makerfaire is the weekend of May 18 and 19, which would be a good time to present or work on assembly (depending).<br /> <br /> ===Prism Scanner (PS)===<br /> <br /> We then looked at Dany Qs [http://prismscanner.org/ Prism Scanner] <br /> <br /> <br /> Some details about PS:<br /> <br /> The prism scanner costs more and has a larger failure rate than the RS (~25%).<br /> <br /> It also has a larger footprint (~4-5 feet) than the RS.<br /> <br /> It may offer a good direction for longer-term investment. <br /> <br /> <br /> Some questions to consider for future development:<br /> <br /> What's the scope of the scanning problem?<br /> <br /> How many hours work would it take for all possible books to be scanned by attendant scanners?<br /> <br /> How to prevent failure rate/damage to potentially valuable books?<br /> <br /> ===Content &amp; Licensing===<br /> <br /> danny discussed the lack of availability of valuable rare books. <br /> <br /> ''Mushrooms, Russia and History'' (1957) is one example and [http://www.newalexandria.org/archive/ New Alexandria] has made the book available digitally.<br /> <br /> danny suggests scanning for users according to their own purposes (archival and reference) and to keep discussion of licensing issues in order to find ways to successfully get the content released.<br /> <br /> kristina suggested looking at other precedents of online file sharing including the [http://archive.org/details/prelinger_library Prelinger Library] and [http://openlibrary.org/ Open Library] where publications can be scanned for online sharing.<br /> <br /> felipe discussed a project he was involved in called Sabotage in which academic texts were made available in Brazil. <br /> <br /> <br /> TO DOS:<br /> public domain is discussed, copyright, usage guidelines, <br /> <br /> documentation to accompany the scanner is discussed -- where to upload information and what kind of licensing issues exits.<br /> <br /> ===references: ===<br /> <br /> references..<br /> aaaaarg.org<br /> <br /> <br /> ===conclusions: ===<br /> <br /> committed to purchase the last of the diybookscanners from d. reetz, and work to get the remaining parts and get it built for use asap. We're also interested in building other models of scanners with different levels of automation and capability.</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Digital_Archivists_2013-04-21&diff=30778 2013-04-22T01:24:15Z

<p>Almccon: /* Content &amp; Licensing */</p> <hr /> <div><br /> first meeting notes <br /> ===[[Digital Archivists]] group meeting notes 4/21/2013===<br /> <br /> 9 people in attendence, Danny moderating<br /> introductions,<br /> danny discusses the impetus for calling the first meeting, <br /> <br /> in attendance: [[User:Myxomop|danny N]], dany Q, felipe, john, curtis, andrew, [[User:miloh|miloh]], [[User:almccon|alan]], kristina<br /> <br /> ===Reetz Scanner (RS)===<br /> <br /> We took a look at RS via online videos... <br /> <br /> Quick overview video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4-qMc2QSOw]<br /> <br /> More detailed video: [https://vimeo.com/29184137]<br /> <br /> <br /> Some details about RS:<br /> <br /> Max scanning rate is 1,000 pages per hour.<br /> <br /> It can accommodate heavy books easily up to 12 x 9 inches and 3 inches depth.<br /> <br /> It cannot accommodate large format scanning.<br /> <br /> Reetz offered the DIY bookscanner kit for under $500 (discounted price for Noisebridge)<br /> <br /> <br /> Some additional components are necessary including:<br /> <br /> cameras<br /> <br /> glass<br /> <br /> probably the lighting (need to check on this)<br /> <br /> <br /> TO DOs:<br /> <br /> Need to research which items should be purchased and how much it will cost.<br /> <br /> Need to figure out who will assembled hardware.<br /> <br /> Need to develop user guidelines and protocols.<br /> <br /> Need to reserve a member shelf to provide a physical space for the scanner. <br /> <br /> <br /> TIMELINE:<br /> <br /> Danny already contacted Reetz to order the scanner.<br /> <br /> Next makerfaire is the weekend of May 18 and 19, which would be a good time to present or work on assembly (depending).<br /> <br /> ===Prism Scanner (PS)===<br /> <br /> We then looked at Dany Qs [http://prismscanner.org/ Prism Scanner] <br /> <br /> <br /> Some details about PS:<br /> <br /> The prism scanner costs more and has a larger failure rate than the RS (~25%).<br /> <br /> It also has a larger footprint (~4-5 feet) than the RS.<br /> <br /> It may offer a good direction for longer-term investment. <br /> <br /> <br /> Some questions to consider for future development:<br /> <br /> What's the scope of the scanning problem?<br /> <br /> How many hours work would it take for all possible books to be scanned by attendant scanners?<br /> <br /> How to prevent failure rate/damage to potentially valuable books?<br /> <br /> ===Content &amp; Licensing===<br /> <br /> danny discussed the lack of availability of valuable rare books. <br /> <br /> ''Mushrooms, Russia and History''(1957) is one example and [http://www.newalexandria.org/archive/ New Alexandria] has made the book available digitally.<br /> <br /> danny suggests scanning for users according to their own purposes (archival and reference) and to keep discussion of licensing issues in order to find ways to successfully get the content released.<br /> <br /> kristina suggested looking at other precedents of online file sharing including the [http://archive.org/details/prelinger_library Prelinger Library] and [http://openlibrary.org/ Open Library] where publications can be scanned for online sharing.<br /> <br /> felipe discussed a project he was involved in called Sabotage in which academic texts were made available in Brazil. <br /> <br /> <br /> TO DOS:<br /> public domain is discussed, copyright, usage guidelines, <br /> <br /> documentation to accompany the scanner is discussed -- where to upload information and what kind of licensing issues exits.<br /> <br /> ===references: ===<br /> <br /> references..<br /> aaaaarg.org<br /> <br /> <br /> ===conclusions: ===<br /> <br /> committed to purchase the last of the diybookscanners from d. reetz, and work to get the remaining parts and get it built for use asap. We're also interested in building other models of scanners with different levels of automation and capability.</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Digital_Archivists_2013-04-21&diff=30777 2013-04-22T01:23:18Z

<p>Almccon: /* Content &amp; Licensing */</p> <hr /> <div><br /> first meeting notes <br /> ===[[Digital Archivists]] group meeting notes 4/21/2013===<br /> <br /> 9 people in attendence, Danny moderating<br /> introductions,<br /> danny discusses the impetus for calling the first meeting, <br /> <br /> in attendance: [[User:Myxomop|danny N]], dany Q, felipe, john, curtis, andrew, [[User:miloh|miloh]], [[User:almccon|alan]], kristina<br /> <br /> ===Reetz Scanner (RS)===<br /> <br /> We took a look at RS via online videos... <br /> <br /> Quick overview video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4-qMc2QSOw]<br /> <br /> More detailed video: [https://vimeo.com/29184137]<br /> <br /> <br /> Some details about RS:<br /> <br /> Max scanning rate is 1,000 pages per hour.<br /> <br /> It can accommodate heavy books easily up to 12 x 9 inches and 3 inches depth.<br /> <br /> It cannot accommodate large format scanning.<br /> <br /> Reetz offered the DIY bookscanner kit for under $500 (discounted price for Noisebridge)<br /> <br /> <br /> Some additional components are necessary including:<br /> <br /> cameras<br /> <br /> glass<br /> <br /> probably the lighting (need to check on this)<br /> <br /> <br /> TO DOs:<br /> <br /> Need to research which items should be purchased and how much it will cost.<br /> <br /> Need to figure out who will assembled hardware.<br /> <br /> Need to develop user guidelines and protocols.<br /> <br /> Need to reserve a member shelf to provide a physical space for the scanner. <br /> <br /> <br /> TIMELINE:<br /> <br /> Danny already contacted Reetz to order the scanner.<br /> <br /> Next makerfaire is the weekend of May 18 and 19, which would be a good time to present or work on assembly (depending).<br /> <br /> ===Prism Scanner (PS)===<br /> <br /> We then looked at Dany Qs [http://prismscanner.org/ Prism Scanner] <br /> <br /> <br /> Some details about PS:<br /> <br /> The prism scanner costs more and has a larger failure rate than the RS (~25%).<br /> <br /> It also has a larger footprint (~4-5 feet) than the RS.<br /> <br /> It may offer a good direction for longer-term investment. <br /> <br /> <br /> Some questions to consider for future development:<br /> <br /> What's the scope of the scanning problem?<br /> <br /> How many hours work would it take for all possible books to be scanned by attendant scanners?<br /> <br /> How to prevent failure rate/damage to potentially valuable books?<br /> <br /> ===Content &amp; Licensing===<br /> <br /> danny discussed the lack of availability of valuable rare books. <br /> <br /> Mushrooms, Russia and History (1957) is one example and <br /> <br /> [http://www.newalexandria.org/archive/ New Alexandria] has made the book available digitally.<br /> <br /> danny suggests scanning for users according to their own purposes (archival and reference) and to keep discussion of licensing issues in order to find ways to successfully get the content released.<br /> <br /> kristina suggested looking at other precedents of online file sharing including the [http://archive.org/details/prelinger_library Prelinger Library] and [http://openlibrary.org/ Open Library] where publications can be scanned for online sharing.<br /> <br /> felipe discussed a project he was involved in called Sabotage. <br /> <br /> <br /> TO DOS:<br /> public domain is discussed, copyright, usage guidelines, <br /> <br /> documentation to accompany the scanner is discussed -- where to upload information and what kind of licensing issues exits.<br /> <br /> ===references: ===<br /> <br /> references..<br /> aaaaarg.org<br /> <br /> <br /> ===conclusions: ===<br /> <br /> committed to purchase the last of the diybookscanners from d. reetz, and work to get the remaining parts and get it built for use asap. We're also interested in building other models of scanners with different levels of automation and capability.</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Digital_Archivists_2013-04-21&diff=30775 2013-04-22T01:20:47Z

<p>Almccon: /* Prism Scanner (PS) */</p> <hr /> <div><br /> first meeting notes <br /> ===[[Digital Archivists]] group meeting notes 4/21/2013===<br /> <br /> 9 people in attendence, Danny moderating<br /> introductions,<br /> danny discusses the impetus for calling the first meeting, <br /> <br /> in attendance: [[User:Myxomop|danny N]], dany Q, felipe, john, curtis, andrew, [[User:miloh|miloh]], [[User:almccon|alan]], kristina<br /> <br /> ===Reetz Scanner (RS)===<br /> <br /> We took a look at RS via online videos... <br /> <br /> Quick overview video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4-qMc2QSOw]<br /> <br /> More detailed video: [https://vimeo.com/29184137]<br /> <br /> <br /> Some details about RS:<br /> <br /> Max scanning rate is 1,000 pages per hour.<br /> <br /> It can accommodate heavy books easily up to 12 x 9 inches and 3 inches depth.<br /> <br /> It cannot accommodate large format scanning.<br /> <br /> Reetz offered the DIY bookscanner kit for under $500 (discounted price for Noisebridge)<br /> <br /> <br /> Some additional components are necessary including:<br /> <br /> cameras<br /> <br /> glass<br /> <br /> probably the lighting (need to check on this)<br /> <br /> <br /> TO DOs:<br /> <br /> Need to research which items should be purchased and how much it will cost.<br /> <br /> Need to figure out who will assembled hardware.<br /> <br /> Need to develop user guidelines and protocols.<br /> <br /> Need to reserve a member shelf to provide a physical space for the scanner. <br /> <br /> <br /> TIMELINE:<br /> <br /> Danny already contacted Reetz to order the scanner.<br /> <br /> Next makerfaire is the weekend of May 18 and 19, which would be a good time to present or work on assembly (depending).<br /> <br /> ===Prism Scanner (PS)===<br /> <br /> We then looked at Dany Qs [http://prismscanner.org/ Prism Scanner] <br /> <br /> <br /> Some details about PS:<br /> <br /> The prism scanner costs more and has a larger failure rate than the RS (~25%).<br /> <br /> It also has a larger footprint (~4-5 feet) than the RS.<br /> <br /> It may offer a good direction for longer-term investment. <br /> <br /> <br /> Some questions to consider for future development:<br /> <br /> What's the scope of the scanning problem?<br /> <br /> How many hours work would it take for all possible books to be scanned by attendant scanners?<br /> <br /> How to prevent failure rate/damage to potentially valuable books?<br /> <br /> ===Content &amp; Licensing===<br /> <br /> danny discussed the lack of availability of valuable rare books. <br /> Mushrooms, Russia and History (1957) is one example and New Alexandria<br /> [http://www.newalexandria.org/archive/] has made the book available digitally.<br /> <br /> danny suggests scanning for users according to their own purposes (archival and reference) and to keep discussion of licensing issues in order to find ways to successfully get the content released.<br /> <br /> kristina suggested looking at other precedents including the [http://archive.org/details/prelinger_library Prelinger Library] where publications can be scanned for online sharing.<br /> <br /> public domain is discussed, copyright, usage guidelines, <br /> <br /> documentation to accompany the scanner is discussed -- where to upload information and what kind of licensing issues exits.<br /> <br /> TO DOS:<br /> <br /> <br /> ===references: ===<br /> <br /> references..<br /> aaaaarg.org<br /> <br /> <br /> ===conclusions: ===<br /> <br /> committed to purchase the last of the diybookscanners from d. reetz, and work to get the remaining parts and get it built for use asap. We're also interested in building other models of scanners with different levels of automation and capability.</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Digital_Archivists_2013-04-21&diff=30774 2013-04-22T01:20:13Z

<p>Almccon: /* Prism scanner */</p> <hr /> <div><br /> first meeting notes <br /> ===[[Digital Archivists]] group meeting notes 4/21/2013===<br /> <br /> 9 people in attendence, Danny moderating<br /> introductions,<br /> danny discusses the impetus for calling the first meeting, <br /> <br /> in attendance: [[User:Myxomop|danny N]], dany Q, felipe, john, curtis, andrew, [[User:miloh|miloh]], [[User:almccon|alan]], kristina<br /> <br /> ===Reetz Scanner (RS)===<br /> <br /> We took a look at RS via online videos... <br /> <br /> Quick overview video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4-qMc2QSOw]<br /> <br /> More detailed video: [https://vimeo.com/29184137]<br /> <br /> <br /> Some details about RS:<br /> <br /> Max scanning rate is 1,000 pages per hour.<br /> <br /> It can accommodate heavy books easily up to 12 x 9 inches and 3 inches depth.<br /> <br /> It cannot accommodate large format scanning.<br /> <br /> Reetz offered the DIY bookscanner kit for under $500 (discounted price for Noisebridge)<br /> <br /> <br /> Some additional components are necessary including:<br /> <br /> cameras<br /> <br /> glass<br /> <br /> probably the lighting (need to check on this)<br /> <br /> <br /> TO DOs:<br /> <br /> Need to research which items should be purchased and how much it will cost.<br /> <br /> Need to figure out who will assembled hardware.<br /> <br /> Need to develop user guidelines and protocols.<br /> <br /> Need to reserve a member shelf to provide a physical space for the scanner. <br /> <br /> <br /> TIMELINE:<br /> <br /> Danny already contacted Reetz to order the scanner.<br /> <br /> Next makerfaire is the weekend of May 18 and 19, which would be a good time to present or work on assembly (depending).<br /> <br /> ===Prism Scanner (PS)===<br /> <br /> We then looked at Dany Qs [http://prismscanner.org/ Prism Scanner] <br /> <br /> Some details about PS:<br /> <br /> The prism scanner costs more and has a larger failure rate than the RS (~25%).<br /> <br /> It also has a larger footprint (~4-5 feet) than the RS.<br /> <br /> It may offer a good direction for longer-term investment. <br /> <br /> <br /> Some questions to consider for future development:<br /> <br /> What's the scope of the scanning problem?<br /> <br /> How many hours work would it take for all possible books to be scanned by attendant scanners?<br /> <br /> How to prevent failure rate/damage to potentially valuable books?<br /> <br /> ===Content &amp; Licensing===<br /> <br /> danny discussed the lack of availability of valuable rare books. <br /> Mushrooms, Russia and History (1957) is one example and New Alexandria<br /> [http://www.newalexandria.org/archive/] has made the book available digitally.<br /> <br /> danny suggests scanning for users according to their own purposes (archival and reference) and to keep discussion of licensing issues in order to find ways to successfully get the content released.<br /> <br /> kristina suggested looking at other precedents including the [http://archive.org/details/prelinger_library Prelinger Library] where publications can be scanned for online sharing.<br /> <br /> public domain is discussed, copyright, usage guidelines, <br /> <br /> documentation to accompany the scanner is discussed -- where to upload information and what kind of licensing issues exits.<br /> <br /> TO DOS:<br /> <br /> <br /> ===references: ===<br /> <br /> references..<br /> aaaaarg.org<br /> <br /> <br /> ===conclusions: ===<br /> <br /> committed to purchase the last of the diybookscanners from d. reetz, and work to get the remaining parts and get it built for use asap. We're also interested in building other models of scanners with different levels of automation and capability.</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Digital_Archivists_2013-04-21&diff=30773 2013-04-22T01:19:14Z

<p>Almccon: /* Reetz Scanner (RS) */</p> <hr /> <div><br /> first meeting notes <br /> ===[[Digital Archivists]] group meeting notes 4/21/2013===<br /> <br /> 9 people in attendence, Danny moderating<br /> introductions,<br /> danny discusses the impetus for calling the first meeting, <br /> <br /> in attendance: [[User:Myxomop|danny N]], dany Q, felipe, john, curtis, andrew, [[User:miloh|miloh]], [[User:almccon|alan]], kristina<br /> <br /> ===Reetz Scanner (RS)===<br /> <br /> We took a look at RS via online videos... <br /> <br /> Quick overview video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4-qMc2QSOw]<br /> <br /> More detailed video: [https://vimeo.com/29184137]<br /> <br /> <br /> Some details about RS:<br /> <br /> Max scanning rate is 1,000 pages per hour.<br /> <br /> It can accommodate heavy books easily up to 12 x 9 inches and 3 inches depth.<br /> <br /> It cannot accommodate large format scanning.<br /> <br /> Reetz offered the DIY bookscanner kit for under $500 (discounted price for Noisebridge)<br /> <br /> <br /> Some additional components are necessary including:<br /> <br /> cameras<br /> <br /> glass<br /> <br /> probably the lighting (need to check on this)<br /> <br /> <br /> TO DOs:<br /> <br /> Need to research which items should be purchased and how much it will cost.<br /> <br /> Need to figure out who will assembled hardware.<br /> <br /> Need to develop user guidelines and protocols.<br /> <br /> Need to reserve a member shelf to provide a physical space for the scanner. <br /> <br /> <br /> TIMELINE:<br /> <br /> Danny already contacted Reetz to order the scanner.<br /> <br /> Next makerfaire is the weekend of May 18 and 19, which would be a good time to present or work on assembly (depending).<br /> <br /> ===Prism scanner===<br /> <br /> We then looked at Dany Qs scanner [http://prismscanner.org/] <br /> Some details about PS:<br /> The prism scanner costs more and has a larger failure rate than the RS (~25%).<br /> It also has a larger footprint (~4-5 feet) than the RS.<br /> It may offer a good direction for longer-term investment. <br /> Some questions to consider for future development:<br /> What's the scope of the scanning problem?<br /> How many hours work would it take for all possible books to be scanned by attendant scanners?) How to prevent failure rate/damage to potentially valuable books?<br /> <br /> ===Content &amp; Licensing===<br /> <br /> danny discussed the lack of availability of valuable rare books. <br /> Mushrooms, Russia and History (1957) is one example and New Alexandria<br /> [http://www.newalexandria.org/archive/] has made the book available digitally.<br /> <br /> danny suggests scanning for users according to their own purposes (archival and reference) and to keep discussion of licensing issues in order to find ways to successfully get the content released.<br /> <br /> kristina suggested looking at other precedents including the [http://archive.org/details/prelinger_library Prelinger Library] where publications can be scanned for online sharing.<br /> <br /> public domain is discussed, copyright, usage guidelines, <br /> <br /> documentation to accompany the scanner is discussed -- where to upload information and what kind of licensing issues exits.<br /> <br /> TO DOS:<br /> <br /> <br /> ===references: ===<br /> <br /> references..<br /> aaaaarg.org<br /> <br /> <br /> ===conclusions: ===<br /> <br /> committed to purchase the last of the diybookscanners from d. reetz, and work to get the remaining parts and get it built for use asap. We're also interested in building other models of scanners with different levels of automation and capability.</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Digital_Archivists_2013-04-21&diff=30772 2013-04-22T01:18:48Z

<p>Almccon: /* Reetz scanner */</p> <hr /> <div><br /> first meeting notes <br /> ===[[Digital Archivists]] group meeting notes 4/21/2013===<br /> <br /> 9 people in attendence, Danny moderating<br /> introductions,<br /> danny discusses the impetus for calling the first meeting, <br /> <br /> in attendance: [[User:Myxomop|danny N]], dany Q, felipe, john, curtis, andrew, [[User:miloh|miloh]], [[User:almccon|alan]], kristina<br /> <br /> ===Reetz Scanner (RS)===<br /> <br /> We took a look at RS via online videos... <br /> <br /> Quick overview video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4-qMc2QSOw]<br /> <br /> More detailed video: [https://vimeo.com/29184137]<br /> <br /> Some details about RS:<br /> <br /> Max scanning rate is 1,000 pages per hour.<br /> <br /> It can accommodate heavy books easily up to 12 x 9 inches and 3 inches depth.<br /> <br /> It cannot accommodate large format scanning.<br /> <br /> Reetz offered the DIY bookscanner kit for under $500 (discounted price for Noisebridge)<br /> <br /> Some additional components are necessary including:<br /> <br /> cameras<br /> <br /> glass<br /> <br /> probably the lighting (need to check on this)<br /> <br /> <br /> TO DOs:<br /> <br /> Need to research which items should be purchased and how much it will cost.<br /> <br /> Need to figure out who will assembled hardware.<br /> <br /> Need to develop user guidelines and protocols.<br /> <br /> Need to reserve a member shelf to provide a physical space for the scanner. <br /> <br /> <br /> TIMELINE:<br /> <br /> Danny already contacted Reetz to order the scanner.<br /> <br /> Next makerfaire is the weekend of May 18 and 19, which would be a good time to present or work on assembly (depending).<br /> <br /> ===Prism scanner===<br /> <br /> We then looked at Dany Qs scanner [http://prismscanner.org/] <br /> Some details about PS:<br /> The prism scanner costs more and has a larger failure rate than the RS (~25%).<br /> It also has a larger footprint (~4-5 feet) than the RS.<br /> It may offer a good direction for longer-term investment. <br /> Some questions to consider for future development:<br /> What's the scope of the scanning problem?<br /> How many hours work would it take for all possible books to be scanned by attendant scanners?) How to prevent failure rate/damage to potentially valuable books?<br /> <br /> ===Content &amp; Licensing===<br /> <br /> danny discussed the lack of availability of valuable rare books. <br /> Mushrooms, Russia and History (1957) is one example and New Alexandria<br /> [http://www.newalexandria.org/archive/] has made the book available digitally.<br /> <br /> danny suggests scanning for users according to their own purposes (archival and reference) and to keep discussion of licensing issues in order to find ways to successfully get the content released.<br /> <br /> kristina suggested looking at other precedents including the [http://archive.org/details/prelinger_library Prelinger Library] where publications can be scanned for online sharing.<br /> <br /> public domain is discussed, copyright, usage guidelines, <br /> <br /> documentation to accompany the scanner is discussed -- where to upload information and what kind of licensing issues exits.<br /> <br /> TO DOS:<br /> <br /> <br /> ===references: ===<br /> <br /> references..<br /> aaaaarg.org<br /> <br /> <br /> ===conclusions: ===<br /> <br /> committed to purchase the last of the diybookscanners from d. reetz, and work to get the remaining parts and get it built for use asap. We're also interested in building other models of scanners with different levels of automation and capability.</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Digital_Archivists_2013-04-21&diff=30771 2013-04-22T01:17:58Z

<p>Almccon: /* Reetz scanner */</p> <hr /> <div><br /> first meeting notes <br /> ===[[Digital Archivists]] group meeting notes 4/21/2013===<br /> <br /> 9 people in attendence, Danny moderating<br /> introductions,<br /> danny discusses the impetus for calling the first meeting, <br /> <br /> in attendance: [[User:Myxomop|danny N]], dany Q, felipe, john, curtis, andrew, [[User:miloh|miloh]], [[User:almccon|alan]], kristina<br /> <br /> ===Reetz scanner===<br /> <br /> We took a look at the Reetz scanner (RS) with online videos... <br /> <br /> Quick overview video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4-qMc2QSOw]<br /> <br /> More detailed video: [https://vimeo.com/29184137]<br /> <br /> Some details about RS:<br /> <br /> Max scanning rate is 1,000 pages per hour.<br /> <br /> It can accommodate heavy books easily up to 12 x 9 inches and 3 inches depth.<br /> <br /> It cannot accommodate large format scanning.<br /> <br /> Reetz offered the DIY bookscanner kit for under $500 (discounted price for Noisebridge)<br /> <br /> Some additional components are necessary including:<br /> <br /> cameras<br /> <br /> glass<br /> <br /> probably the lighting (need to check on this)<br /> <br /> <br /> TO DOs:<br /> <br /> Need to research which items should be purchased and how much it will cost.<br /> <br /> Need to figure out who will assembled hardware.<br /> <br /> Need to develop user guidelines and protocols.<br /> <br /> Need to reserve a member shelf to provide a physical space for the scanner. <br /> <br /> <br /> TIMELINE:<br /> <br /> Danny already contacted Reetz to order the scanner.<br /> <br /> Next makerfaire is the weekend of May 18 and 19, which would be a good time to present or work on assembly (depending).<br /> <br /> ===Prism scanner===<br /> <br /> We then looked at Dany Qs scanner [http://prismscanner.org/] <br /> Some details about PS:<br /> The prism scanner costs more and has a larger failure rate than the RS (~25%).<br /> It also has a larger footprint (~4-5 feet) than the RS.<br /> It may offer a good direction for longer-term investment. <br /> Some questions to consider for future development:<br /> What's the scope of the scanning problem?<br /> How many hours work would it take for all possible books to be scanned by attendant scanners?) How to prevent failure rate/damage to potentially valuable books?<br /> <br /> ===Content &amp; Licensing===<br /> <br /> danny discussed the lack of availability of valuable rare books. <br /> Mushrooms, Russia and History (1957) is one example and New Alexandria<br /> [http://www.newalexandria.org/archive/] has made the book available digitally.<br /> <br /> danny suggests scanning for users according to their own purposes (archival and reference) and to keep discussion of licensing issues in order to find ways to successfully get the content released.<br /> <br /> kristina suggested looking at other precedents including the [http://archive.org/details/prelinger_library Prelinger Library] where publications can be scanned for online sharing.<br /> <br /> public domain is discussed, copyright, usage guidelines, <br /> <br /> documentation to accompany the scanner is discussed -- where to upload information and what kind of licensing issues exits.<br /> <br /> TO DOS:<br /> <br /> <br /> ===references: ===<br /> <br /> references..<br /> aaaaarg.org<br /> <br /> <br /> ===conclusions: ===<br /> <br /> committed to purchase the last of the diybookscanners from d. reetz, and work to get the remaining parts and get it built for use asap. We're also interested in building other models of scanners with different levels of automation and capability.</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Digital_Archivists_2013-04-21&diff=30770 2013-04-22T01:17:29Z

<p>Almccon: /* Reetz scanner */</p> <hr /> <div><br /> first meeting notes <br /> ===[[Digital Archivists]] group meeting notes 4/21/2013===<br /> <br /> 9 people in attendence, Danny moderating<br /> introductions,<br /> danny discusses the impetus for calling the first meeting, <br /> <br /> in attendance: [[User:Myxomop|danny N]], dany Q, felipe, john, curtis, andrew, [[User:miloh|miloh]], [[User:almccon|alan]], kristina<br /> <br /> ===Reetz scanner===<br /> <br /> We took a look at the Reetz scanner (RS) with online videos... <br /> <br /> Quick overview video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4-qMc2QSOw]<br /> <br /> More detailed video: [https://vimeo.com/29184137]<br /> <br /> Some details about RS:<br /> <br /> Max scanning rate is 1,000 pages per hour.<br /> <br /> It can accommodate heavy books easily up to 12 x 9 inches and 3 inches depth.<br /> <br /> It cannot accommodate large format scanning.<br /> <br /> Reetz offered the DIY bookscanner kit for under $500 (Discounted price for Noisebridge)<br /> <br /> Some additional components are necessary including:<br /> <br /> cameras<br /> <br /> glass<br /> <br /> probably the lighting (need to check on this)<br /> <br /> <br /> TO DOs:<br /> <br /> Need to research which items should be purchased and how much it will cost.<br /> <br /> Need to figure out who will assembled hardware.<br /> <br /> Need to develop user guidelines and protocols.<br /> <br /> Need to reserve a member shelf to provide a physical space for the scanner. <br /> <br /> <br /> TIMELINE:<br /> <br /> Danny already contacted Reetz to order the scanner.<br /> <br /> Next makerfaire is the weekend of May 18 and 19, which would be a good time to present or work on assembly (depending).<br /> <br /> ===Prism scanner===<br /> <br /> We then looked at Dany Qs scanner [http://prismscanner.org/] <br /> Some details about PS:<br /> The prism scanner costs more and has a larger failure rate than the RS (~25%).<br /> It also has a larger footprint (~4-5 feet) than the RS.<br /> It may offer a good direction for longer-term investment. <br /> Some questions to consider for future development:<br /> What's the scope of the scanning problem?<br /> How many hours work would it take for all possible books to be scanned by attendant scanners?) How to prevent failure rate/damage to potentially valuable books?<br /> <br /> ===Content &amp; Licensing===<br /> <br /> danny discussed the lack of availability of valuable rare books. <br /> Mushrooms, Russia and History (1957) is one example and New Alexandria<br /> [http://www.newalexandria.org/archive/] has made the book available digitally.<br /> <br /> danny suggests scanning for users according to their own purposes (archival and reference) and to keep discussion of licensing issues in order to find ways to successfully get the content released.<br /> <br /> kristina suggested looking at other precedents including the [http://archive.org/details/prelinger_library Prelinger Library] where publications can be scanned for online sharing.<br /> <br /> public domain is discussed, copyright, usage guidelines, <br /> <br /> documentation to accompany the scanner is discussed -- where to upload information and what kind of licensing issues exits.<br /> <br /> TO DOS:<br /> <br /> <br /> ===references: ===<br /> <br /> references..<br /> aaaaarg.org<br /> <br /> <br /> ===conclusions: ===<br /> <br /> committed to purchase the last of the diybookscanners from d. reetz, and work to get the remaining parts and get it built for use asap. We're also interested in building other models of scanners with different levels of automation and capability.</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Digital_Archivists_2013-04-21&diff=30769 2013-04-22T01:15:57Z

<p>Almccon: /* Reetz scanner */</p> <hr /> <div><br /> first meeting notes <br /> ===[[Digital Archivists]] group meeting notes 4/21/2013===<br /> <br /> 9 people in attendence, Danny moderating<br /> introductions,<br /> danny discusses the impetus for calling the first meeting, <br /> <br /> in attendance: [[User:Myxomop|danny N]], dany Q, felipe, john, curtis, andrew, [[User:miloh|miloh]], [[User:almccon|alan]], kristina<br /> <br /> ===Reetz scanner===<br /> <br /> We took a look at the Reetz scanner (RS) with online videos... <br /> <br /> Quick overview video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4-qMc2QSOw]<br /> <br /> More detailed video: [https://vimeo.com/29184137]<br /> <br /> Some details about RS:<br /> <br /> Max scanning rate is 1,000 pages per hour.<br /> It can accommodate heavy books easily up to 12 x 9 inches and 3 inches depth.<br /> It cannot accommodate large format scanning.<br /> <br /> Reetz offered the DIY bookscanner kit for under $500 (Discounted price for Noisebridge)<br /> Some additional components are necessary including:<br /> cameras<br /> glass<br /> probably the lighting (need to check on this)<br /> <br /> TO DOs:<br /> Need to research which items should be purchased and how much it will cost.<br /> Need to figure out who will assembled hardware.<br /> Need to develop user guidelines and protocols.<br /> Need to reserve a member shelf to provide a physical space for the scanner. <br /> <br /> TIMELINE:<br /> Danny already contacted Reetz to order the scanner.<br /> Next makerfaire is the weekend of May 18 and 19, which would be a good time to present or work on assembly (depending).<br /> <br /> ===Prism scanner===<br /> <br /> We then looked at Dany Qs scanner [http://prismscanner.org/] <br /> Some details about PS:<br /> The prism scanner costs more and has a larger failure rate than the RS (~25%).<br /> It also has a larger footprint (~4-5 feet) than the RS.<br /> It may offer a good direction for longer-term investment. <br /> Some questions to consider for future development:<br /> What's the scope of the scanning problem?<br /> How many hours work would it take for all possible books to be scanned by attendant scanners?) How to prevent failure rate/damage to potentially valuable books?<br /> <br /> ===Content &amp; Licensing===<br /> <br /> danny discussed the lack of availability of valuable rare books. <br /> Mushrooms, Russia and History (1957) is one example and New Alexandria<br /> [http://www.newalexandria.org/archive/] has made the book available digitally.<br /> <br /> danny suggests scanning for users according to their own purposes (archival and reference) and to keep discussion of licensing issues in order to find ways to successfully get the content released.<br /> <br /> kristina suggested looking at other precedents including the [http://archive.org/details/prelinger_library Prelinger Library] where publications can be scanned for online sharing.<br /> <br /> public domain is discussed, copyright, usage guidelines, <br /> <br /> documentation to accompany the scanner is discussed -- where to upload information and what kind of licensing issues exits.<br /> <br /> TO DOS:<br /> <br /> <br /> ===references: ===<br /> <br /> references..<br /> aaaaarg.org<br /> <br /> <br /> ===conclusions: ===<br /> <br /> committed to purchase the last of the diybookscanners from d. reetz, and work to get the remaining parts and get it built for use asap. We're also interested in building other models of scanners with different levels of automation and capability.</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Digital_Archivists_2013-04-21&diff=30768 2013-04-22T01:15:10Z

<p>Almccon: /* Reetz scanner */</p> <hr /> <div><br /> first meeting notes <br /> ===[[Digital Archivists]] group meeting notes 4/21/2013===<br /> <br /> 9 people in attendence, Danny moderating<br /> introductions,<br /> danny discusses the impetus for calling the first meeting, <br /> <br /> in attendance: [[User:Myxomop|danny N]], dany Q, felipe, john, curtis, andrew, [[User:miloh|miloh]], [[User:almccon|alan]], kristina<br /> <br /> ===Reetz scanner===<br /> <br /> We took a look at the Reetz scanner (RS) with online videos... <br /> <br /> Quick overview video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4-qMc2QSOw]<br /> <br /> More detailed video: [https://vimeo.com/29184137]<br /> Some details about RS:<br /> Max scanning rate is 1,000 pages per hour.<br /> It can accommodate heavy books easily up to 12 x 9 inches and 3 inches depth.<br /> It cannot accommodate large format scanning.<br /> <br /> Reetz offered the DIY bookscanner kit for under $500 (Discounted price for Noisebridge)<br /> Some additional components are necessary including:<br /> cameras<br /> glass<br /> probably the lighting (need to check on this)<br /> <br /> TO DOs:<br /> Need to research which items should be purchased and how much it will cost.<br /> Need to figure out who will assembled hardware.<br /> Need to develop user guidelines and protocols.<br /> Need to reserve a member shelf to provide a physical space for the scanner. <br /> <br /> TIMELINE:<br /> Danny already contacted Reetz to order the scanner.<br /> Next makerfaire is the weekend of May 18 and 19, which would be a good time to present or work on assembly (depending).<br /> <br /> ===Prism scanner===<br /> <br /> We then looked at Dany Qs scanner [http://prismscanner.org/] <br /> Some details about PS:<br /> The prism scanner costs more and has a larger failure rate than the RS (~25%).<br /> It also has a larger footprint (~4-5 feet) than the RS.<br /> It may offer a good direction for longer-term investment. <br /> Some questions to consider for future development:<br /> What's the scope of the scanning problem?<br /> How many hours work would it take for all possible books to be scanned by attendant scanners?) How to prevent failure rate/damage to potentially valuable books?<br /> <br /> ===Content &amp; Licensing===<br /> <br /> danny discussed the lack of availability of valuable rare books. <br /> Mushrooms, Russia and History (1957) is one example and New Alexandria<br /> [http://www.newalexandria.org/archive/] has made the book available digitally.<br /> <br /> danny suggests scanning for users according to their own purposes (archival and reference) and to keep discussion of licensing issues in order to find ways to successfully get the content released.<br /> <br /> kristina suggested looking at other precedents including the [http://archive.org/details/prelinger_library Prelinger Library] where publications can be scanned for online sharing.<br /> <br /> public domain is discussed, copyright, usage guidelines, <br /> <br /> documentation to accompany the scanner is discussed -- where to upload information and what kind of licensing issues exits.<br /> <br /> TO DOS:<br /> <br /> <br /> ===references: ===<br /> <br /> references..<br /> aaaaarg.org<br /> <br /> <br /> ===conclusions: ===<br /> <br /> committed to purchase the last of the diybookscanners from d. reetz, and work to get the remaining parts and get it built for use asap. We're also interested in building other models of scanners with different levels of automation and capability.</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Digital_Archivists_2013-04-21&diff=30767 2013-04-22T01:14:29Z

<p>Almccon: </p> <hr /> <div><br /> first meeting notes <br /> ===[[Digital Archivists]] group meeting notes 4/21/2013===<br /> <br /> 9 people in attendence, Danny moderating<br /> introductions,<br /> danny discusses the impetus for calling the first meeting, <br /> <br /> in attendance: [[User:Myxomop|danny N]], dany Q, felipe, john, curtis, andrew, [[User:miloh|miloh]], [[User:almccon|alan]], kristina<br /> <br /> ===Reetz scanner===<br /> <br /> We took a look at the Reetz scanner (RS) with online videos... <br /> Quick overview video: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4-qMc2QSOw]<br /> More detailed video: [https://vimeo.com/29184137]<br /> Some details about RS:<br /> Max scanning rate is 1,000 pages per hour.<br /> It can accommodate heavy books easily up to 12 x 9 inches and 3 inches depth.<br /> It cannot accommodate large format scanning.<br /> <br /> Reetz offered the DIY bookscanner kit for under $500 (Discounted price for Noisebridge)<br /> Some additional components are necessary including:<br /> cameras<br /> glass<br /> probably the lighting (need to check on this)<br /> <br /> TO DOs:<br /> Need to research which items should be purchased and how much it will cost.<br /> Need to figure out who will assembled hardware.<br /> Need to develop user guidelines and protocols.<br /> Need to reserve a member shelf to provide a physical space for the scanner. <br /> <br /> TIMELINE:<br /> Danny already contacted Reetz to order the scanner.<br /> Next makerfaire is the weekend of May 18 and 19, which would be a good time to present or work on assembly (depending). <br /> <br /> ===Prism scanner===<br /> <br /> We then looked at Dany Qs scanner [http://prismscanner.org/] <br /> Some details about PS:<br /> The prism scanner costs more and has a larger failure rate than the RS (~25%).<br /> It also has a larger footprint (~4-5 feet) than the RS.<br /> It may offer a good direction for longer-term investment. <br /> Some questions to consider for future development:<br /> What's the scope of the scanning problem?<br /> How many hours work would it take for all possible books to be scanned by attendant scanners?) How to prevent failure rate/damage to potentially valuable books?<br /> <br /> ===Content &amp; Licensing===<br /> <br /> danny discussed the lack of availability of valuable rare books. <br /> Mushrooms, Russia and History (1957) is one example and New Alexandria<br /> [http://www.newalexandria.org/archive/] has made the book available digitally.<br /> <br /> danny suggests scanning for users according to their own purposes (archival and reference) and to keep discussion of licensing issues in order to find ways to successfully get the content released.<br /> <br /> kristina suggested looking at other precedents including the [http://archive.org/details/prelinger_library Prelinger Library] where publications can be scanned for online sharing.<br /> <br /> public domain is discussed, copyright, usage guidelines, <br /> <br /> documentation to accompany the scanner is discussed -- where to upload information and what kind of licensing issues exits.<br /> <br /> TO DOS:<br /> <br /> <br /> ===references: ===<br /> <br /> references..<br /> aaaaarg.org<br /> <br /> <br /> ===conclusions: ===<br /> <br /> committed to purchase the last of the diybookscanners from d. reetz, and work to get the remaining parts and get it built for use asap. We're also interested in building other models of scanners with different levels of automation and capability.</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Digital_Archivists_2013-04-21&diff=30764 2013-04-22T00:47:29Z

<p>Almccon: link to group page</p> <hr /> <div><br /> first meeting notes <br /> ===[[Digital Archivists]] group meeting notes 4/21/2013===<br /> <br /> 9 people in attendence, Danny moderating<br /> introductions,<br /> danny discusses the impetus for calling the first meeting, <br /> <br /> in attendance: danny N, dany Q, felipe, john, curtis, andrew, [[User:miloh|miloh]], [[User:almccon|alan]], kristina<br /> <br /> references..<br /> aaaaarg.org<br /> <br /> we take a look at the reetz scanner with online videos... offer to get a proto for some discount under<br /> $500<br /> <br /> and a look at dany Qs scanner, which costs more and has some failure rate<br /> issues but is a good direction to head in (whats the scope of the scanning<br /> problem, how many hours work would it take for all possible books to be scanned<br /> by attendant scanners?) folks don't want to put valuable books into a scanner<br /> that could destory or damage them, but the design should be worked on.<br /> <br /> danny talks about myco books of rare value that aren't available. mushrooms,<br /> russia, and history from newalexandria.org is a success story.<br /> <br /> danny suggests scan for our purposes (archival and reference) and keep discussing licenssing issues to find ways to sucessfully get the content released.<br /> <br /> public domain is discussed, copyright, usage guidelines, <br /> <br /> documentation to accompany the scanner is discussed -- where to upload information and what kind of licensing issues exits.<br /> <br /> ===conclusions: ===<br /> <br /> committed to purchase the last of the diybookscanners from d. reetz, and work to get the remaining parts and get it built for use asap. We're also interested in building other models of scanners with different levels of automation and capability.</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Digital_Archivists_2013-04-21&diff=30763 2013-04-22T00:45:13Z

<p>Almccon: Adding user links</p> <hr /> <div><br /> first meeting notes <br /> ===digital archivist group meeting notes 4/21/2013===<br /> <br /> 9 people in attendence, Danny moderating<br /> introductions,<br /> danny discusses the impetus for calling the first meeting, <br /> <br /> in attendance: danny N, dany Q, felipe, john, curtis, andrew, [[User:miloh|miloh]], [[User:almccon|alan]], kristina<br /> <br /> references..<br /> aaaaarg.org<br /> <br /> we take a look at the reetz scanner with online videos... offer to get a proto for some discount under<br /> $500<br /> <br /> and a look at dany Qs scanner, which costs more and has some failure rate<br /> issues but is a good direction to head in (whats the scope of the scanning<br /> problem, how many hours work would it take for all possible books to be scanned<br /> by attendant scanners?) folks don't want to put valuable books into a scanner<br /> that could destory or damage them, but the design should be worked on.<br /> <br /> danny talks about myco books of rare value that aren't available. mushrooms,<br /> russia, and history from newalexandria.org is a success story.<br /> <br /> danny suggests scan for our purposes (archival and reference) and keep discussing licenssing issues to find ways to sucessfully get the content released.<br /> <br /> public domain is discussed, copyright, usage guidelines, <br /> <br /> documentation to accompany the scanner is discussed -- where to upload information and what kind of licensing issues exits.<br /> <br /> ===conclusions: ===<br /> <br /> committed to purchase the last of the diybookscanners from d. reetz, and work to get the remaining parts and get it built for use asap. We're also interested in building other models of scanners with different levels of automation and capability.</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Bookscanner&diff=30762 2013-04-22T00:42:37Z

<p>Almccon: Creating new generic page about the Bookscanner project</p> <hr /> <div>The DIY Bookscanner is a project of the Noisebridge [[Digital Archivists]] group.<br /> <br /> The Bookscanner was discussed in our first meeting: [[Digital Archivists 2013-04-21]]</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Digital_Archivists&diff=30761 2013-04-22T00:40:32Z

<p>Almccon: Adding a link to the first meeting notes</p> <hr /> <div>The new Noisebridge Digital Archivists group has one active project:<br /> <br /> [[Bookscanner]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Noisebridge Digital Archivists mailing list: digital-archivists [TBD]<br /> <br /> Meeting notes:<br /> <br /> [[Digital Archivists 2013-04-21]]</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Bookscanner&diff=30760 2013-04-22T00:39:34Z

<p>Almccon: Almccon moved page Bookscanner to Digital Archivists 2013-04-21: These are notes from our first meeting. Moving them to a separate page, to free up &quot;Bookscanner&quot; for more generic info.</p> <hr /> <div>#REDIRECT [[Digital Archivists 2013-04-21]]</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Digital_Archivists_2013-04-21&diff=30759 2013-04-22T00:39:34Z

<p>Almccon: Almccon moved page Bookscanner to Digital Archivists 2013-04-21: These are notes from our first meeting. Moving them to a separate page, to free up &quot;Bookscanner&quot; for more generic info.</p> <hr /> <div><br /> first meeting notes <br /> ===digital archivist group meeting notes 4/21/2013===<br /> <br /> 9 people in attendence, Danny moderating<br /> introductions,<br /> danny discusses the impetus for calling the first meeting, <br /> <br /> in attendance: danny N, dany Q, felipe, john, curtis, andrew, miloh, alan, kristina<br /> <br /> references..<br /> aaaaarg.org<br /> <br /> we take a look at the reetz scanner with online videos... offer to get a proto for some discount under<br /> $500<br /> <br /> and a look at dany Qs scanner, which costs more and has some failure rate<br /> issues but is a good direction to head in (whats the scope of the scanning<br /> problem, how many hours work would it take for all possible books to be scanned<br /> by attendant scanners?) folks don't want to put valuable books into a scanner<br /> that could destory or damage them, but the design should be worked on.<br /> <br /> danny talks about myco books of rare value that aren't available. mushrooms,<br /> russia, and history from newalexandria.org is a success story.<br /> <br /> danny suggests scan for our purposes (archival and reference) and keep discussing licenssing issues to find ways to sucessfully get the content released.<br /> <br /> public domain is discussed, copyright, usage guidelines, <br /> <br /> documentation to accompany the scanner is discussed -- where to upload information and what kind of licensing issues exits.<br /> <br /> ===conclusions: ===<br /> <br /> committed to purchase the last of the diybookscanners from d. reetz, and work to get the remaining parts and get it built for use asap. We're also interested in building other models of scanners with different levels of automation and capability.</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Digital_Archivists&diff=30758 2013-04-22T00:36:28Z

<p>Almccon: </p> <hr /> <div>The new Noisebridge Digital Archivists group has one active project:<br /> <br /> [[Bookscanner]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Noisebridge Digital Archivists mailing list: digital-archivists [TBD]<br /> <br /> Meeting notes:<br /> <br /> 2013-04-21</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Digital_Archivists&diff=30756 2013-04-22T00:04:54Z

<p>Almccon: </p> <hr /> <div>The new Noisebridge Digital Archivists group has one active project:<br /> <br /> [[Bookscanner]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Noisebridge Digital Archivists mailing list: digital-archivists<br /> <br /> Meeting notes:<br /> <br /> 2013-04-21</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=Digital_Archivists&diff=30755 2013-04-22T00:00:51Z

<p>Almccon: Creating the page, linking to Bookscanner</p> <hr /> <div>The new Noisebridge Digital Archivists group has one active project:<br /> <br /> [[Bookscanner]]</div>

Almccon https://replica.wiki.extremist.software/index.php?title=User:Almccon&diff=30751 2013-04-21T23:43:52Z

<p>Almccon: Created page with &quot;Web: mappingmashups.net Twitter: @mappingmashups&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>Web: mappingmashups.net<br /> Twitter: @mappingmashups</div>

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