From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Wed Apr 03 2002 - 01:28:16 MST
Cool! What kind of scanner, process, automation are you using?
I did one book the slow way recently and it was no fun at
all. Given the volume I assume you have much better going.
-samantha
dr d b karron wrote:
> We are in the process of converting my entire libary to scanned images
> (.pdf).
> We run our scanner day and night, and my entire science magazine collection
> going back to 1966 is slowing
> being reincarnated on the 1 TB raid.
>
> The problem is no one wants to proof millions of pages if we ever OCR all of
> this stuff.
>
> My office used to consist of floor to ceiling periodicals and books and
> papers. The reduction in volume converting
> all that paper to electronic format is wonderful, and my students can still
> look stuff up in the office.
>
> I am less thrilled about doing recreational reading electonically, I guess
> because my entire life is being
> overtaken by electronic displays...
>
> Dr. K
>
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