[bksvol-discuss] Re: The Broker--strengths and weaknesses
- From: "Pratik Patel" <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 10:31:23 -0500
Peter,
If you'd like to post the PDF, I'l put it through both Finereader and
Omnipage. Both do an excellent job with PDF's than either K1K or OB.
Pratik
Pratik Patel
Interim Director
Office of Special Services
Queens College
Director
CUNY Assistive Technology Services
The City University of New York
ppatel@xxxxxx
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Scialli
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 10:12 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: The Broker--strengths and weaknesses
I actually have the original scan as a PDF. If someone is interested, I
can send it to them or convert it to KES, ARK or whatever where it can be
reprocessed by hand. I'd be happy to get it posted to the site in a less
rushed, more navigationally correct version.
________________________
Peter M. Scialli, Ph.D.
Associate, Technical Projects, Bookshare.org
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A Project of The Benetech Initiative - Technology Serving Humanity
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Pietruk" <pietruk@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 9:54 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: The Broker--strengths and weaknesses
> Guido
>
> I think we here have as much a philosophical question as a technical one.
> As no matter what system is implemented or put in place, both on BookShare
> and within our ocr software, someone will find it not to their liking.
> On the one hand, having page numbers, sections, chapters, etc kept in the
> text is invaluable.
> But then when too much of that info is announced, others object.
> My personal preference is to have more rather than less kept; and hence, a
> lenient stripper;
> but I alredy understand the objections especially among those who do
> automated continuous reading, convert to mp3 and all the rest.
>
> "The Broker" should be a case study in showing just how difficult all this
> can be especially when dealing with automated tools and rush scanning
> without hand validating.
> Unintentionally, and this could in no way have been prevented other than
> through painstaking effort which would have delayed availability of the
> book, valuable info was lost.
> In the short-run, having the book immediately available is more important
> than having technical glitches dealt with.
> Perhaps the best solution, in a case such as this, is to have the book
> immediately made available with the originally scanned copy placed on the
> step 1 validation page for someone, if they chose, to do the manual
> finetuning.
> Then, once validated, the improved copy would replace the original one.
> That would be the best of both worlds -- quick access but also addressing
> the real concerns expressed by Ken that the book isn''t optimally labeled
> internally.
>
>
>
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