I like this idea. As I see it it would be something like an FAQ for validating and scanning. Instead of rehashing the same things over and over again we could create an appropriate page and update it as needed.
Good idea E.----- Original Message ----- From: "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 8:44 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: scanners, scanners, scanners
reading the below message makes me wonder if we can co-operatively create a add-on to the official manual.It will be unofficial until approved by bookshare staff. If can be posted to the friendsofbookshare site. New members and old can use it as a reference.We can include relevant email answers from folks such as Jake and others. They have written about paragraphs, protecting page numbers and such. Let's enshrine those notes all together somewhere. I have kept lots and lots of emails.If we just set up an address to which they can be sent, I will check through what I have and post the emails.Then we can consolidate them into the add-on to bookshare. E. Elizabeth and Burton the lab Seeing Eye dog At 09:11 AM 3/24/2008, you wrote:Good morning,I am a newbie sighted volunteer, happily validating away, learning about em dashes, page numbers, paragraph spaces, headers, etc. But I'd like to try my hand at scanning books too. So, inquiring among you more techie Booksharians, my questions are: Are there any "all-in-one" copier/scanner/fax machines that have the ability to do what is needed, with reasonable resolution and speed, to get a book scanned for Bookshare? My local craigslist is always listing flatbed scanners for $10 and up, some of them say that they are photo scanners. Would these work? Some craigslist scanners are just plain old scanners. Today, for example there's a HP ScanJet 3300C for $15. Would this work?What criteria do I need to use to select a scanner?Suppose I decide to take the plunge and buy a high speed scanner (and figure out some way to slice off book spines).What's the cheapest I could get away with for a high speed scanner? I have even more questions, but let me start with these. Much appreciation for sharing your communal wisdom! Devorah __________ NOD32 2968 (20080324) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. <http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.comTo unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.-- No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.8/1338 - Release Date: 3/21/2008 5:52 PM
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