[bksvol-discuss] Using Open Library for sneak peeks
- From: "Judy s." <cherryjam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 15:31:11 -0600
Hi All,
Just a FYI, probably mostly for any sighted volunteers. I've been using
Open Library (link: http://www.openlibrary.org) as another resource to
help when trying to find a page image of a book I'm proofreading that
the scanner doesn't have available any longer, or other problems where a
sighted proofreader can help.
You have to search on the site to see if they have a book and if the
scanned copy they have can be borrowed. Many are only available as
encrypted DAISY files (which, by the way, work with the NLS or
equivalent book readers, as I think Roger has pointed out in the past).
But if they have it -- and they now have over 3 million books available
that have been scanned -- every page image for the book can be viewed
online. I'm finding it's especially helpful when proofreading older
books that are out of print that I can't find on google books or
amazon's sneak peek. You must sign up to be a member to borrow
electronic copies of books from them in this fashion, but membership is
free and isn't the least bit intrusive. You don't need any special
software to view the book images either. They have a really nice online
reader that works with all browsers (haven't tested it myself on a mac,
but it's supposed to work fine with macs too).
Judy s.
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