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University libraries typically do not circulate rare and special materials, nor allow most of these materials to be photocopied. However, libraries are now looking to leverage the internet for increased access to them. The original print materials will be digitized and presented in searchable databases freely accessible through the World Wide Web. Each image will be OCR’d and indexed, with the data incorporated into web-accessible databases incorporating full-text search capabilities.
Some of the Challenges of digitizing library books and journals are:
- Special handling for rare book to prevent damage to the original documents is always the primary concern during scanning
- Some materials, both bound and unbound, may be designated as fragile and require special handling
- Delivery schedule bottle neck by on-site scanning services
- Manual typing for manuscript
Rare book example - delicate, bound document, English and French, with foldout pages
Newspapers - rare, delicate, often bound, tight gutter, potential information loss
Manuscripts - rare, delicate, bound documents, with old-style, handwritten Chinese characters, with possible tight gutters
Flexible Book Scanning Design
- V-Book cradle holds books at 100˚ or 120˚
- No damage to spine, curvature-free images
- Immediate quality check of captured images
- Image enhancement
- Cameras upgradable to always ensure high resolution capture
- High OCR accuracy from scanner output
- Lighting system ensures glare-free images with even lighting across scanning surface
VanceInfo has the technology, equipment and resources to digitize library contents with onsite and offshore teams.
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