book scan 1200 (pph)
The
Kirtas scanner is another mature top down, auto page turner.
“the APT BookScan 1200ô will revolutionize and streamline the way all bound documents are scanned, dramatically increasing the availability of these documents.”
book scanning robot
“The machine itself reminds one of a giant-sized copier. It operates quickly and seamlessly and includes such neat touches as an air-blowing mechanism to separate pages that stubbornly stick together. The demonstration was impressive, as was the energy and commitment of a university librarian eager to digitize the knowledge of the past for the readers of the future.”
4digitalbooks
Robotic page turning and topdown scanning increases productivity of hand scanning of books by a factor of five. That mirrors a productivity increase associated with the transition from hand set to machine set type. As such it indicates where we are in the progression from isolated to shared print books.
book culture at the crossroads
The
Book and Computer site is growing with excellent features and interviews .all projecting the role of the codex as the destination of digital access.
“Exploring the future of the printed word in the digital era.”
bookmobiles for the digital age
Brewster Kahle’s
Bookmobile doesn’t seem like a replacement for public libraries. The distinction between “a book on demand” and “any book printed on demand” is not that slight. But the bookmobile does converge with the larger future of the print book sustained by digital access.