LES CITROME ON DIGITIZING A PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY

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The E-Sylum: Volume 17, Number 29, July 13, 2014, Article 14

LES CITROME ON DIGITIZING A PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY

Regarding the story on the $1 scanning service, Les Citrome writes:

Using my own equipment, I have just finished scanning my professional library of about 1000 or so medical books. I then scanned all my auction catalogs. These were destructive (binding removed) and the paper was then sent on for recycling.

I also scanned about 20 years' worth of the American Philatelist, as part of the volunteer effort to digitize the American Philatelic Society's journal back library.

I have written about my scanning adventures in the attached editorial taken from the International Journal of Clinical Practice, a medical journal published by Wiley-Blackwell and where I serve as Editor-in-Chief.

It's great article, with lots of practical tips. Here's a short excerpt, but be sure to check out the full version. Thanks! -Editor

Everyone needs a book guillotine
Before feeding hundreds of book pages into a sheet-fed scanner (at speeds of 25–40 pages a minute, both sides imaged simultaneously), you will need to liberate the book from its binding. Inexpensive book guillotines are available for this purpose. For hardcover books, it is recommended you tear the covers off first. The book guillotine will quickly remove the spine of the book in one smooth motion, leaving a stack of paper ready to be scanned. If you desire, you can scan the front of the hardcover on a flatbed scanner later.

The scanner
Sheet-fed scanners are commonly available and made by a variety of manufacturers. Basic models allow for 50 sheets to be placed in the hopper, ready to be scanned. Recommended are models that can ultrasonically detect multi-feeds so you can be assured you won't be missing any pages. A higher-end model is illustrated...

To read the complete article, see: Preserving books by destroying them: a foray into digitization of a professional library (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijcp.12316/full)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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