We've been getting a lot of questions about how the Internet Archive digitizes books.
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We've been getting a lot of questions about how the Internet Archive digitizes books.
The short answer: page by page, by hand.
You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it.
Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: https://blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/meet-eliza-zhang-book-scanner-and-viral-video-star/
@internetarchive Oh my goodness. The patience of a tree. I am very good at repetitive tasks, but 25% of that book would be completed, and I'd be shaking.
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@internetarchive Oh my goodness. The patience of a tree. I am very good at repetitive tasks, but 25% of that book would be completed, and I'd be shaking.
@RegGuy @internetarchive it's sad that multi billion dollar companies are saving a bit of money by slicing the spine off
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We've been getting a lot of questions about how the Internet Archive digitizes books.
The short answer: page by page, by hand.
You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it.
Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: https://blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/meet-eliza-zhang-book-scanner-and-viral-video-star/
@internetarchive that's amazing
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We've been getting a lot of questions about how the Internet Archive digitizes books.
The short answer: page by page, by hand.
You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it.
Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: https://blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/meet-eliza-zhang-book-scanner-and-viral-video-star/
In a world where billionaires promote illiteracy, preservation of books is essential.
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We've been getting a lot of questions about how the Internet Archive digitizes books.
The short answer: page by page, by hand.
You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it.
Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: https://blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/meet-eliza-zhang-book-scanner-and-viral-video-star/
@internetarchive
Another simple answer: "Nondestructively."Y'all rock!
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@RegGuy @internetarchive it's sad that multi billion dollar companies are saving a bit of money by slicing the spine off
@mawkernewek @RegGuy @internetarchive
"Sad" is what you say about some inevitable tragedy, not about something you resist. -
We've been getting a lot of questions about how the Internet Archive digitizes books.
The short answer: page by page, by hand.
You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it.
Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: https://blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/meet-eliza-zhang-book-scanner-and-viral-video-star/
@internetarchive real archives do not destroy books.
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We've been getting a lot of questions about how the Internet Archive digitizes books.
The short answer: page by page, by hand.
You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it.
Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: https://blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/meet-eliza-zhang-book-scanner-and-viral-video-star/
Amazing work but please please please stop using MRC in PDFs.
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We've been getting a lot of questions about how the Internet Archive digitizes books.
The short answer: page by page, by hand.
You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it.
Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: https://blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/meet-eliza-zhang-book-scanner-and-viral-video-star/
@internetarchive modern day heroes, you guys deserve all the love and praise
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@internetarchive real archives do not destroy books.
@canleaf @internetarchive Sometimes libraries will destroy to digitise because it is a lot cheaper to get high quality which means we can make more info accessible with limited budgets - but it would depend on the book and would be after checking to make sure an appropriate number of other copies remain in print. Not the AI companies' slapdash approach.
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We've been getting a lot of questions about how the Internet Archive digitizes books.
The short answer: page by page, by hand.
You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it.
Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: https://blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/meet-eliza-zhang-book-scanner-and-viral-video-star/
@internetarchive That's fantastic! What do you do with the books after you've scanned them?
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Amazing work but please please please stop using MRC in PDFs.
@gloriouscow @internetarchive i agree. it is frustrating when i download a pdf from the archive and it's one of those. thankfully i think it happens at some optimization step after the scan(?) so the original is retained and some downloads avoid it?
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We've been getting a lot of questions about how the Internet Archive digitizes books.
The short answer: page by page, by hand.
You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it.
Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: https://blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/meet-eliza-zhang-book-scanner-and-viral-video-star/
@internetarchive I saw a machine that uses a light vacuum to hold the page to the scanner and just kinda scans as it turns the page. There really was no reason for Amazon to destroy books.
Thanks Eliza, your work will ensure preservation for generations to come.
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Amazing work but please please please stop using MRC in PDFs.
@gloriouscow @internetarchive I second this request.
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@internetarchive That's fantastic! What do you do with the books after you've scanned them?
@twifkak @internetarchive I believe they are put in containers in a warehouse in the East Bay:
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We've been getting a lot of questions about how the Internet Archive digitizes books.
The short answer: page by page, by hand.
You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it.
Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: https://blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/meet-eliza-zhang-book-scanner-and-viral-video-star/
@internetarchive is this the rig described in “The ‘Why’ in DIY Book Scanning”?
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@internetarchive I saw a machine that uses a light vacuum to hold the page to the scanner and just kinda scans as it turns the page. There really was no reason for Amazon to destroy books.
Thanks Eliza, your work will ensure preservation for generations to come.
@MontgomeryGator @internetarchive
Yeah, I've seen ones that turn the pages with a little vaccuum arm and also ones that have a "wedge" shaped scanner that kind of plunges into the half open book and scans as it moves the pages.
Not saying we should put archivists like Eliza out of a job, but making their jobs easier and less tedious is an actual good case for automation.
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We've been getting a lot of questions about how the Internet Archive digitizes books.
The short answer: page by page, by hand.
You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it.
Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: https://blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/meet-eliza-zhang-book-scanner-and-viral-video-star/
@internetarchive I absolutely love that scanning rig. I want one now. Do you have a design or specs available?
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We've been getting a lot of questions about how the Internet Archive digitizes books.
The short answer: page by page, by hand.
You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it.
Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: https://blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/meet-eliza-zhang-book-scanner-and-viral-video-star/
The difference between the Internet Archive and the AI jack offs, is that Brewster loves books.
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We've been getting a lot of questions about how the Internet Archive digitizes books.
The short answer: page by page, by hand.
You may remember our viral 2021 video of Eliza Zhang scanning a book. That's still how we do it.
Meet Eliza, and learn how we scan books: https://blog.archive.org/2021/02/09/meet-eliza-zhang-book-scanner-and-viral-video-star/
AI bros destroy books because it's cheaper than scanning them non-destructively.
AI bros steal potable water from municipalities because it's cheaper than aircooling servers.Something something sharpen the (metaphorical) guillotines, already.
