[ILL-L] Microfilm to PDF w/OCR

[augusjo at earlham.edu]

Hi,
    I am also curious about this. Kathleen, is your microfilm machine
connected to only one computer, or no computer at all?

~Joe
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Joe Augustin
Interlibrary Loan & E-Serials
Earlham College (IEC)
(765) 983-1307
ill at earlham.edu

> Greetings -
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> I realize this is a bit of an odd question, but since many of us deal
> with microfilm I thought I'd give it a whirl on the list. A faculty
> member here is interested in having some of his student workers take
> several microfilm reels (of a 1930s-era newspaper) and have them
> converted to searchable PDFs. Our microfilm machine is not networked, so
> our only option right now is to print off individual pages, scan those
> on a flatbed scanner, and run them through OCR in Acrobat Professional.
> This method seems cumbersome at best, particularly given the potential
> quality control issues that may arise. Is anyone aware of a for-fee
> service that would digitize a small number of reels (i.e. 2 or 3)? I
> doubt that it would be within his price range, but I'm trying to provide
> information for the student who is coordinating the project.
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> Thanks!
>
> K.
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