[bksvol-discuss] Re: Request for Scanning Help
- From: "Lori Castner" <loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:03:07 -0700
Hi, Cindy,
I can do that if there is no other response.
It will be a lot of work though because many of the page numbers do not
scan; there will probably be a lot of junk to remove with the pictures, and
the dates at tops of pages do not scan at all.
I have a device called an optacon which was manufactured about 35 years ago.
It was the first device which enabled blind people to read print because it
created raised versions of letters, numbers etc when a camera was moved
across a line of print. I still use that device which is how I discovered
the dates in very dark borders and the weirdly-shaped page numbers
well-hidden at the bottom of pages, but there would be far too much work
using an optacon to make the needed corrections.
So, if you are sure you want to do all this work, I'll keep scanning if I
get no other responses. And there is no hurry at all.
Maybe Lassie is worth it!
Lori
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 5:03 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Request for Scanning Help
Lori,
If no responds and if you want to go ahead and scan it and put it up, and
if you aren't in a hurry for it, I'll validate it for you. I can get a
copy of the print book, but there are holds on it, plus I'm only a third
of the way of a tome I must finish before I do anything else.
Cindy
--- On Tue, 8/12/08, Lori Castner <loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Lori Castner <loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Request for Scanning Help
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2008, 3:33 PM
Hi, Friends,
I recently purchased a book that I was eager to scan:
Timmy's in the Well."
The book is by Jon Provost who played Timmy in the Lassie
series for seven years. The book details his years as a
star on "Lassie," and the the issues faced by
himself and other child stars. I heard an hour-long
interview with Jon Provost and his wife Laurie Jacobson who
assisted him with the writing of the book. During the
interview, both authors were interesting, soft-spoken and
extremely informative. This interview sparked my desire to
read the book.
Now to my request. I have begun scanning the book and have
found that the book contains some script (oddly written)
lines, a number of pictures, which makes it difficult for me
to read, and dates at the start of pages surrpounded by dark
borders, which mean they do not appear in the scan. I am
asking if someone else would be willing to scan this book in
order to deal with these issues; I could then validate a
cleaner text.
I really feel sad when I discover a book that I cannot scan
to present the book in its true best form, but this book is
one of them; I think it would need a scanner with at least
some sight who can deal with these concerns.
If anyone is willing to scan this book, please contact me
offlist at
loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Thanks in advance.
Cat Lover Lori
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