- Perfect for on-site, non-destructive, color digitization of up to A4 sized items (A1 using the Large Image Capture arm), bound or loose leaf material, archival items and special collections.
- Portable, easily set up, and requires only minimal training before beginning image capture.
- Sturdy hardware shooting platform, which may be upgraded to add the Large Image Capture system to shoot A2 and A1 items.
- Editable metadata can be digitally or custom created by the content holder before or after image capture.
- High quality and value post processing may be done remotely by trained Internet Archive staff.
Table Top Scribe Key Features
- Safe V-shaped cradle for digitization of bound material & pamphlets.
- Two separate image capture platforms:
- Cradle capture can shoot: Size A4 and smaller, bound and unbound.
- Large Image Capture can shoot: Up to A2 in one shot, or A1 in sections.
- Resolution of cameras: 300 PPI or higher, unless otherwise noted. Fitted with Sony A6000 digital SLR cameras.
- Total weight of the Table Top Scribe: around 100 lbs, and comes in an easy-to-ship reusable “roadie” shipping crate.
- Dimensions of the TT Scribe: 29" x 25" x 15".
- Scanning speeds: 500 - 800 pages per hour.
- Software: developed by Internet Archive, and used on 600 million images.
- IT Requirements: Basic open internet connection for upload of captured images. Internet connection not required for image capture.
- Power needed: 110 W voltage
Large Image Capture System Key Features
The Large Image Capture System can be purchased to shoot your larger items. This package includes:
- A Sony A600 digital SLR camera.
- A light package (featuring LED lights) to effectively and accurately capture your large image.
- Software which allows for large format images to be integrated into items shot within the Table Top Scribe cradle. Note - A1 sizes can be shot in sequential segments.
Specifications of our IA Processing service
Take advantage of our back-end processing, which we have performed on over 2.4 million eBooks uploaded by over 1,000 libraries! Since 2005, we have ensured that our content is processed with high quality standards, digitally 'future-proofed' for preservation, and made discoverable online for scholarly research and general use. All of this curated content is available on our top 200 website.
Back end processing includes:
- 100% QA, image rotation and cropping.
- Structural and item metadata added to each digital item.
- Creation of a persistent identifier for your each of your digital items.
- Creation of your own unique and curated collection. To see an example of a collection page that has been created for a partner's digital items, please click here.
- Unlimited access and downloads.
- "future-proofing": 25-year digital storage and engineering file maintenance.
- Images shot as JP2s, and other file formats are derived, including:
- JPG2000
- MARCXML
- PDF (type A)
- ABBYY.gz
- DjVU
- EPUB
- DAISY
- OCR: ABBYY FineReader 9.0 or greater.
- Images hosted within our online hosting services: www.archive.org & www.openlibrary.org.
We are part of a global community: including over 1,250 partners (Library of Congress, Harvard University, University of Toronto, University of California, and the Wellcome Trust), and over 2,496 unique and curates online collections. To see an example of the collection pages that will be created for your digital items, please click here.