[NABS-L] Scanning My Own Books

[Justin Heard]

Thank you so much. I need to learn how to use that system more. I 
searched my own library and did not find texts, but that's probably a 
different database than the interlibrary loan system. I should probably 
schedule an appointment with the person who oversees that.

In using a feed scanner, I was thinking if I bought the books myself. 
Then I wouldn't have to worry about destroying them.


On 12/4/2018 10:29 AM, Sarah via NABS-L wrote:
> Hi, Justin.
> I use interlibrary loan heavily. I have been able to get access to books from other religious institutions throughout the world. A feed scanner is definitely not a good option in these cases, as it requires destroying the books in order to scan them. This is one reason why I purchased the OpticBook.
> I also negotiated with my library to allow me to take reference books out overnight and return them next morning. They were extremely hesitant about this but allowed it on a trial basis and realized that I was extremely faithful with it. If I ever break the agreement, it will go away.
>
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> Rev. Sarah Blake LaRose
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> Accessible instruction in Biblical languages
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Re: [NABS-L] Scanning My Own Books
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> I did try the school library, but a lot of these books come from seminaries and monasteries so they don’t have them. Several are several centuries old but have only recently been translated to English. They are academic, but only if you’re focusing your studies like I am.
>
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>> On Dec 4, 2018, at 6:30 AM, Karl Martin Adam via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> I can't help you with scanning, but have you tried Bookshare?  Also, if you're a student, have you tried your school library (if you're looking for academic books, any decent university library should get you access to a lot through Oxford Scholarship Online, Cambridge Core, and Proquest.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Justin Heard via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org Date sent: Mon, 3 Dec 2018 21:01:07 -0500
>> Subject: [NABS-L] Scanning My Own Books
>>
>> Hi there.
>>
>> I am angry. I want access to a lot of books that have not been made
>> into EBooks through either Kindle or Nook, and I'm tired of waiting.
>> These aren't bestsellers, so it could be years.
>>
>> What is the most reliable method for scanning my own books? I have
>> thought about doing this before, but when I last tried with
>> Kurzweil1000,  or maybe 3000, I did not have the best of luck. I was
>> using a flatbed scanner. I succeeded because I had read the book in a
>> digital format before so I caught the mistakes. I'm looking for a way
>> that will have a 95% success rate in recognizing text, and will allow
>> me to save it as a word document.
>>
>> Thanks for reading this.
>>
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