Microfiche scanning

[vrs]

From: "Tom Jennings" <tomj at wps.com>
> On Thu, 21 Apr 2005, vrs wrote:
> > Unfortunately, it is also very much a "low volume" solution, just barely
> > adequate for a manual or two.  (My printer requires you to manually
align
> > each page.)  25000 sheets calls for something more sophisticated.
>
> Maybe get a little more systematic? Is there any rhyme or reason
> to the fiche, eg. the first images are title/doc
> ID/table-of-contents pages? If so, tediously capture those, then
> you'll know what's worth bothering with and what's not.

The fiche have human readable text at the top that identifies the fiche and
what is on it (though not down to the table of contents).  The identifying
stripes at the top can easily be scanned at normal scanner resolutions (if
desired).

I suppose a list of what fiche are there would be an interesting starting
point for eliminating duplicated effort and possibly for prioritizing the
work.

    Vince