Please introduce yourself and tell us about your work at the Albertina photo studio. I have worked as a trained photographer at the Albertina for more than 30 years and I am now head of the photo studio. At first I worked with black and white photography; then we moved on to using scan backs. Now we work exclusively with the latest digital technology, including a high-resolution camera by PhaseOne and the SupraScan high-performance scanner (SupraScan Quartz A1 – Product) by i2s. I am assisted in the studio by my colleague Ms Pohankova, who is also a trained photographer. Our work has two main focus areas. We are currently in the process of digitalising our own stocks for long-term archiving, online presentation (http://sammlungenonline.albertina.at) and further processing, such as e.g. exhibition catalogues. And we also create high-quality scans of our stocks, which can be ordered by external customers for a fee. We work with a wide variety of objects. The Albertina owns books, prints and paintings of all sizes. However, we mainly scan prints and newspapers up to a size of DIN A1. Almost all of the objects are unique and highly valuable. We therefore have to proceed very carefully during digitalisation. How did you become interested in “book scanners”, given that you had previously worked very successfully with camera systems? For a number of reasons, we began to work more intensively on book scanning. At the Albertina, we are unable to suspend the camera directly above the material for safety reasons. As a result, we have to lean the material against a wall. Yet we still have to align...
For offering knowledge accessibility to all, the National Library of France decided to facilitate cultural heritage access to its audience. A recognized civic engagement but the public library sees its limits with the use of photocopiers: the old or bound books wore out quickly (face down, crushing) and you can’t see what is printed or scanned. It is clear that a image capture from the top is the most suitable technique. Thus, from 2009, the National Library of France becomes the first public institution in the world to equip themselves with eScan Open System book scanners, innovative scanning solutions developed by i2S respectful of all works, for replacing photocopiers. Through the outsourcing company Sedeco, the National Library of France is equipped first – in 2009 – with 12 eScan book scanners first generation, the first self-service book scanner on the market easy to use and ergonomic. Installed on 4 sites of the National Library of France, these 12 scanning solutions allow the public to ask a local operator to make a copy of an excerpt of a work in high-quality then printed (single output mode authorized by the institution at that time). The + : digitization up to A3+ format, easy to move, combersome, can be installed on any support With the success of its service, the National Library of France decided in 2014 to renew its outsourcing park, and to increase the number of scanners. Appreciating the features already existing in the eScan first generation, the library therefore wishes to change the use of scanners leaving some with direct access to readers (scanning by ourself). To accommodate both public heterogeneous users and a wide range of works, the imposed criteria for...
Summary: Auto Docs captures social history from classic publications for global searchers using leading technology from i2S. The objectives were to capture the entire content of five historical periodicals published between 1869 and 1990 from originals held at the Mary Evans Picture Library, Blackheath, London. The capture solution had to: Deliver consistent, high-quality images from the original copies of the periodicals for use by on-line social researchers worldwide. Be capable of being housed on-site at Mary Evans in the very limited space available in the library facility. Meet very aggressive on-line publication deadlines set by the content publisher. The project was completed using book scanners from French technology provider i2S DigiBook and supported by Spigraph Network, i2S’s exclusive distribution partner in the UK. The solution comprised: Two CopiBook Cobalt RGB A2 book scanners operated by Auto Docs staff on-site at Mary Evans scanners. Capture quality management and project management from Auto Docs Glasgow service bureau. Project governance compliant with ISO 27001 information security and ISO 9001 project management standards. « Our CopiBook Cobalt book scanners provided the efficiency and best-in-class technology which enabled our team to deliver the project within the required time frames and with virtually no rescans” said Pamela Tod, Director of Auto Docs. Auto Docs took advantage of a number of factors in ensuring a successful outcome to the assignment: Many years of experience of scanning historic books using specialised book scanners. Experienced staff that could leverage the full capabilities of the i2S CopiBook scanners. Effective project management that maximised throughput, minimised re-works and ensured the project was delivered on-time for the on-line publication deadline. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Detailed case study Business Context The Mary Evans Picture Library...
Dans le cadre d’un projet de préservation du patrimoine culturel, les Archives cantonales vaudoises ont déployé un atelier de numérisation afin de : Protéger les originaux des archives des consultations régulières, synonymes de dégradations Faciliter l’accès aux archives par le grand public et les professionnels Préserver le patrimoine culturel dans la durée Pour réaliser ce projet, les Archives cantonales vaudoises ont mis en place un atelier de numérisation composé de : un scanner i2s SupraScan Quartz A1 un scanner i2s SupraScan Quartz A0 les logiciels i2S Limb Processing et Limb Maestro pour le traitement automatique des images et du process de gestion des métadonnées, intégré à la base existante des archives cantonales Opérationnel depuis avril 2015, le projet a permis de: Industrialiser l’intégralité du processus de numérisation Réaliser des gains de temps conséquents sur la gestion des métadonnées Sécuriser les documents originaux Faciliter l’accès aux archives par le grand public et les professionnels. Etude de cas détaillée Afin de protéger des documents précieux et fragiles, les Archives cantonales vaudoises ont fait appel à Spigraph pour mettre en place un atelier de numérisation adapté à des besoins très spécifiques auxquels les solutions scanners et logicielles i2S répondent. L’organisme en charge des archives du canton de Vaud (Suisse) entreprend la numérisation de 2 344 registres cadastraux et près de 4 000 cartes de la région, dont certaines mesurent près de 10 mètres de long. « Les plus vieux registres datent du XVIIème siècle explique Gilbert Coutaz, Directeur des Archives cantonales vaudoises. C’est une qualité de source exceptionnelle mais menacée qu’il convient de protéger ». « Les documents sont régulièrement consultés par des géomètres, des avocats ou encore des particuliers, précise Jérôme Guisolan, chef du projet numérisation cantonal. Sortir ces documents n’est pas toujours aisé...
