Since the task of scanning hundreds of thousands of books is not exactly easy, Kirtas Technologies has decided to launch a device which could be the perfect solution for those that want to compete against Google Print. APT Bookscan 1200 is a device which is specifically designed to transform books into electronic files and its capabilities are quite impressive: 1200 pages per hour. In addition, APT Bookscan flips the pages one by ones. Practically, any book measuring 11 x 17 cm or 27 x 35 cm can be placed in the Bookscan and in a few hours, it will be available in TIFF, JPEG or PDF formats. Moreover, the optical system is "trained" for 177 languages....The Kirtas Technologies official site contains a video demo of APT's functioning procedure. APT Bookscan measures 84 x 76 x 122 cm, weighs 77 kilograms and is priced at 120,000 Euros [PS: about $147,000].
Posted by
Peter Suber at 9/20/2005 10:45:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
