1. Digitalization I ain't happy, I'm feeling glad I got sunshine, in a bag I'm useless, but not for long My future is coming on By Alexander Popov

2. 1.Why digitalization?

3. It makes books more accessible It makes books more accessible It provides more opportunities for books collections It provides more opportunities for books collections It makes process of reading easier It makes process of reading easier

4. LBook eReader, Sony LIBRIe

6. 2. What format for digitalization? Graphics (jpeg, tiff, png) Graphics (jpeg, tiff, png) + True to original copy + Easy to do - Heavy - Problems with sorting

7. 2. What format for digitalization? Text formats (rtf, html, doc) Text formats (rtf, html, doc) + Light + Easy for copying - Many mistakes and variances - Troubles with fonts and graphics

8. 2. What format for digitalization? Adobe Acrobat Adobe Acrobat + Binds pages - Either heavy or inaccurate

9. 2. What format for digitalization? DJVu (AT&T and LizardTech) DJVu (AT&T and LizardTech) + Graphic format + Really much liter

10. Viewing DJVu Download and install plug-in for IE from http://www.lizardtech.com Or install WinDjView from http://djvu.sourceforge.net/

11. 3. Steps in digitalization Scanning Editing Enhancing Encoding Finalization

12. 3.1 Scanning

13. 1. Scanner + good quality - slow, deforms books

14. 3.1 Scanning 1. Scanner 2. Professional bookscanner - expensive APT BookScan 1200

15. 3.1 Scanning 1. Scanner 2. Professional bookscanner 3. Digital camera with holder - less quality - limitations with memory card

16. 3.1 Scanning Parameters 1. Resolution: > 300 dpi 2. Choosing a color scheme

17. 3.1 Scanning 1 Bit (b/w) 4-8 bit Grayscale 4-24 bit Colored text b/w graphics color graphics Color schemes

18. 3.2 Editing 1. Splitting doubled pages 2. Cropping 3. Deskewing 4. Converting format to tiff (optional) 5. Converting color scheme

19. 3.2 Editing

24. 1. Splitting doubled pages 2. Cropping 3. Deskewing 4. Converting format to tiff (optional) 5. Converting color scheme Automatic batch processing is possible using Adobe Finereader, ScanKromsator, etc.

26. 3.3 Enhancing

32. Combination of b\w text scans with grey graphics 1 Bit graphic file

33. 3.4 Encoding 1 bit tiff-files sorted by name DJVu file

34. 3.4 Encoding (software) Express Enterprise with DjVu v5.x DjVu Solo Configuration Manager Workflow Manager

39. 3.5 Finalization a. Adding OCR (optical character recognition) Полицейские машины с включенными сиренами пробивались сквозь эту толчею. Комиссар Иенсен сидел в первой. Это была обычная полицейская машина, темно-синяя, с полоской. Следом ехал серый автобус с зарешеченными стеклами в задней двери и вращающимся прожектором на крыше. Начальник полиции вызвал Иенсена по радиотелефону. Graphic layer Text layer

40. 3.5 Finalization a. Adding OCR (optical character recognition) 1. DjvuOCR 2.0 pre + ABBYY FineReader v7.0 (+ free, better quality – complicate process) 2. Document Express Editor 5.0 (+ simple – less quality)

41. 3.5 Finalization a. Adding OCR (optical character recognition) b. Adding the colored cover Document Express Editor 5.0 Document Express Editor 5.0

42. 3.5 Finalization a. Adding OCR (optical character recognition) b. Adding the colored cover Document Express Editor 5.0 Document Express Editor 5.0 c. Subscribe your document Document Express Editor 5.0 (or djvused for Russians)

43. 4 Creation of collections of DJVu books The most natural way to create a library of electronic books is arranging them as a web-site HTML Site manager

45. 4 Creation of collections of DJVu books The most natural way to create a library of electronic books is arranging them as a web-site HTML Site manager