Managing Digitization Activities, SPEC Kit 294 (September 2006)

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Interface: 1000 MBit TPC/IP, Scan2Net
Software: BCS-2®
Format: A1 25" x 35.4"
The principle of document imaging that preserves the original condition of historic books, valuable
documents, bound originals, colored drawings and maps has been optimized and refined in the new
generation of Bookeye® overhead scanners.
Bookeye3® was developed and produced in Germany. It unites a state-of-the-art scan lens, high-
quality CCD image sensors and white LED light -clustered in a mobile light strip that follows the
scan.
Bookeye3® satisfies the most individual of requirements. This scanning solution optimally equips you
for the digitization of 95 %of all types of originals.
Features
Precise LINOS (Rodenstock) scan lens
High-resolution CCD image sensors
Mobile light strip with high power white LED
Integrated motor-driven book cradle with 100 mm range
Originals up to A1 format
Spine widths up to 3.9"
Telescopic rail system for the infinite adjustment of the book cradle plates
Wood surface for the scanning of delicate originals
Printer
Epson Stylus Photo R1800 Printer
8-color Epson UltraChrome Hi-Gloss™ pigment inkset for archival-quality glossy and matte
photos
Fade-resistant photos lasting up to 100-200 years
Output photos up to 13"-wide
Speeds through a 11" x 14" photo in under 2 minutes
Creates borderless photos in seven popular sizes
Prints directly on ink jet printable CDs/DVDs
Built-in fast connectivity with Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and FireWire®
Software
Photoshop CS has been purchased for the necessary image editing and manipulation. Additionally Monaco’s
EZcolor program has been acquired to use in color quality control. The team chose to acquire the OPTIX
colorimeter to enhance the color management capability.
Storage
The Digital Initiatives Team plans on using redundant storage systems to ensure availability of the digital objects.
Each object will be stored on high quality gold/silver anodized CD-ROM for archival purposes. Additionally,
copies will be stored off-site using network accessible storage (NAS) and a third copy will be kept on access

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Bookeye 3 color scanner
large-format scanning (12.2" x 17.2")
Includes 12.2" x 16.5" transparency adapter
Powerful LaserSoft Imaging™ SilverFast® Ai 6 software
image resolution -2400 x 4800 dpi
48-bit color
3.8 Dmax for precision reproductions
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 and FireWire® (IEEE 1394) connectivity
The Bookeye scanner is coming soon!
Some Features.
For a start, instead of a CCD that
moves behind the lens, it is the
other way round. The lens moves
in front of the CCD. That has
some serious advantages! Not
only is the better, centre part of
the lens used, there is no drop-off
of quality near the edges of the
large A1 scan.
Next, there is a constant prefocus
device that follows just ahead of
the path of the scan. That means
that no matter how much the
original is at different levels, it is
always in perfect focus!
Technical Data
Voltage: 100 -240 V
Frequency: 50 -60 Hz
Power supply: 50 VA standby /150 VA operating
Lamps: LUXEON white LED (light strip: approx. 5000 Lux)
Dimensions/weight:
Width: 35.43" not including lamp arms
Width: 57.48" including lamp arms
Height: 47.25"
Depth: 30.31"
Weight: Approx. 130 lbs. not including packaging
Scanning
Resolution: genuine 400 dpi on A1
Colour depth: 36 bit internal /24 bit external

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quality CD-ROMs. The archive copies on CD-ROM and NAS will be in uncompressed TIF format. The access
copies will be high quality JPEG images. Those images are used for creating hard copy reproductions upon request.
On-line copies will be available publicly as JPEG 2000 images.
File Naming Convention
Files are named based on their location within the collection's finding aid. Each file begins with the person's last
name followed by a ‘b’ for box followed by the box number, than an ‘f’ for folder followed by the folder number
and then an ‘i’ followed by the item number. E.g. earhart-b1f10i5. In the case of corporate names an abbreviation
will be used. For example, the Purdue University Retirees Association would be pura-b1f10i5. All letters should
be in lower case.
Technology re-assessment
Sustainability requires that media and servers be revaluated on a regular basis to ensure that the objects are still
accessible. 5 floppy inch drives do not exist today. As stewards of archival objects it is essential to ensure the
viability of those objects over time.
Intellectual Property Concerns
Watermarks fall into two categories visible and invisible. Neither type prevents a user from downloading the image
for non-authorized use. Visible watermarks simply add visible text or image showing the ownership of the object.
Invisible watermarks are embedded in the file. If a file is posted online at a resolution of 300 dpi a user could copy
it down and change it to 72 dpi. In doing so it is possible to render the invisible water mark useless. The use of
watermarks enables Purdue University to identify its intellectual property.
Metadata
Metadata falls into 4 different categories.
Descriptive Metadata Descriptors that describe the intellectual content of the object.
Administrative
Metadata
Data that describes ownership and rights management for the object.
Structural Metadata Data that describes the relations between several objects.
Technical Metadata Data that describes the structure of the object such as resolution, pixel dimensions,

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