Every word would still have to be proofread and as there are many little letters and numbers, etc that have to be changed as no OCR is perfect, it would also be a time-consuming task. I don't think it would eliminate any proofreading. I haven't seen a perfect scanner. However, there may be! Dee ----- Original Message ----- From: Jeannine Jackson <[email protected]> To: Dee Randall <[email protected]> Sent: November 30, 1999 7:59 PM Subject: Re: [VALOUISA-L] Re: Putting the book online! > I'm not very knowledgeable about computers - but - how about scanning the > pages and then putting them on line? Is there a way this can be done? > Looks like that would be easier than TYPING and there would be no typos > either. That alone would save a lot of proofreading time. Is there anyone > out there who can tell us if this is possible? > > Jeannine > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dee Randall <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, December 01, 1999 8:48 AM > Subject: [VALOUISA-L] Re: Putting the book online! > > > >I don't know much about computers. But I can type. > >I don't know anything about "organizing a 'team'" and I don't want to. > >I'm a BUSY person, but I can take instructions. > >If someone wants to tell me how to get it on the Trevillians site > >after it is typed, I will type the WHOLE thing, if someone will send > >me the book to type. I will certainly return the book. > > > >If there are people that want to buy the book after it is published, > >that's great, but hopefully after it is typed we won't find that it > >can't be put on line without problems. I would like that problem > >solved beforehand. > >I've used this invaluable book many times over the last 20 years > >through libraries and it is my hope that books like this can be made > >available without cost to any researcher. > > > >I'm offering my help. Does anyone want to help me by giving me > >instructions. > > > >Dee Randall > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Adrianne <[email protected]> > >To: Dee Randall <[email protected]> > >Sent: December 01, 1999 2:58 PM > >Subject: Putting the book online! > > > > > >> I don't know who wants to get involved in the production of putting > >the book > >> online. That is a lot of work and time. I do know that the > >Washington Co. > >> PA GENWEB group put a huge book online and it took a long time. > >> > >> I don't know if the HIGGINSON book company will claim a copyright, > >they > >> weren't with the other project I was working on with them. I'll ask > >that > >> question. > >> > >> I will report back to the group when I hear the final result. If > >you want > >> to organize a team to start putting this body of work on the Louisa > >site, > >> that would be great. > >> > >> > >> > >> Adrianne > >> > >> > >> > > > >