I was bidding to do one for a client recently but I do not develop on open source technology.
The idea was/is four fold. You add in bulk digital copies of existing documentation and extra document meta-data from these files to make the documents indexable. You then index the contents of these documents (pagewise) with lucene or such like. Have the documents available online using a technology that allows you to only read the documents online but not download the actual pdfs. Then lastly a separate department of trained BLISS graduates be set up to scan (with an appropriate sized multipage document scanner) existing documents and properly annotate them with regard to content, date, author and such document meta data. The mere scanning of existing documents at even 100/= per page is lucrative enough to make such a project pay for itself very quickly. Then allowing access to this library for a fee according to different structures can also pay for this project if the library is popularized as a research library appealing to diverse interests. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Yigs Henri Sent: 18 September 2013 16:21 To: Uganda Linux User Group Subject: Re: [LUG] Digital Library Lets start one though it needs a lot of dime to implement. Otherwise such businesses might be subsections of large companies hence hidden within. On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 12:52 AM, roy mukasa <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Good morning folks, I know this is way off topic but I figured you would be the right people to ask. I am in search of a company that can help create a digital library. This will involve converting already existing hard copies of information (books and documents) to soft copy and avail them online. If anyone here knows a company / companies that offer that service please contact me off list. Regards -- Creativity is intelligence having fun... _______________________________________________ The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any way.
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