Digitization: Quidenus’s Book Scanning Robots are Helping Build Custom e-Libraries
From Wired UK:
Sofie Quidenus uses robots to build digital libraries. “I knew nothing about robotics when I started, but I felt that there would be a huge demand for book digitisation,” the Austrian entrepreneur says.
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Her next chapter: the ScanGuru, a book-scanner that allows home users to turn books into ebooks.
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Qidenus counts the Google Book Project, the Library of Alexandria in Egypt and several national libraries in Europe among its clients, and it has received €1 million from Austrian investors.
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Filed under: Digital Preservation, Libraries, National Libraries, News, Patrons and Users
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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