@MontgomeryGator@fouroclockfarms.club
2026-08-25 22:15 UTC
@internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org I saw a machine that uses a light vacuum to hold the page to the scanner and just kinda scans as it turns the page. There really was no reason for Amazon to destroy books.
Thanks Eliza, your work will ensure preservation for generations to come.
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@contrasocial@mastodon.social 2026-08-25 22:47
@MontgomeryGator@fouroclockfarms.club @internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org Yeah, I've seen ones that turn the pages with a little vaccuum arm and also ones that have a "wedge" shaped scanner that kind of plunges into the half open book and scans as it moves the pages. Not saying we should put archivists like Eliza out of a job, but making their jobs easier and less tedious is an actual good case for automation.