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An 8-Step Guide to Digitization for Book Publishers

Kitaboo

As content goes digital there is a pressing need for publishers and libraries to digitize their books in acceptable formats that reduce file size, allow text formatting and enable online search of the books in the online space. These scanners use high quality cameras with light sources on either side. Destructive book scanning.

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An 8-Step Guide to Digitization for Book Publishers

Kitaboo

As content goes digital there is a pressing need for publishers and libraries to digitize their books in acceptable formats that reduce file size, allow text formatting and enable online search of the books in the online space. These scanners use high quality cameras with light sources on either side. Destructive book scanning.

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Benefits of a Digital Library for Associations and Non-Profit Organizations

Kitaboo

A digital library , also commonly called an electronic library, is a vast repository of documents and files in categorized digital form, available over the web or on hardware storage devices like memory disks, flash drives, etc. In these libraries, the access, preservation, and propagation of information take place in the digital form.

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Watch Out For These Trends in Mobile Learning: 2015 And Beyond

Origin Learning

It is common to see mobile videos and simulators in the healthcare segment where newly practicing professionals or surgeons access videos from a library, say before a surgery. When the worker scans the object in front of him, the app uses the device’s camera to ‘understand’ it.

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Six ways video can enhance learning

Clear Lessons

These can be useful at the point of need and could be made accessible within a curated library or be accessed by scanning a QR code on a document or by a piece of equipment. Virtual tour As cameras and editing software become more accessible, 360 degree video could become more common place within the workplace.

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A glimpse into the future: IoT in the workplace

Matrix

” Operator : “You borrowed a book entitled “Popular Hokkien Dishes” from the National Library last week Sir.” A smart waste basket, for example, might be equipped with a scanner and simply scan anything being tossed away and add it to an order list connected to an online store. You’ll like it.”

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The Role of OCR Converters in Digital Publishing

Hurix Digital

The source of conversion can be a photo, text within a photo, scanned document or any text superimposed on an image. OCR has proved immensely useful in digitizing historic newspapers and texts and a complete library of books in searchable formats. The document to be digitized is first scanned using a digital camera or scanner.