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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=689243216-27012005>Dann,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=689243216-27012005>Gaier and I have discussed this topic a lot. The
two choices are AbbyFine Reader and Omni-Page Pro. Both are very good
products, but Abby seems to be better for general textbooks, and Omni-Page does
a much better job with technical materials. There are also several high
end commercial scanner packages that do a much better job of automating the
process than either of these products but they are dependent on the scanner
being used. The two most popular are CanoScan and Kodak's DP2, these are
not OCR packages but document management packages.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=689243216-27012005>Ron Stewart</SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> adtech-ps-bounces@lists.oregonstate.edu
[mailto:adtech-ps-bounces@lists.oregonstate.edu] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Berkowitz,
Daniel J<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 27, 2005 8:21 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Access
Technologists Higher Education Network; ADTECH-PS<BR><B>Subject:</B> [adtech-ps]
Scanning HELP!<BR><B>Importance:</B> High<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'">HELP – and I mean it –
big time! Help as in please somebody phone me instead of posting to the list
kinda help!</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'">Here is the scoop – we
have developed a good relationship with the local Kinko’s for scanning and basic
eText production. They have been great about working with in the creation of
accessible .pdf files and they have till now done a good job at basic (raw)
.doc/.rtf scans. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'">However – over the
holidays their main system crashed and they lost the software they had been
using. Apparently it was an in-house modified version of something from Datec
(?). It was a few years old and was fantastic. Fast, accurate, and user
friendly. It is not only wiped from the system it was on – but no one at Kinko’s
knows where to find the original software or a replacement.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'">The Corporate Kinko’s
has installed OmniPage 12 and they are in the process of learning how to use it.
I KNOW that someone on this list has advice for me. Kinko’s is open tot the idea
of something better than OmniPage 12 and my office willing to work with Kinko’s
to procure what they need and learn how to use it. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'">I also know this has
all been discussed on the list but I have only half-paid attention believing to
be safe from problems because we have contracted with an outside entity. Whip
for this later – just help me now!</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'">Help me fellow
Athen-Pros! </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'">--Dann</SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Bookman Old Style'">PS – and before you
ask --- I have developed a proposal to create an in-house system and it has the
support of my boss, etc. However it is merely in the proposal stage at this
point. </SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR>================================== <BR>Daniel J.
Berkowitz <BR>Assistant Director <BR>Boston University <BR>Office of Disability
Services <BR>19 Deerfield Street, 2nd floor <BR>Boston, MA 02215 <BR>
<BR>617-353-3658 (voice) <BR>617-353-9646 (fax) <BR>617-947-4666 (mobile) <BR><A
href="mailto:djbrky@bu.edu"><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">djbrky@bu.edu</SPAN></FONT></A>
(eMail) <BR>buodsdann (aim) <BR><A href="http://www.bu.edu/disability"><FONT
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