22 Jul
2005
22 Jul
'05
2:22 p.m.
Branko wrote:
Jon Noring wrote:
My vision is a public (free) archive of high-quality scans of renowned public domain books.
What happened to your vision of a public archive of low-quality scans? I liked that vision. What I liked about it is that it solved real needs, and that it could be set up in half an hour (or so you claim).
I've been in private conversation with Juliet on the matter, and the "scan archive" will have to wait for reasons I won't get into. Since the lion's share of the scans will come from DP, it is important that the structure of the scan archive meet DP's needs and seamlessly fit in with their system. So, in essence, the ball is in their court at the moment. They do want to get the scans online, but in due course. Jon