[192] in magellan
E-Thesis Submission, 6/3/99
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Keith Glavash)
Thu Jun 3 11:37:49 1999
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Date: Thu, 03 Jun 1999 11:37:20 -0400
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From: Keith Glavash <kglavash@MIT.EDU>
Cc: Bill Comstock <comstock@MIT.EDU>, lcs@MIT.EDU
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Project name: Electronic Thesis Submission
Projects leaders: Keith Glavash and Bill Cattey
Report date: 6/3/99
http://web/etheses/www/
http://thesis.mit.edu/Dienst/UI/2.0/ListYears/1999?authority=
ACCOMPLISHMENTS PAST PERIOD:
- Cattey, Stone, Comstock and Glavash met with Jerry Saltzer to discuss the
implications of scanning new paper theses.
- Received sample archival COM fiche from outside vendor and began analysis
of results.
- Tested a Fujitsu production scanner for possible use in scanning paper
theses.
- Larry set up a Web page for "pending" e-theses, showing which have been
submitted but not yet "released" online.
- There are now a total of 11 e-theses; five in the "released" area, and
six others received but pending release.
GOALS FOR THE COMING PERIOD:
- Continue to analyze results of the COM fiche test.
- Work with scanner representatives to identify equipment which could
satisfy our needs for thesis scanning.
ISSUES:
- Grayscale and color images in theses represent a substantial challenge
for a production scanning workflow. Such images are relatively rare, but
require different treatment from the rest. We need to find a combination
of software and hardware that can automatically identify and capture those
images to a different set of specifications, still retaining the overall
efficiency of a production environment.
KEY LEARNINGS:
TEAM DYNAMICS:
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
