[Wikisource-l] Fwd: [gutvol-d] need a book scanned?

[Yann Forget]

> this has been available for a few months now,
> but hasn't gotten the attention that it deserves...
> 
> in conjunction with the boston public library,
> the open library -- or is it the internet archive?,
> or is it the open content alliance?, i can never tell
> -- is now offering a "scan on demand" service...
> 
> if a public-domain book in the boston pubic library
> hasn't yet been scanned, you can bump its priority
> up to the top of the list by requesting it be scanned.
> 
> within "3-5 days", it'll be scanned and placed online,
> with all the various formats, which includes the o.c.r.

This is a nice feature, but 3-5 is a bit optimistic.
I order a few books and the delay is more in the order of 2 weeks.

> what a wonderful present, eh?
> 
> "check it out" (so to speak):
>>    http://openlibrary.org/bpl
> 
> -bowerbird

Regards,

Yann
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