We too are using ABBYY Finereader to meet ADA compliance requirements in Special Collections. I don't know of a better product, but for older documents (e.g., weird typefaces) and those with images (e.g., advertisements in a newspaper), it does require some handholding. We use students for that.
Matt Matthew Cook Head of Unique Collections and Scholarly Communication John Spoor Broome Library California State University Channel Islands One University Drive Camarillo, CA 93012-8599 v 805-437-3653 f 805-437-8569 matthew.c...@csuci.edu -----Original Message----- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Chad Mills Sent: Monday, April 18, 2016 10:13 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] OCR recommendations? Hi Rachel, We have been very pleased with ABBYY Finereader as a workstation solution. http://www.abbyy.com/finereader/ We are also in the midst of implementing their server product for higher volume conversions. Best, Chad *************************************************************************** Chad Mills Rutgers University Libraries Digital Library Architect Scholarly Communication Center Ph: 848.932.5924 Room 409D, Alexander Library Fax: 848.932.1386 169 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Cell: 732.309.8538 https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/ *************************************************************************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rachel Gravel" <rachel.gra...@gmail.com> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Sent: Monday, April 18, 2016 10:51:53 AM Subject: [CODE4LIB] OCR recommendations? Greetings, Might anyone have some recommendations on good OCR software that is either relatively cheap or free? We're looking to OCR some files for a digital collection (platform still to be determined...) and wonder if there's a more robust tool than Acrobat Pro that won't cost an arm and a leg. Many thanks in advance for your expertise! Cheers, Rachel -- rachel.gra...@gmail.com (617)870-4179 www.linkedin.com/pub/rachel-gravel/4/318/908
