Internal:Library Lab/Requirements

Some of these requirements are more necessary than others...

We will need a few computers, though some of the devices like scanners could also be connected to laptops that people bring in perhaps.

Live CDs

We might be able to create Ubuntu Live-CDs with the required software for the various modules. This would make it easy to bring in a handful of computers for a workshop and get them up and running quickly. A live CD would also be a useful component of the modules themselves, making them easily replicable elsewhere.

Audio-video module

• project leaders:
  • Rachel
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• project members:
  • Patrick Timony - accessibility - Adaptive Services has scanners and some tools for creating accessible formats. We also can help with captioning videos.
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• computer or laptop
  • best if people can bring in own laptops or library has computers, but otherwise a portable but higher performance laptop like [1] ($559) would be useful. Or if we want the module to not be ultra portable, then a desktop machine would work.
• external hard drive
  • portable external hard drive ($111) [2] - for copying non-copyrighted videos, audio, ...
• video camera for capturing stories
• portable audio recorder, also for recording stories
• video capture hardware
  • I have one of these hardware devices and an older version of the Pinnacle Studio software that I'd be happy to donate. Aude 13:40, 28 September 2011 (EDT)
• blank CDs, DVDs and or flash drives...
• software (open source)
  • Roxio (for old home movies on VHS) http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/easy-vhs-to-dvd/mac/overview.html?rTrack=b_easyvhsmac $80 (is there an open source equivalent that's just as good/easy-to-use?)
  • Roxio (audio cassettes to digital) http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/easy-lp-to-mp3/standard/overview.html $70 (any open source equivalent?)
    • Note: demonstrating a process using Roxio or other non-free software that is easy is okay, though we should also document a process using open source, free software (on windows and/or ubuntu?).
  • capture methods for ubuntu
  • audacity (audio editing)
  • see also:
    • Comparison of video editing software
    • Video editors

Photo scanning module

• project leaders:
  • add your name ...
• project members:
  • Patrick Timony - accessibility - Adaptive Services has scanners and some tools for creating accessible formats. We can also help with labeling digital images.
  • add your name...
• computer
  • best if people can bring in own laptops or library has computers, but otherwise a portable but higher performance laptop like [3] ($559) would be useful. Or if we want the module to not be ultra portable, then a desktop machine would work.
• external hard drive
  • portable external hard drive ($111) [4]
• scanner
  • flatbed scanner, portable if possible yet high quality
    • e.g. Canoscan LiDe 100 http://www.amazon.com/Canon-LiDE100-Color-Scanner-2923B002/dp/B001DJDGXA $100 (fits in laptop case)
    • adaptive services or other parts of the library already have flatbed scanners that probably would work just fine.
  • DIY photo scanner
    • http://gazette.jhu.edu/2011/09/19/digitizing-a-visual-history-of-baltimore/
    • http://projectgado.org/ - ~ $500
• software
  • gimp (image editing)

Book scanning module

Note: We'd probably not focus on this, at least not in the short-term, given the volunteer capacity.

• project leaders:
  • add your name ...
• project members:
  • Patrick Timony - accessibility - Adaptive Services has scanners and some tools for creating accessible formats.
  • add your name...
• computer
  • best if people can bring in own laptops or library has computers, but otherwise a portable but higher performance laptop like [5] ($559) would be useful. Or if we want the module to not be ultra portable, then a desktop machine would work.
• external hard drive
  • portable external hard drive ($111) [6]
• book scanner
  • http://www.diybookscanner.org/

Mapping module

We'd seek funding from OSM-related source for this:

• project leaders:
  • add your name ...
• project members:
  • add your name...
• computer
  • best if people can bring in own laptops or library has computers, but otherwise a portable but higher performance laptop like [7] ($559) would be useful. Or if we want the module to not be ultra portable, then a desktop machine would work.
• printer - for walking papers / maps
• gps device - nice to have

Other modules?

• add here

Other

• a mini / portable projector for presentations, meetups, hackathons and other events in the space