Re: Publishing CIA's Declassified Vault
http://www.archives.gov/research/order/scanning.html "Only flatbed scanners (see below for single exception) are allowed. Automatic feeder devices on flatbed scanners are prohibited."
I'm aware of the restrictions, and you misunderstood the plan. The scanner won't be going to the National Archives. Documents are printed out from the computers provided by CIA in room 3000 using their laser printers, then taken from the archive after being checked and placed in one of the green security bags. (I've done this several times, including today. It's how I got the Project Truth report and some other goodies.) The flatbed scanner restriction is for scanning original archive materials only, since the risk of damaging them is genuinely unacceptable. (The flatbed restriction is also a bit inaccurate since there are non-flatbed scanners that are allowed - it's more accurate to say that what's forbidden are scanners with moving parts that can interact with the paper or material.) --Mike On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 5:52 PM, Ryan Carboni <ryacko@gmail.com> wrote:
http://www.archives.gov/research/order/scanning.html
"Only flatbed scanners (see below for single exception) are allowed. Automatic feeder devices on flatbed scanners are prohibited."
Dear Michael, Good luck with this! In case it's useful, there is a lot of information and community knowledge about scanning, hosting eBooks, etc. at www.gutenberg.org (FAQ, HOWTO) and www.pgdp.net. If there might be anything I could help with, just ask. Best, Greg Newby On Mon, Feb 01, 2016 at 05:57:43PM -0500, Michael Best wrote:
I'm aware of the restrictions, and you misunderstood the plan.
The scanner won't be going to the National Archives. Documents are printed out from the computers provided by CIA in room 3000 using their laser printers, then taken from the archive after being checked and placed in one of the green security bags. (I've done this several times, including today. It's how I got the Project Truth report and some other goodies.)
The flatbed scanner restriction is for scanning original archive materials only, since the risk of damaging them is genuinely unacceptable. (The flatbed restriction is also a bit inaccurate since there are non-flatbed scanners that are allowed - it's more accurate to say that what's forbidden are scanners with moving parts that can interact with the paper or material.)
--Mike
On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 5:52 PM, Ryan Carboni <ryacko@gmail.com> wrote:
http://www.archives.gov/research/order/scanning.html
"Only flatbed scanners (see below for single exception) are allowed. Automatic feeder devices on flatbed scanners are prohibited."
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