1. IMAODBC, The Hague, 5-9 sept 2005
INEbase history.
Statistical books
available on the web
Antonio ARGÜESO
IMAODBC, The Hague, 5-9 sept 2005
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2. INEbase history: a virtual library
INEbase history: Statistical books available on the web
INEbase history: a virtual library
The project: showing on the Internet the editorial funds of INE ( approx. )
Information stored not as complete books but as hierarchically organised documents
Search utilities
INEbase history: a new section of INEbase
This virtual library is not offered as a section of “products and services” not even as a “virtual library” but as a part of the output database, INEbase
A link to:
History
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3. Project phases: Phase I. June 2004- june 2005.
INEbase history: Statistical books available on the web
Project phases:
Phase I. June june 2005.
110,000 pages scanned (77 yearbooks, 221 books of pop. censuses)
Software development (100,000 euros)
First 25 books catalogued and published (4 people: 1 mger, 3 grants)
Phase II. July july 2006.
180,000 pages scanned (vital stats, agricultural & industrial censuses…)
Software improvements (10,000 euros)
150 books catalogued and published (8 people: 1 mger, 7 cataloguers)
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4. The technical process in 3 steps
INEbase history: Statistical books available on the web
The technical process in 3 steps
1. Scanning and OCR
Books are scanned in high speed scanners . The output files are TIFF 600 ppi and TIFF 4 (300 ppi) (the popular telefax format)
These files are OCRed, obtaining a final enriched pdf with two layers :
The image of the page (first layer)
The words recognised by the OCR (second layer)
=> These PDFs are page images but also allow text searching
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5. 2. Cataloguing books into the system
INEbase history: Statistical books available on the web
2. Cataloguing books into the system
cataloguers create the hierarchical trees (books indices) and the final nodes (statistical tables) are associated to a pdf
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6. INEbase history: Statistical books 1858-1990 available on the web
3. Publication
Once a book has been catalogued and revised, just one click and the book is on the web
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7. Hardware and software used: An easy system
INEbase history: Statistical books available on the web
Hardware and software used: An easy system
a server for cataloguing contains the development DB and the pdf files. As many PCs as cataloguers connecting to it using the client program.
A dissemination server hosts the software and a copy of the DB
coherence & synchronisation mechanisms between both systems (development and dissemination)
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8. Thank you!
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