[KS] Korea and Her Neighbours

[Thomas Duvernay]

Actually, I have a really good OCR program (ABBYY v. 8.0), as do at least a couple of my students.  They came to me and asked if they could use the program; I allowed it, but with the understanding that they would check the texts thoroughly and make them into text-only files.  I really wanted students to type them out, as they would hopefully learn something while doing so, but in the case of those who had such software, I allowed them to semi-automate the process.  As I just supplied them with photocopies of the originals, OCR-generated files would not look very sharp (plus, many other students had already typed things out, so the two types of files would not be compatible, in any case).  

What I plan to do after I receive volume 1 is to have both volumes scanned and run through the OCR program.  As the original texts are delicate, expensive, and hard-to-find, I will have students do the scanning here at my office.  I'll post a message after everything is done.


Thomas



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Henny Savenije" <webmaster at henny-savenije.pe.kr>
To: "Korean Studies Discussion List" <koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws>; "Korean Studies Discussion List" <koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws>
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 11:59 PM
Subject: Re: [KS] Korea and Her Neighbours


> 
> If you have a good OCR program it is a matter of half a day work to 
> scan the whole thing and convert it to text. You just need someone to 
> proofread and correct the small mistakes which are inevitable.
> 
> 
> At 04:52 PM 7/11/2006, Thomas Duvernay wrote:
> 
> >I have a first edition copy of volume one on order right now.  I'm 
> >not sure when I'll receive it, but I'll have it put to text soon 
> >after it arrives.
> >
> >
> >Thomas
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Brother Anthony" <ansonjae at sogang.ac.kr>
> >To: "Korean Studies Discussion List" <koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws>
> >Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 10:46 AM
> >Subject: Re: [KS] Korea and Her Neighbours
> >
> >
> > >
> > > This is a valuable resource, certainly. But the file only 
> > contains the text of volume 2, so can I inquire
> > > if there is any intention of making the first volume available as 
> > well? The complete text (of the American
> > > edition, I believe) was reprinted by Kegan Paul International as 
> > a cheap paperback in the 1990s, (it having
> > > been previously reprinted by Yonsei University Press in the 
> > 1970s) but currently only the hardcover edition
> > > is listed as being available (at 85 pounds sterling) on the 
> > publisher's home page but it is also available
> > > through Columbia University Press (who serve as N. American 
> > distributors for the aforesaid Kegan Paul) at
> > > the bargain price of $144.50 so it would certainly be good to 
> > have a free version of the complete work
> > > available online.
> > >
> > > Brother Anthony
> > > Sogang University, Seoul, Korea
> > > http://hompi.sogang.ac.kr/anthony/
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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