Hi Ben, Thank you, that’s useful to know. We have a single copy of Finereader on a computer somewhere, not convenient for regular scans but certainly work knowing for when we make whole books for print-impaired students. Regards, Alison From: CLA Digital Content Store (DCS) mailing list <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Ben Catt Sent: 17 July 2019 14:33 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: DCS content accessibility Hi Alison, Yes, Finereader can add bookmarks where it detects chapter headings, although this depends on how the headings are formatted. For example if the chapter headings and chapter author names are formatted in the same size/style text, but appear on separate lines, then it will identify them as two separate bookmarks. Staff therefore need to check each PDF and remove bookmarks added at unnecessary points. Of course, this is more of an issue if you're digitising a whole book for a print-impaired student. If you're just digitising a single chapter or 10% under the CLA Licence then the bookmarks probably aren't needed. Thanks, Ben On Wed, 17 Jul 2019 at 14:19, Alison Davidson <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Hi all, We currently used Adobe Acrobat Pro DC to OCR, but will hopefully use Finereader soon. I have used Finereader at two previous institutions, does it have a bookmarking function? Regards, Alison From: CLA Digital Content Store (DCS) mailing list <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> On Behalf Of Helen Pickavance Sent: 17 July 2019 10:52 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: DCS content accessibility Hi Ben Thank you for starting this discussion, ensuring accessibility for our scanned materials is something that we have always had concerns about. I feel there may be room for improvement with our current processes but we are a small team with limited resources and unsure how we can improve. We currently use our standard multi-functional printer/copier devices to scan in our chapters but we do it at a resolution suitable for OCR and we use Adobe Acrobat Pro DC to process the files. To ensure that the text has been recognised and OCR'd, we generally perform a search for a few words within the document. Embedding bookmarks is something that we can look into but this is the first time that I have heard about 'reflowable mode' so if anyone can give me some more information, I would be really grateful! Best wishes Helen On Wed, 17 Jul 2019 at 10:29, Ben Catt <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Many thanks Nikki, we will bear in mind that BCU's scans are quality assured! Do any other institutions use Finereader to ensure text reflow / correct reading order, and does anyone go to the additional effort of embedding bookmarks or proofreading their OCR? It would be useful if the DCS could indicate whether uploaded PDFs include these accessibility standards within the 'Source Content' box. You can see if a PDF has bookmarks by opening the preview in your browser, but the only way to check for reflowable text is to download and open it in Adobe Reader (then using CTRL + 4 to switch to reflowable mode). Ben On Mon, 15 Jul 2019 at 10:32, Nikki Griffin <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: Hi Ben, We process everything we scan through Finereader so that should cover text layout and reading order etc. We also double check each file before we upload it to ensure all pages are processed and quality assured, however we don’t embed bookmarks to chapter / sub chapters. Best wishes, Nikki (on behalf of our Digital Team) Librarian (Stock Management and Digital) Library & Learning Resources Birmingham City University From: CLA Digital Content Store (DCS) mailing list [mailto:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>] On Behalf Of Ben Catt Sent: 11 July 2019 14:37 To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: DCS content accessibility Dear DCS users, I would like to know what processes you have in place for ensuring the digitised content you upload to the DCS is accessible. I assume that we all make sure our PDFs have OCR, but are other institutions using software such as ABBYY FineReader to ensure that their files work in reflowable mode, follow logical reading order and include embedded bookmarks in chapter / subchapter titles to aid navigation? Does anyone take time to proofread OCR before uploading? This is all the more relevant now that we have a wider view of content uploaded by other institutions, which may or may not meet the same accessibility standards. 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