Abstract
This paper reviews the requirements associated with developing systems designed to convert large printed archives into electronic text format. Consideration of human factors issues include signal detection theory and job design. These two issues will greatly influence system strategies and implementation. Needs assessment and cost analysis of the system will help constrain decisions concerning technology and system structure. Technical issues involve assessing scanner and optical character recognition (OCR) software capabilities and understanding how those relate to system design. Overall system design is expected to require cooperation between smaller organizations that share similar and complimentary needs.
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