A tool for collecting page-level metadata of digitized book-like objects to share with the Internet Archive.
Macaw performs three major tasks in the process of digitizing a book-like item:
- Import and management of the images from the scanner or camera.
- Collection of the page-level metadata that describes the physical aspects of the page.
- Post-processing and exporting/uploading the digital book to other systems.
Macaw is built in PHP using CodeIgniter and uses MySQL for the database. Further requirements can be found in the wiki.
Documentation can be found at the following URLs:
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General User Documentation This is the detailed user documentation of all the components of Macaw. Content in this document is targeted towards those who use BHL "In the Cloud" https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-_XCe2LmbroQfnOC1Y5_tNpAhzI1BOiFVjkJH_ykvak/edit?usp=sharing
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Installation guide Contains the system requirements and detailed steps for installing Macaw. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ds5K2Nd0OutTVUBPhQVrsIemltd9IkQA6umjpNhH8Oo/edit?usp=sharing
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Administrators Guide Information for those who are managing a Macaw installation. Not nearly as complete as the General User documentation. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dod9rWfAlfJWPsCZs1ZqJjI6K0kEziTHkC92wjqywKs/edit?usp=sharing
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Developers Guide For those developing modules, this has lots of goodies and code-related things. Not for the faint of heart! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iIkKmvGAyaU_FlK3Bq4qgwlbzn9AEhFBQiOXYFvjrfM/edit?usp=sharing
Note: Documentation is a work in progress....