Once you've overcome all the other aforementioned obstacles (OCR, etc.),
take a look at Alfresco ... I'm not sure if that's on the line of what
you're looking for, but it's a web-based document management system. I
haven't used it personally, but we're considering it for Riverdale.
~Jen
Jennifer Davenport
Administrative Computing Coordinator
Riverdale Country School
Riverdale, NY
A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> writes:
>Hi -
>
>We would like to scan old paper records related to student information
>(applications, reports, transcripts, alumni/ae activities...) and business
>services (invoices, payments,...) to create a well-organized,
>easily-searchable system of electronic information. We are hoping the
>system will work equally well on Macintosh OS and Windows, and that it
>will be hosted outside our school.
>
>Does any of you have first-hand knowledge of a commercial system that
>automates scanning and also provides a relatively simple interface for
>searching and retrieving documents after they've been scanned?
>
>(Just FYI, we do not wish to develop a custom database.)
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Terry
>. . .
>
>Terry Dash
>Director of Technology
>The Pike School
>34 Sunset Rock Road
>Andover, Massachusetts 01810
>ph: 978-475-1197 x6623
>fx: 978-475-3014
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