ISSN:
1572-8412
Keywords:
optical character recognition
;
scanning
;
off-shore keyboarding
;
efficiency
;
ARTFL
;
cost analysis
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Computer Science
,
Media Resources and Communication Sciences, Journalism
Notes:
Abstract Optical Character Recognition is shown to be significantly more expensive than keyboarding, using off-shore contractors, for entry of large amounts of text where high accuracy is required. Using large test samples in French and English, the paper indicates that OCR applications which require significant post-scan editing are labor intensive projects that can be accomplished more efficiently by keyboarding. Most OCR systems are still not capable of entering large amounts of text accurately enough to avoid an expensive editing step.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01830305
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