> This isn't about pulling one out at a time, spending another few seconds inspecting it, and then putting it in a box;
Actually, it is. Many of the manuals are duplicated and they are only interested in keeping one unique copy of each. The duplicates will be immediately discarded. Obviously they will want to keep the highest quality copy of each manual for digitisation, so the process involves taking the manual from the shelves, checking to see if it is a duplicate, finding the highest quality version among the duplicates, and keeping the best one.
They can't just run through the shelves, grabbing 25 manuals at a time and throwing them in to a box.
Actually, it is. Many of the manuals are duplicated and they are only interested in keeping one unique copy of each. The duplicates will be immediately discarded. Obviously they will want to keep the highest quality copy of each manual for digitisation, so the process involves taking the manual from the shelves, checking to see if it is a duplicate, finding the highest quality version among the duplicates, and keeping the best one.
They can't just run through the shelves, grabbing 25 manuals at a time and throwing them in to a box.