The useful part
Capture removes friction, not responsibility.
Typing a passage by hand can be valuable, but it can also become a barrier. Camera capture helps a learner move from page to workspace quickly, where the real work begins: checking the text, dividing sentences, glossing, and translating.
The first step after OCR should always be verification. A small recognition error can create a large grammatical problem.
Source care checklist
- Use public-domain, licensed, owned, or otherwise lawfully usable material.
- Check OCR output against the page before analysing.
- Preserve line or sentence boundaries when they matter for class discussion.
- Do not redistribute captured text unless you have permission or a clear legal basis.
The capture step should make study easier, not make the source invisible.
Responsible workflowWhy this belongs in the method
Source care is not a legal footnote tacked onto learning. It shapes good scholarship: know what text you are using, know whether it has been copied accurately, and know what you are allowed to do with it.
