And Special Collections libraries the world over employ students doing exactly that.  I was one of them. :)  I led this project (at UVA) for a couple of years, digitizing both manuscripts and first editions of Walt Whitman&#x27;s works.  It was fulfilling work as a student, and interesting.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.whitmanarchive.org&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.whitmanarchive.org&#x2F;</a>