The Scannebago concept can be attributed to Emily Gore, currently the Director for Content for the Digital Public Library of America.
The premise behind the "Scannebago" is to work with donors and other funders to create a group of mobile scan centers that would enable the digitization of collections from small, local cultural heritage institutions that may not otherwise have access to these services.
The idea was conceived during Gore's time as Project Manager for NC ECHO,[1] the former statewide digitization collaborative in North Carolina.
Gore envisioned potentially working with Winnebago Industries[2] to develop these mobile scanning units that would be able to house scanning equipment capable of digitizing materials found in multiple formats, satellite connections for upload and an affordable, comfortable place for staff to sleep while on the road.
[3] Per Palfrey, the Digital Public Library of America project will "incorporate all media types and formats but will likely concentrate initially on the written record—books, pamphlets, periodicals, manuscripts, and digital texts—expanding into audio-visual materials in concert with existing repositories.