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Subject: Re: Large format color scanner query]]]
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 09:52:32 -0500
From: Diane Schug-O'Neill <[log in to unmask]>
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Patrick is, of course, right. I should not have made a general
statement that all sheet-feed scanners are paper shredders.
I apologize to the list.
I cannot cite any studies; I was speaking from my own personal
experience (of equipment both inside and outside the Library of
Congress).
The two things to keep in mind with sheet-feed scanners are:
a) will the scanner stop if the sheet is grabbed?
and
b) will the scanner stop if the sheet is not fed in at a straight
angle?
Many of our maps with backing have large bowing issues, where
the item is warped more than a quarter of an inch.
Ideal.com has a scanner that does the above. My (now retired)
coworker saw a black & white scanner in action; they now have
color options. (This demonstration occurred about five years
ago, before I began working at the Library.) I am told that if
the color scanner were available our Conservation staff would
have approved its purchase.
www.ideal.com
I was able to see a Kirtas demonstration of their book scanner.
It was very impressive - even with a torn page the suction released
if any tension was placed on the page.
www.kirtas-tech.com
Diane
Diane T. Schug-O'Neill
Digital Conversion Specialist
Geography & Map Division
Library of Congress
202-707-2886
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Subject: RE: Large format color scanner query]]
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 10:44:01 -0500
From: Patrick McGlamery <[log in to unmask]>
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Diane;
It is a bit distressing when you, The Library of Congress, dismisses
sheet-feed scanner out of hand.
Could you please cite a study, or relate the Library's experiences
with
sheet-feed scanners. Given the costs and the huge disparity between
the
variety of scanning solutions, quantifiable information is critical.
Thanks,
Patrick McGlamery
Map Librarian
Univ. of Connecticut
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Subject: Re: Large format color scanner query]
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 08:33:16 -0500
From: "Diane Schug-O'Neill" <[log in to unmask]>
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Chris,
We (Library of Congress) do not use sheet-feed scanners (aka
paper shredders). We use a large flatbed Tangent and are in
the process of installing a Jumbo Scan.
The Jumbo Scan is produced by Lumiere Technology (in France)
and the U.S. distributor we are going through is Data Management
Internationale (DMI).
www.jumboscan.com
www.dmi-inc.com
We can answer questions about this new scanner in about a
month or two.
I would also like wish you luck on printing. We have had trouble
with colors and printing. Basically we encourage people to go
to the graphic/printing experts - within our agency we suggest
they go to our printing division; outside our agency we tell
patrons to the CD ROM(s) to a local print shop.
When we do print, we use vegetable not archival inks - so
they fade in about 3-5years.
Diane
Diane T. Schug-O'Neill
Digital Conversion Specialist
Geography & Map Division
Library of Congress
202-707-2886
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Subject: Large format color scanner query
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2003 14:48:40 -0000
From: "Fleet, Christopher" <[log in to unmask]>
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Hello,
We are looking to acquire a large-format color scanner, and I wondered
if
list members might be willing to offer any advice? I have reviewed the
maps-l archives for the last few years, and I'm aware this subject has
cropped up before, but with only brief suggestions, and nothing that
recent.
Ideally we would like a sheet-feed scanner, 36 inches wide or greater,
that
can scan up to 400 dpi in color and greyscale, to standard image
formats
including TIFF. We already have a large-format colour printer (HP 500
PS),
so we would not be looking for an integrated scanner/printer option.
Many thanks in advance,
Chris
Christopher Fleet
Map Library
National Library of Scotland
33 Salisbury Place
EDINBURGH, EH9 1SL.
Scotland.
Tel. 0131 466 3813
Fax. 0131 466 3812
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Map website images: www.nls.uk/maps
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