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Subject: Re: [Fwd: Large size Scanners]
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 15:23:41 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time)
From: Juliet Sweetkind-Singer <[log in to unmask]>
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Hi David,

We purchased a large format feed-through scanner from Ideal.com about a
year
ago.  We've been very happy with it.  It can scan maps up to 40 inches
wide at
resolutions between 50 and 600 dpi in full color, black and white, or
grayscale.  You can save the output in many formats.  The scanner is
actually
made by Contex.

Here's the Ideal web page that offers the scanner closest to our specs:
http://www.ideal.com/prods/detail.asp?id=514

Looks like it's been upgraded a bit since we bought ours.  I would
recommend
this scanner if you are going to scan things that are not especially
fragile.
Because it is a feed-through scanner, you can rip things if there are
existing
tears in the paper.  This has only happened a couple of times.  We now
put
those items we can't repair first into a mylar sleeve before scanning
and that
seems to work well.

Write me directly if you have more questions,

Julie


On Thu, 13 Feb 2003 15:00:57 -0500 "Johnnie D. Sutherland"
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> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Large size Scanners
> Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003 09:35:08 -0500
> From: [log in to unmask]
> To: Maps List <[log in to unmask]>
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> Greetings Mappers;
>
> I believe this came up awhile back, but I need to provide new
> information
> so thought I'd ask.
>
> We are being offerred the potential to obtain a large size scanner for
> maps, photos, and other large documents. Does anyone have suggestions,
> experience, or any makes of equipment that you know of or have used?
> Thank
> you.
>
> David J. Bertuca, Associate Librarian
> Arts and Sciences Libraries
> University at Buffalo Libraries
> [log in to unmask]

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Julie Sweetkind-Singer
GIS & Map Librarian
Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections
397 Panama Mall, M/C 2211
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305
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