-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Flat Bed Scanners Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:31:30 -0500 From: Christopher Mixon <[log in to unmask]> To: Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum Maps <[log in to unmask]> Lee, We have been using the Epson Expression Line for five or more years now and though they are pricey, they have never failed us. We have the original models (Expression 1640XL) and a couple of the newer models (10000XL) and none have ever gone south on us. They have a bed that will do 13 X 19 and can have optional document feeder or transparency adapter which does an excellent job with negative film. We use them in our Digital Resource Lab www.lib.auburn.edu/drl and in our Digital Projects section (here you can see some of the work we've done) http://diglib.auburn.edu/browse.html . ___________________________ Chris Mixon Map Collection / GIS / Digital Resource Lab Auburn University Libraries 231 Mell St. Auburn University, AL 36849-5606 Phone: 334-844-7424 Fax: 334-844-4424 E-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.lib.auburn.edu/drl http://www.nacis.org >>> Angie Cope <[log in to unmask]> 7/9/2008 10:16 AM >>> -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Flat Bed Scanners Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 09:58:37 -0500 From: Hadden, Robert L ERDC-TEC-VA <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Does anyone have a good flat bed scanner that they can recommend for a map library? I'm looking for something that will take items larger than 11"x17", and will hitch up to the network so we can quickly send a color copy to another employee via e-mail. Any suggestions for makes and models, and happy stories to tell? Even more important, does anyone have some bad tales to tell, and warnings against good looking products that later on turn around and bite you on the gnomon? Lee R. Lee Hadden Geospatial Information Library (GIL) Topographic Engineering Center ATTN: CEERD-TO-I (Hadden) 7701 Telegraph Road Alexandria, VA 22315-3864 (703) 428-9206 [log in to unmask] "Curiosity is not a nice virtue- and it never leads to innocence." -Donna Haraway See some of my writings, both online and on paper, at my author page at: http://www.librarything.com/author/haddenrobertlee