----------------------------Original message---------------------------- I am a grad student a UWO, London, Ont. I saw Linda Zellmer's comment about scanning historic maps at high resolution and storing them for future reference. Oddly enough, this is exactly what I am doing for my thesis research. That is, I am trying to develop a cost-effective method of scanning, saving and making available high demand items using commercially available software and inexpensive hardware. If anyone has any questions and/or comments and/or suggestions, please contact me directly at my e-mail address. I am looking forward to hearing some of your thoughts. P. Andrew Ray, Dept of Geog, UWO.