Re: Scanner for the AIS Library


To:  All directors in this discussion about the library scanner.
 
Tracy's computer is not working right now, she has tried three times to send a message and it never appears.
 
What is best for the Library is a high resolution flatbed scanner.  preferable 2400 DPI or better.    one that does 8½' X 14" would be the best size.   What we do most is copy from printed editions of books and newsletters and only occasionally a few sheets.  Most of the requests are for material from these books and magazines that are archived in the library.
 
To the question of slides ...there are some at  the library ,  Rita Gormley has some as well as others that are supposed to be scanned and put on disks and we have set up a way of naming each slide to be consistant.    The librarian does not have the time to scan all slides nor do I want her to try...this should be done as a large committee with lots of volunteers making at least two disks of the slides that they each convert with one copy being sent to the library to archive for future use and for requests.  We can make a list and keep them in alphabetical order.
 
I have looked around and as near as I can see a gook scanner for library use should cost between $300-$400 dollars and no more.
 
If the slides are really an important part of what you want digitally stored in the library I would suggest buying a slide scanner that can do multiple slides and pass it around to the different volunteers, probably starting with Rita.   Also a separate 1 or 2 terabyte external hard drive for the combined alphabetical list at the library to be made up from the disks that are sent in.   But this should be a separate discussion from the flatbed scanner for the library.
 
All My Best
 
Will
William Plotner
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 10:06 PM
Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] Scanner for the AIS Library

Yes her AISLibrary@irises.org address is subscribed to AISDiscuss.  But I am also checking if the forwarding is going through.

John
On Feb 28, 2010, at 3:36 PM, MORRISJE1@aol.com wrote:

In a message dated 2/28/2010 2:54:28 P.M. Central Standard Time, jijones@usjoneses.com writes:
On Feb 28, 2010, at 9:17 AM, Robert Pries wrote:

> Before making any decisions I think we need to know what we want to 
> accomplish. There are many slides in the library but asking the 
> librarian to scan slides may be too much to ask. Scanning documents 
> and bound books is best done by a flatbed scanner.

 
The key player in all this is the Librarian.  Is Tracy Plottner on this AISdiscuss?  We haven't heard a word from her during all this discussion that impacts her job function.  If she isn't on AISdiscuss will John please place her on the list?
 
Jim



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