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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
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