Re: Researching scanners

From: Julie Grob (jgrob@UH.EDU)
Date: Fri Nov 03 2000 - 09:25:16 CST

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Date:         Fri, 3 Nov 2000 09:25:16 -0600
From: Julie Grob <mailto:jgrob@UH.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Researching scanners
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    <pre> We've been quite happy with our Epson Expression 836 XL, which does both reflective and transparency scanning.

    Julie

    At 05:30 PM 11/2/00 +0000, you wrote:
    >Hi
    >
    >I am new to the list, and after scanning the recent logfiles in the archives
    >I don't see any discussion of the relative merits of the current batch of
    >flatbed scanners.
    >
    >I am in the process of setting up a digitizing project to scan b&w
    >photographs from a newspaper collection. The collection spans 1962-1997.
    >We will be scanning the prints rather than the negatives, but I want to
    >research scanners that enable both reflective and transparancy scanning.
    >
    >I am interested in hearing your recommendations, both in terms of the
    >hardware, image quality etc, but also which vendors provide superior
    >support.
    >
    >thanks for your help.
    >
    >Judith Terpstra
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    Julie Grob Special Collections Librarian University of Houston Libraries Houston, TX 77204-2091
    (713) 743-9744 mailto:jgrob@uh.edu

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