Message-Id: <199610220203.VAA00161@library.wustl.edu> Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 18:57:22 -0700 From: Mike Betz <mailto:betz@WLN.COM> Subject: Re: rec on 1) angle scanner and 2) dig camera To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB
I believe Minolta has a scanner as part of its MIMS 3 system. The scanner is able to scan images in bound volumes, and compensate for the curve in the gutters. I don't know about aquiring one, but you may want to use one for this special project.Mike Betz mailto:betz@wln.com
On Mon, 21 Oct 1996, Stuart Glogoff wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm interested in what experience or recommendations people can pass
> along to me on two questions.
>
> 1) We have some old (ie, 100-150 years), rare volumes in Special
> collections that we'd like to begin digitizing. But the bindings are tight
> and we don't want to damage them. We can not open them and lay them flat on
> our flatbed scanners. Are there scanners that would allow us to work with
> such volumes? I was at EDUCOM last week and a sales rep from Kodak at the
> trade show told he didn't think such a beast existed. Someone from Xerox
> thought they do exist but it wasn't his area and he didn't know
> any specifics. [They ought to give you mouse pad or a t-shirt
> when they don't know. :>) ]
>
> 2) I've been using a Kodak DC-40 for the past couple years and would
> like to move up to something better. I've seen blurbs in the trade rags
> for the DC-50, and cameras from Polaroid and Sony that sound like they
> produce much better resolution. I'm not in a position to upgrade to
> something over $2,000. Most of the use would be indoors. Can anyone
> share a recommendation?
>
> Thanks, Stuart