Need access NOW to high-quality book scanner -- Salt Lake City

[Jon Noring]

Hello,

I'm posting this to several forums where someone here who has the
right connections in the Salt Lake City area may have the help I need.
It's a long-shot, but one never knows...

I have two quite old books (considered classics on typography and the
readability of type) on loan from a friend which I need to return
within a few days. I want to do high quality gray-scale scans of both
books (probably at 600 dpi -- they contain a few b&w photographs). One
book has 208 pages and the page size is 5x7"; the other book has 325
pages and the page size is 5.5x8".

One problem is that I need access to a book scanner which is very
gentle on the bindings. A flat bed scanner won't do (even the ones
where the glass is near the side so the book can hang off.) There are
professional-grade scanners built for this purpose. I'll be happy to
tend to the scanning process. Being short on funds, but long on
elbow grease, I can't spend much on this project, but can devote
some time/labor.

Besides "connections", any ideas you have to help me search locally
for what I need will be most appreciated.

Thanks!

Jon Noring

 

[degrub]

Have you asked the LDS geneology group in SLC ?

 

[Mike Russell]

Hello,

I'm posting this to several forums where someone here who has the
right connections in the Salt Lake City area may have the help I need.
It's a long-shot, but one never knows...

I have two quite old books (considered classics on typography and the
readability of type) on loan from a friend which I need to return
within a few days. I want to do high quality gray-scale scans of both
books (probably at 600 dpi -- they contain a few b&w photographs). One
book has 208 pages and the page size is 5x7"; the other book has 325
pages and the page size is 5.5x8".

One problem is that I need access to a book scanner which is very
gentle on the bindings. A flat bed scanner won't do (even the ones
where the glass is near the side so the book can hang off.) There are
professional-grade scanners built for this purpose. I'll be happy to
tend to the scanning process. Being short on funds, but long on
elbow grease, I can't spend much on this project, but can devote
some time/labor.

Besides "connections", any ideas you have to help me search locally
for what I need will be most appreciated.

Consider using a digital camera. Set up a copy stand, and light the book
evenly, and fire away. This will involve very little contact with the
pages, and will be much faster than scanning. If you don't have a camera,
you may be able to rent one, or even purchase a new 8 megapixel camera for
the cost of the scanning..

FYI, here are samples of a phone book done some time ago with a 3 megapixel
camera. The technology is much better now.
http://geigy.2y.net/Tutorials/CameraAsCopier/CopyingDocuments.html