[Genealib] Minolta MS6000 MKIII and MS7000 MKII microformreader/printer

[MPL Genealogy]

Elaine,
 
I have an MS6000 hooked to an internet connected PC.  Here are some of
the questions that might help you.
 
Will the MS6000 or MS7000 be hooked up to a print controller system?  
If so, what are the software requirements and how will these affect the
scanning software?
Will you require server security on the PC the scanner is hooked up to?
Will there be additional staff time for assisting patrons with saving to
flash drives or CDs?  
If allowing saving to flash drives & CDs, will you offer purchasing
opportunities if a patron wants them?
Do you intend to offer the opportunity to email images?  If so, will you
charge for this service?
Will the copy costs be in agreement with copying charges elsewhere in
the library?
Who will maintain the program that allows the scanner to connect to the
PC that allows all of the other functions?
 
I hope this helps,
 
Wally Waits
Muskogee Public Library
Local History/Genealogy Libn.
history at eok.lib.ok.us
918-682-6657 x257
 
"At most living memory endures for a hundred years or so.  Thereafter,
even the barest outline of the past is forgotten, unless it is recorded
in writing..."  John Morris in Londinium: London in the Roman Empire, p.
205.
 
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Hayes
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 2:39 PM
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Subject: [Genealib] Minolta MS6000 MKIII and MS7000 MKII
microformreader/printer
 
Hello everyone,
My library is considering buying either a Minolta MS6000 MKIII or the
MS7000 MKIII digital microform reader/printer/scanner for a public
library Local and Family History department.  We are looking for
something reliable, easy for patrons to use, and something that can
print to a networked printer.  Other features such as saving to a CD or
USB drive, emailing etc. are also desired but not as important as
getting something extremely user friendly.  Both models feature a one
button instant print feature but we've found before that these instant
print features on other machines don't always work well with our library
network security and we've have to disable them.  If anyone out there
has experience with using either of these machine I'd appreciate hearing
from you (especially if in a public library).  Also if you have one of
these machines printing to a networked printer/copier have you been able
to use the instant print feature or has your library network security
interfered with this?
Thank you for your assistance,
Elaine Hayes
 
Elaine Jones Hayes
Special Collections Librarian
Family and Local History
Laramie County Library System
2800 Central Avenue
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001
ehayes at lclsonline.org
307-634-3561 x132
 
"There is a history in all men's lives." -- William Shakespeare 
 
 
 
 
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