[Genealib] Microfilm Scanning

Fri Jun 27 12:36:32 EDT 2008

Take a look at the ScanPro 1000 microfilm viewer/scanner. We have four in family history, one in ILL and one in cataloging. They are fast, user friendly, software enhances images, copies, or prints. Software is menu driven. Does fiche, film, and microcard (add-on). We use the electric drive models connected to computer with 24 inch monitors which can be turned portrait or landscape. Software add-on will scan entire roll or X number of frames automatically. These are small footprint, firewire connection - card included - patrons love them. We will add more and retire all old technology as they die. Sold by E-image Data. http://e-imagedata.com/ScanPro_1000.html

The SP 1000s are in public areas. We have Abbyy FineReader OCR software on one computer in our department for public use. The library has a scanning department in Special Collections, but so far they use our film scanners because they do very little film scanning.

Howard C. Bybee
Family History Librarian
2246 HBLL
Harold B. Lee Library
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah 84602

801-422-7661

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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: Charges for Obituaries (joyhennig at aol.com)
   2. Re: Charges for Obituaries (bonnieb at eldoradolibrary.org)
   3. Scanning microfilm (Larry Naukam)

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Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:08:32 -0400
From: joyhennig at aol.com
Subject: Re: [Genealib] Charges for Obituaries
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Worcester Public Library inplemented an e mail reference servuce a few years ago and before long we were inundated with requests for obituaries, many-we suspected-from professional researchers.?Since we began asking for a "suggested" donation of $5.00 per name, volume has dropped off considerably and is now at a manageable level.-

Joy Hennig
Local History and Genalogy Librarian
Worcester Public Library
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From: Larry Oathout <loathout at tcpclibrary.org>
Sent: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 5:58 pm
Subject: Re: [Genealib] Charges for Obituaries

10 cents per page, plus mailing charges.
?

Larry Oathout

Director

Tell City-Perry County Library

Tell City, IN 47586

812-547-2661

(Fax) 547-3038

www.tcpclibrary.org

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From: "C. Cottone " <ccottone at lyon.lib.mi.us>
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Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:35:51 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [Genealib] Charges for Obituaries

I am curious as to what other libraries charge for copying obituaries.? I am interested in the fees for requests by mail and email that you would receive at your library.

Cathy Cottone
Genealogist/Clerk

Lyon Township Public Library
27005 S. Milford Rd.
P.O. Box 326
New Hudson, MI 48165

Telephone: 248-437-8800
Fax: 248-437-4621
Web: www.lyon.lib.mi.us

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Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:01:28 -0400
From: "Larry Naukam" <lnaukam at mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us>
Subject: [Genealib] Scanning microfilm
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We have an HP desktop and use a Minolta ST-200 scanner for making copies. It
came with its own scanning software (proprietary) but can save in a JPG,
PNG, and TIFF format. We don't have an OCR software for that machine. What
we use on our digitizing machines is Imageware from a German company
(proprietary). We have to use what comes with the hardware. The scanning is
always done by paid staff.

Much of what we digitize is handwritten so OCR software is not really good
for it at all. And what happens sometimes is that an OCR's index of some
sort comes back with the weirdest results. One puts in "married" and gets a
hit on "harried", but when you look at the actual underlying sentence its
"married"

(In a recent meeting with a local historical society, we were discussing
scanning microfilm and are looking for any advice from small in house
projects.  What hardware and software did you use? How accurate is OCR? was
the work done by staff or volunteers?)

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