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We've had pretty good luck with our KIC scanners: </div>
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<a href="https://www.kic.com/">KIC - Knowledge Imaging Center</a></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Calibri Light", "Helvetica Light", sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">They are a bit more costly to buy. On the plus side, our patrons find them easy to use, and they have been reliable. We've still got some 2007 models
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Less expensive is Epson's 12000 XL is a great, very flexible scanner. We've had good luck with patron's using those. They, too, tend to be reliable. You can find these all over the place. Generally the perfection series does good imaging too, and they tend
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Even less expensive, we've used stuff from Ipevo for teaching and use-scans. We set them up on a library or patron laptop. Generally, few problems. </div>
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<a href="https://www.ipevo.com/">IPEVO | tools for the connected world</a><br>
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Think inexpensive document cameras. </div>
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Cheapest of all is the Fopydo, invented here in Cleveland.</div>
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<a href="https://adaptations.org/products/i41k">FOPYDO KNFB Reader Scanning Stand – Adaptations Store</a><br>
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You need a phone for that --but most readers have one now.</div>
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Very quickly done, but I hope it helps. </div>
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<b>Subject:</b> [Ohiodig] Recommendations on user-friendly book scanners for patron use</font>
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<div>I attended the OhioDIG meeting earlier this month and, like all others I've attended previously, left feeling like I learned so much and discovered lots of new threads to pull on in the days after. One of those threads has to do with user-friendly book
scanners designed to be used directly by patrons in libraries or archives.</div>
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<div>I was wondering if anyone in the group has experience with a vendor or book scanner that offers a balance of good user experience and reasonable quality. The use case I have in mind is a researcher/scholar working in an archive or special collection who
may or may not have a personal device (e.g. smartphone) but would like to scan portions of books or other special collections materials for their own research.</div>
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<div>We currently have a Zeutschel Zeta scanner, but we have had some issues with performance (software crashing) and some confusion with the interface. If anyone has recommendations or suggestions, I'd welcome any and all!</div>
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<div>Thanks in advance for any suggestions.</div>
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