[Nhcoll-l] Scanning of bound field notes

[Carolyn Leckie]

We have had similar success photographing very fragile bound herbariums that are reluctant to open. We have used a commercial product (http://www.universityproducts.com/cart.php?m=product_list&c=1228&primary=1&parentId=&navTree[]=1228). Obviously, Matthew's solution is easier on the wallet. 

To help "restrain" or hold sheets in place we have also used "book snakes"  (http://www.universityproducts.com/cart.php?m=product_list&c=1229&primary=1&parentId=&navTree[]=1229) or sanded Mylar strips.  

We have also been finding CCI's new photography publication helpful http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/bookstore/viewCategory_e.aspx?id=20&thispubid=530

Carolyn Leckie

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As long as you can open them enough to read them, the linked solution worked very well for me. I've digitized 300 page books in about an hour using this inexpensive method and the freeware they reference. A good volunteer or student project.  

http://www.instructables.com/id/Bargain-Price-Book-Scanner-From-A-Cardboard-Box/

And this ZooKeys paper describes an interesting project for what to do with them once digitized:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3406479/


Hope it works for you!



Matthew A. Brown
Chief Preparator, Laboratories Manager
Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory
The University of Texas at Austin
R7600, Austin, TX 78758
Lab:(512)232-5516
Office:(512)232-5515
matthewbrown at utexas.edu
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and

School of Museum Studies
University of Leicester


On May 27, 2013, at 6:01 PM, Bentley, Andrew Charles wrote:

> We are potentially looking at scanning some of our field notes here at KU and I am wondering whether those who have undertaken such an endeavor in the past may have some input as to the best way to scan bound volumes?  These volumes are fairly tightly bound and will not be able to be spread to be photographed or scanned.  They will most likely need to be unbound before any scanning can take place.
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> Has anyone made use of commercial unbinding, binding and scanning services?  If so who?  Any reviews?  Has anyone undertaken any part of this process themselves i.e. commercial unbinding but then scanning yourself an ending back to be rebound?  Any other options?
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> Any recommendations from those who have been there before would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks
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> Andy
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