SUNScholar/DigitisationEquipment

Digitise printed media

See: Library of Congress What to look for in a scanner

http://www.dlsg.net

• Bookeye 2 Color Planetary Scanner
• Bookeye 3 A1 Scanner
• Bookeye 3 A2 Scanner
• Knowledge Imaging Centre
• WideTEK 25
• WideTEK 36
• Bscan ILL

http://www.i2s-bookscanner.com

• i2S DigiBook Scanner
• DigiBook SupraScan A00
• Digitizing Line Automatic Scanner
• e-Scan
• CopiBook
• Suprascan A1 II
• Suprascan A1
• Suprascan A0
• scan2page

http://www.fctec.co.za

• OMNIA OK 300 Hybrid Colour
• OMNIA OK 300 Hybrid Greyscale
• OP 500 Archive Writer

Digitise images

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_scanner

Digitise audio tape

• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_can_you_convert_audio_cassette_tapes_to_digital_files

Digitise video tape

• http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_hardware_and_procedure_is_required_to_convert_the_contents_of_an_analog_video_tape_into_digital_format_on_a_CD
• http://videopreservation.conservation-us.org
• http://www.imappreserve.org/pres_101/index.html
• http://cool.conservation-us.org/bytopic/video
• http://www.docstoc.com/docs/14680469/Best-Practices-for-the-Digital-Conversion-of-Dynamic-Media

Digitise film

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_picture_film_scanner
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_scanner

Digitise microfiche

• http://www.thecrowleycompany.com/scanning-equipment/mekel-technology/index.html
• http://graphics.kodak.com/docimaging/US/en/Products/Micrographics/Microfilm_ReadersPrintersScanners/index.htm

Service Providers

Centre for Business and Language Services

Helena Liebenberg

Tel.: +27 (21) 949 2736

E-mail: helena@sentrum.co.za

• http://www.sentrum.co.za

FirstCoast Technologies

Herman Crowther

Managing Director

Tel.: +27 (21) 425 1833/ 082 801 6209

E-mail: herman@fctec.co.za

• http://www.fctec.co.za

MCS

• MCS Computer Services

The Document Warehouse

• The Document Warehouse

Scanning Bureau

• Scanning Bureau

References

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_scanning
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotic_book_scanner
• http://www.diybookscanner.org
• http://sourceforge.net/projects/scantailor
• http://presentations.ala.org/images/9/92/GoreMastrovitaEquipShCase_lores.pdf
• http://presentations.ala.org/images/4/4e/PlumerConsumerEquip_ala.pdf
• http://www.scantips.com