Hand scaner

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Marek Kalisz

Can someone suggest some (not very expensive) hand scanner? I need to do
some searches in libraries and would like to be able to scan some materials
and transfer to system for OCR/further processing.
Thanks in advance.
Marek Kalisz
 
Can someone suggest some (not very expensive) hand scanner? I need to do
some searches in libraries and would like to be able to scan some materials
and transfer to system for OCR/further processing.
Thanks in advance.
Marek Kalisz
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There are lots of inexpensive scanners to be found in places like
e-bay, but your biggest hurdle will be getting the info from the
scanner to your system. Those devices are designed for commercial
applications where there are systems in place for uploading the data
somewhere.

Even if you went with just a wand (which is a scanning device with no
local storage) and found one you could attach to a laptop (for
example), you would still have to find a way to load the scanned
entries into a database of some sort.
 
There are lots of inexpensive scanners to be found in places like
e-bay, but your biggest hurdle will be getting the info from the
scanner to your system. Those devices are designed for commercial
applications where there are systems in place for uploading the data
somewhere.

Even if you went with just a wand (which is a scanning device with no
local storage) and found one you could attach to a laptop (for
example), you would still have to find a way to load the scanned
entries into a database of some sort.
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Thanks. I already have a bar code scanner that I use to catalog my
libraries (books, videos, CDs, etc.) Now I need to scan my writings -
columns, magazine articles, etc. (I lost many printed materials +
manuscripts) in libraries and archives: scan (with layout), save then
transfer to my system for further processing. I believe that somewhere
should be something like this. I remember abt. 10 years ago I read in some
computer magazine about similar gadget but..
Marek Kalisz
 
It's not awful difficult or expensive if you want to just scan images of
pages. If you need to run OCR software, and save the result, the costs go
up.
 
Chuck said:
It's not awful difficult or expensive if you want to just scan images of
pages. If you need to run OCR software, and save the result, the costs go
up.
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Thanks for comment. It's not particularly about cost but function. I have
OCR software so this is not a problem. The problem is to scan outside (in
library, for example) images, save (TIFF, PDF, etc) and transfer later to
system for processing.
Any particular gadgets on mind?
Marek Kalisz
 
Thanks. I already have a bar code scanner that I use to catalog my
libraries (books, videos, CDs, etc.) Now I need to scan my writings -
columns, magazine articles, etc. (I lost many printed materials +
manuscripts) in libraries and archives: scan (with layout), save then
transfer to my system for further processing. I believe that somewhere
should be something like this. I remember abt. 10 years ago I read in some
computer magazine about similar gadget but..
Marek Kalisz
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Sorry, I misunderstood your requirements. I thought you were talking
about a barcode type scanner.
 
Marek Kalisz said:
Can someone suggest some (not very expensive) hand scanner? I need to do
some searches in libraries and would like to be able to scan some
materials and transfer to system for OCR/further processing.
Thanks in advance.
Marek Kalisz
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Why not just use a digital camera and save or convert the images to tiff
files or what ever file format your OCR software uses??
 
GreenieLeBrun said:
Why not just use a digital camera and save or convert the images to tiff
files or what ever file format your OCR software uses??
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Because this is a real pain in the ass - even with a GOOD
digital camera. It just doesn't work well at all - the res just isn't
there. Setup & lighting is painful and tedious - and you will
likely NOT be welcome in a library doing it.

I know, I have tried.

He needs this:

http://planon.com/

or better, the now discontinued HP CapShare, which can still
be found on eBay. I have one of these - it will scan up to
24 x 36 bluelines.
 
Any particular gadgets on mind?

You can find small flatbed scanners that'll do this job easily, and
cheaply....under $100. I had one that was powered by the USB port...I think
it was a Canon.

-John O
 
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