Can anyone recommend a reliable, reasonably priced edge copier, face-up
copier, or face-up scanner suitable for use with rare books? I have scoured
the ExLibris archives, but don't find any recent information there about
specific models that have proven themselves, and that can be used without
opening the book much more than 90 degrees.
What are you-all doing these days about producing copies for researchers
from rare books--still using a photocopier? Using a scanner? a digital
camera? We just bought an item advertised as an "edge copier," only to find
that it isn't any such thing and can't safely be used for books. Sigh.
Thanks in advance for any information,
Margaret Nichols
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Margaret Nichols
Head of Cataloging, Metadata, and Collection Management
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
2B Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY. 14853-5302
mnr1@cornell.edu * Tel. (607) 255-3530 * Fax (607) 255-9524