Books may be the last frontier of the digital age, most of their pages unscanned, and unsearchable on the Internet. Instead, they’re on library shelves, far from the reach of a Web browser. Enter ...

Scanning documents is no longer a tough task. Thanks to dedicated scanning machines that have been around for a while now, there are multiple varieties available in the market today. However, not ...

I'm a local book dealer, and I attended the Friends of the Duluth Public Library sale on Aug. 17. I wanted to provide a voice for other book dealers who use scanners at sales. The last part of a news ...

[Daniel] at diybookscanner.org posted a roundup of the best automatic book scanner builds to date. A lot of the comments on our last coverage of book scanners were summed up by [Spork] with, “No ...

Demo the OS 15000 with ScanEZ software in Booth 5038 at ALA Annual. The new software will offer increased integration with library systems and unmatched capture ease for new and existing owners of the ...

In 2013 the dean of an Ethiopian university addressed Maker Faire Hannover and outlined one of his concerns; that the high price of developed-world textbooks was holding back the cause of education ...

Most people think of scanners as that quaint mechanism that looks like an old photocopier on the printer, or an independent flatbed ideal for capturing receipts. But in commercial terms, there are two ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For decades, preservationists charged with digitizing rare books ...

Every Princeton student knows what to do on the way out of Firestone Library. Pausing at the security desk, library visitors open their bags for inspection. After a quick glance into the backpack, the ...