[bksvol-discuss] Re: Scannin g
- From: "Pratik Patel" <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 19:51:01 -0400
Hello All,
For those of you who use flatbed scanners with lids, I might recommend that
you use the lid to hold down the binding when you do double-page scanning.
Especially for those who have trouble with hands for various ergonomic
reasons, this solution is quite worth it. This might not be a bad practice
for others of us who have no hand trouble. We all want to ensure that you
don't sustain any long-term injuries because you are in the practice of
holding the binding down repeatedly. The scanner lid allows you to use
other parts of your hands and arms to do the job.
Pratik
Pratik Patel
Interim Director
Office of Special Services
Queens College
Director
CUNY Assistive Technology Services
The City University of New York
ppatel@xxxxxx
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of robert tweedy
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 7:17 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Scannin g
I hold the book down and hard cover is easier but still hold both down.
I have a legal size bed so it is easier on both.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Patti Johnson <mailto:razz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2005 3:33 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Scannin g
I was asking the gentleman at FS today if he scanned books and he said no.
He said what he knew about that was that most paperbacks have cheap paper
for pages, and the fact you have to hold the binding down to get a good
scan, so he had never tried scanning a book but said he thought he might try
it. How many of you hold the binding down while scanning? Seems to me if
you are going to do that then you have to sit at the computer/scanner the
whole time the book is scanning, whether you do it in segments but still,
that sounds like a lot of effort, and wondered if that is what you all do.
I also wonder if hardback books are easier, if you have to hold that binding
down as often on a hardback book. The gentleman at FS said that was one of
the things he really had liked about the reading edge, that all that effort
wasn't necessary because of how you had the book positioned on the scanner,
and the fact you could put it in a farther back position, however he said
it. Anyway, just curious,
Patti
Me and my guide dog;
He does a good job,
He keeps me safe
So life is just great
For me and my guide dog.
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