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Print & Scan: Scanners

How-to print or scan at BC Library

Scanner Locations

There are several self-service scanners available in the Library and Library Cafe.

The self-service scanners are located in the following areas of the Library and Library Café:

1st Floor
New Media Center (2nd Floor)
Library Cafe

Please see a staff member at a service desk if you need assistance in obtaining and using a scanner.

Scanner Key Features, New Features and Configuration Options

Key Features
New Features

Standardized Navigation with On-Screen Hints as Needed.

Exact scanner details for our recommended scanners. The software for the Book Scanner is hardware-independent.

Resolution Options
Standard: 150 DPI
High Quality: 300 DPI
Color Options
color
black and white
grayscale
File Format Options
Image-jpeg format
Document-pdf format
Plain Text Conversion (OCR)
Automatic Document Feeder (ADF) support (optional)
Image Manipulation
- Rotate
- Zoom to Actual Size
- Crop with ability to undo last crop
Crash Recovery
- Continue a session unsaved due to system/software crash/restart

Online Storage
- Dropbox
- Google Docs
Searchable PDF
- Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to allow you to search your scanned PDFs for keywords
Item Size Sensing
- If you place a non-standard size item on the glass scanning plate, the scanner will sense the size and shape of the item, and scan it without leaving a large rim of black. Eliminates the need for excess cropping.

BookScanner

The Faster, Simpler, Smarter

Way to Scan

Screenshot examples of some
of the Book Scanner's
most important features:

Rotate

Select settings

Crash Recovery

Onscreen Guidance

Example of scan

Crop settings

Scanner settings

Scanner screen