Rolling scanners

The Makerspace rolling scanner:

• can scan a width of 56” on the short side
• 600 dpi

The Geospatial Services and Training rolling scanner:

• up to 36” wide media
• 600 dpi

Flatbed scanners

The Makerspace flatbed scanner:

• can scan 18.5x25”
• 600x1200 dpi
• can capture depth beyond the thickness of paper

The Plustek scanners in Music and Dance and Family History:

• can scan 12x17”
• 600 dpi
• Scans at just 2mm from a book gutter. They’re ideal for scanning books without destroying the spine.

The Humanities and Family History Epson flatbed scanners:

• can scan 12.2x17.2”
• up to 2400 dpi
• most appropriate for items that can lie flat and need extra high resolution (scanning speeds are very slow at high resolution).

Overhead imagers

The Makerspace photobooth:

• uses a 100 megapixel camera
• captures up to 34x45”
• DPI varies by how far away the camera is positioned from the item being scanned.
• ideal for capturing objects with one of the following traits: doesn’t lie flat, fragile, dirty, media that smudges, or framed.

The Family History Bookeye station:

• can image books up to 12x18”
• 300 dpi
• made for quickly imaging books without damaging the spine.