BookSCAN STATION
Tradition Book Scanning - PHOTOCOPIER
 
THE LIBRARY SOLUTION - BOOKSCAN STATION
 
- Dark Shadows produce unreadable text
  - Page lies flat, Produces clear text
- Text cannot be converted to PDF, word or Excel files
  - Converts images to PDF, Word and Excel files
- Pressing the book on the copier damages the book spine
  - Protects book Spine
- Consumes paper and toner cartridges
  - Paper free. save a Tree!
- Paper copies are NOT digitally searchable or editable
  - Search, retrieve, email and edit digital files
- Store paper copies in desk drawers, backpacks, etc.
- Store digital files on USB drive or PC
 

This IS the Library Scanning Solution !!! Easy to Use ... Accommodates a wide variety of Books, Journals and other Documents ... All in a Touch Screen Format. No fancy or complicated software to learn. Easy walk up use for anyone and everyone. Simply and easy on screen instructions to follow with touch screen input. Not to mention the options of Save to USB; Scan to E-mail; Scan to FTP; Scan to Network; Scan to Print and Scan to Google Docs !!!

1. Bookscan Station’s beveled edge protects the book spine from damage while allowing the page to lie flat on the glass.
2. When the page lies flat, the BookScan Station produces a clear image of the text across the entire page.
3. The Bookscan Station can convert the scanned image into digital PDF, Word and Excel files.
4. These digital files can be emailed, printed, searched, retrieved and edited.
5. Paper free. Save a tree!

 

Please see below the all the features and product comparisons

 

FEATURES

•Patented book-edge design captures full pages of text without text distortion. Protects book spine!
•Scan and convert books and documents into PDF, Word and Excel Files
•Scanned files are automatically stored to USB drive.
•Email, print, search, retrieve and edit files saved on USB drive when transferred to PC.
•Scans up to 11” x 17” in color or black and white.
•Touchscreen PC guides patrons through simple steps.
•Swipe debit card through integrated card reader on
•Touchscreen PC to track usage and charges.

 

PATENTED BOOK-EDGE DESIGN CAPTURES FULL PAGES OF TEXT WITHOUT TEXT DISTORTION: Patented scanner design allows the book page to lie flat on the glass, thus capturing the full image of the page without distortion. The design protects the spine of the binding from damage, extending the book’s life and reducing book binding repair costs.

SCAN AND CONVERT BOOKS AND DOCUMENTS INTO PDF, WORD AND TIF FILES: Powered by ABBYY FineReader technology for unmatched OCR accuracy, The BookScan Station scans books and documents up to 11" x 17" into PDF, text-searchable PDF, Word, TIF, JPEG and HTML file among others. Searchable PDF files allows patrons to search on any word in the document. Word files are both searchable and editable.

SCAN-TO-USB ~ PAPER FREE, SAVE A TREE: Scan books, documents and photos directly to USB flash drive and provides on-screen browsing of USB destination folders. Eco-friendly by eliminating paper, toner and drums. Digital copies can be referenced repeatedly and shared with others while preserving our forests.
SCAN-TO-GOOGLE DOCS: Scan books, documents and photos to Google Docs and share them instantly. Google Docs is part of Google Apps which is free to any Gmail account holder. Reduces IT and copier costs.
SCAN-TO-EMAIL (SMTP): When connected to the network, the BookScan Station can automatically send scanned pages, documents and photos as email attachments. The BookScan Station supports your email security model and your attachment size limits.
SCAN-TO-FTP: The BookScan Station supports FTP, sFTP and FTPs and provides on-screen browsing of destination folders and includes direct direct folder delivery.
SCAN-TO-NETWORK (SMB): Users can scan to any password accessible folder on the network with on-screen browsing of destination folders and includes direct folder delivery.
MULTI-LANGUAGE SUPPORT: The BookScan Station's optical character recognition (OCR) technology converts books into written English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Korean into searchable PDF files.
TOUCHSCREEN INTERFACE: Easy-to-use touchscreen instructions guide the user through the scanning process including setting options for file formats, resolution, black and white or colour and file names.
BLACKBOARD TRANSACT CERTIFIED: The BookScan Station is BlackBoard TransAct Certified and may utilized the BlackBoard system for pay-per-scan. HANNALA offers advanced engineering services to integrated the BookScan Station within your enterprise IT environment.
VEND SYSTEMS COMPATIBLILITY: The BookScan Station is integrated with coin-op and debit card systems from ITC, Jamex, TBS, Danyl, and Monitor, among others. We will work with your vend systems.
 
PRODUCT COMPARISON
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BookScan STATION
COMPETITION
Cost
$
$$$
File Formats
PDF, sPDF, Word, TIFF, JPEG
PDF, TIFF, JPEG
OCR Language Support
EFIGS, CJK
No
Optical Resolution
Up to 600 dpi
Up to 600 dpi
Scan Speed in Colour
7 seconds
6 seconds

Output

USB, Email, Print, Network, FTP, CD
USB, Email, Print, Network, FTP
Energy Star Compliant
Yes
Yes
Scanning Area
A3 (11"x17")
2 x A3 (11"x17")
Real Time Preview in Colour
Yes
No
Optional Automatic Document Feeder
Yes
No
 
 
Contact us today for pricing and more information or demonstration. Visit us at the Alberta Library Conference in Jasper April 28 - April 30, 2011 to see it live. A sneak peek will also be available at the 2011 Alberta Genealogical Society (AGS) Conference, to be held April 16-17, 2011 in Edmonton at the Chateau Louis Conference Centre