I am posting this for the Palm Beach County Genealogical Society to
both kArchives and Museum lists.  Pardon the cross posting.
 
We are a non-profit genealogy society library , housed in the lower
floor of a public library within the flood level of West Palm Beach.
We are staffed by a limited number of unpaid volunteers, have a
library of over 11,000 volumes, several manuscript collections, lots
of fiche and film and a surname file of over 30,000 cards. Our
funding comes from our dues and gifts.  We are faced with the problem
of trying to protect our library in the event of a hurricane
(remember Andrew in 1992?).  Several hundred of our books are
irreplaceable.  We need help and hope members of this list serve can
come to our rescue.
 
1.  It was suggested we consider a page scanner for our older books
and place them on CD'S.  What type of scanner would be appropriate,
approximate cost and what capacity computer would we need for such an
exercise.
 
2.  Does anyone know of any foundations that give grants for
preservation of materials for non-profit organizations that would
include purchase of necessary equipment and the hiring of a person or
persons to do the work.
 
3.  What problems can we expect with such an undertaking.  lAre there
other solutions that we should consider.  Are there any other
suggestions or comments.
 
Please reply to me directly.  I can summarize for the list if anyone
else is interested in such a problem.
 
Dahrl E. Moore, President of the Society.
 
MOORE@FAUVAX
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