I hope your colleague has solved his or her problem by now. I will still throw in my 2 cents worth. I have a HP 4670 flat bed scanner that is a see-through piece of equipment and has down very well for me. It is the size of a picture frame, I estimate less than 1 1/2 inches thick, and maybe 10x16inches in area. (Sorry, I don't have a ruler handy). It will work inverted, horizontal and vertical. I have scanned books and maps that were hanging on a wall. It makes excellent images. I do not care for the software, perhaps because it is unfamiliar to me and I usually use another package to access the scanner, but it does include a panorama feature that allows matching series of scans from an original that is too large for the scanner. I still use a series of stacked cardboard cut-outs that I have made to support the scanner when scanning something fragile. In the case of a book, where the thickness of the document changes as the pages are turned, I can add or subtract the cardboard to the stacks that is supporting the scanner, thus changing the height of the scanner from the surface. This scanner cost me $199. There is an earlier model that seems to have most of the same features, (sans a slide/transparency attachment) that sold for $99 last time that I looked. Jim wrote: > Hi all, > > I have a colleague who is needing several very old books scanned at > 600 dpi. They need to be scanned face-up so as not to break the > binding. Does anyone know of who/where this can be done? > > Thanks bunches!! > > Kathy. > OCR Specialist > > Don't retype it, OCR it! > Taking the printed word and converting it to digital format > http://www.katscan-ocr.com <http://www.katscan-ocr.com/> > > ========================================================= Important > Subscriber Information: > > The Museum-L FAQ file is located at > http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed > information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail > message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message > should read "help" (without the quotes). > > If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message > to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read > "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). > ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).