Lynn, We used Backstage Library Works in Orem, UT to digitize a collection of costume designs which included several varieties of bound materials. They did a fabulous job, meeting and exceeding all of our expectations both interms of the final product and in their treatment of our collection. Their pricing for such projects is very competitive and they are just great to work with. I highly recommend them. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me off list. Best, Jennifer Jennifer Lemmer Tibbals Collection Manager John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Circus Museum 5401 Bay Shore Road Sarasota, FL 34243 Ph: (941) 359-5744 Fax: (942) 358-4062 [log in to unmask] >>> [log in to unmask] 2/3/2005 2:58:38 PM >>> Good Afternoon, Thank you everyone who responded to my post about scanner requirements. In a few weeks, I will be receiving my new scanner which hopefully has all of the features I need to begin scanning in our photograph collection. However, another scanning question came up this morning. We were recently offered 3 bound books (approximately 2,000 pages) to scan in. Unfortunatley, this person does not want to donate the books (although he may eventually bequeth them to us). The books are an invaluable source of information about our site that we never new about. So we are willing to do what ever we need to to get a copy of the books for our records. The books are not in the best of shape. And the donor is only willing to have the pages scanned not photocopied. So, I am now looking for any information about outsourcing the scanning of these 3 books. Has anyone ever sent out a book to be scanned by a digital imaging company? Does anyone have any recommendations about a company they have used (good or bad)? Lynn Laffey Morris County Park Commission Historic Sites Division ========================================================= 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).