Public Scanners

There are now scanners in the VCC, Folsom Library, and Architecture Library. Some of the scanners have the additional capability of scanning from film or slides. Below you will find the locations of the scanners followed by instructions on how to scan.

Flash drives can easily be plugged into the USB ports on the Dell monitors as one method of saving your scans.

Locations

VCC Lobby:

Two Epson Perfection 3590 Photo scanners with 35mm auto film loaders

Architecture Library -- Third Floor Greene Building

4 Epson Perfection V600 photo scanners -- 8.5" x 11" -- with slide and film scanning attachments
2 Epson Expression 10000XL scanners -- 12" x 17" -- with slide and film scanning attachments

Folsom Library:

First Floor (near center stairway doors) -- 2 Epson 4490 photo scanners -- 8.5" x 11"; 1 Microtek ScanMaker 1000XL scanner -- 12" x 18". All scanners have slide and film scanning attachments.
Third Floor (near center stairway doors) -- 1 Epson 3490 photo scanner and 1 Epson 4490 photo scanner -- 8.5" x 11" -- with slide and film scanning attachments
Fourth Floor (near center stairway doors) -- 1 Epson 3490 photo scanner and 1 Epson 4490 photo scanner -- 8.5" x 11"; 1 Microtek ScanMaker 9800XL scanner -- 12" x 18". All scanners have slide and film scanning attachments.

The Epson scanners in the Libraries are all USB-connected using extension cables, and can be easily unplugged and plugged into a laptop for scanning directly onto a user's hard drive (if the appropriate drivers are installed, etc.) Acrobat Professional is available for scanning into PDF files.

Using a Scanner

Place your document or photo on the document table, face down on the glass. Make sure the top of the document or photo is against the front edge of the scanner and centered on the arrow mark.

There are several ways to use the scanner. If you have never used a scanner, it is best to use the Scan Button or the Scanner Wizard. If you are familiar with scanning and are scanning photographs which you will want to edit, use ArcSoft PhotoImpression or Adobe Photoshop. If you are scanning to a PDF file, use Adobe Acrobat Professional.

First, log in to the computer attached to the scanner.

The Scan Button (Easiest)

Press the Scan button (lower right on scanner) and follow the directions.

The Scanner Wizard

Click on Start --> All Programs --> Accessories --> Camera and Scanner Wizard and follow the directions.

ArcSoft PhotoImpression

Click on Start --> All Programs --> ArcSoft PhotoImpression and follow the directions.

Adobe Photoshop

Click on Start --> All Programs --> Adobe --> Adobe Photoshop.
Click on File --> Import --> WIA EPSON Perfection 3490/V600/4490.
Select the type of document you are scanning (color photo, grayscale, b/w picture, or text).
Click Scan.
The scanned image will appear in a Photoshop window.
You can edit the image using Photoshop. For example, to rotate the image, click on Image --> Rotate canvas, then click on the desired rotation angle.
To save the file, click File --> Save as, and save the image as your choice of pdf, jpg, gif, etc.

Adobe Acrobat Professional (not Reader)

Click on Start --> All Programs --> Adobe --> Adobe Acrobat Professional
Click File --> Create PDF --> From Scanner.
Use the pull-down "Scanner" menu to select the scanner.
Use the pull-down "Scan" menu to select Front sides or Both sides.
Click Scan.
In the next window ("What do you want to scan?"), select the type of document you are scanning (color photo, grayscale, b/w picture or text).
Select (or de-select) the check box for "Recognize Text Using OCR" (optical character recognition).
Click Scan.
The scanned image will appear in a Acrobat window.
To save the file, click File --> Save as, and save the image as your choice of pdf, jpg, gif, etc.

Last modified: August 3, 2012