Damage caused by Hand-held scanners

[Ernest J. Emrich]

One solution would be to order some mylar from an archival supplier (such
as Hollinger or University Product) and enclose the documents in mylar
before scanning.  This would reduce the  risk of physical damage to the
manuscripts.
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Ernest J. Emrich	Library of Congress		Tel: 202-707-5387
Manuscript Reference	Manuscript Division		Fax: 202-707-6336
   Librarian		Washington, DC  20540-4680     email: eemr at loc.gov
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On Thu, 26 Jun 1997 remelt at legacy.calvin.edu wrote:

> Greetings,
> 
> A professor here is traveling to Central America to scan (with a
> hand-held scanner)  manuscripts of a Honduran novelist. The
> archivist at the site is afraid the scanning will damage the
> manuscripts. However, the professor could accomplish a lot of work
> in a little time if he could scan. 
> 
> Please respond directly to the professor (emiller at calvin.edu). He is
> not a member of this listserv and I will be on vacation starting
> Saturday.
> 
> My question: Should the archivist be concerned? If not, does anyone
> know where we can locate a document (or documents) that  
> conclusively says scanning with a hand-held scanner is not harmful. 
> 
> Thanks!
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