What do you use for patron scan stations?

[Steve Schermerhorn]

I combined "BookScan Station" 
with our Envisionware PC Res system 
and implemented a 10 min-at-a-time, no fee, scan station . 
here in our Community College library. 
The integration of "BookScan" and "PC Res" is not perfect, but close. 
The only problem is: If a Reservation session ends before the user either "saves" or "sends" their scan job, the next user's Reservation can open to a "blank" screen (seemingly caused by BookScan timing out). In this case, a re-boot is required. 
But, compared to charging for access to scanning, we were happy to implement PC Res, and so are the students. 
-Steve 

----- Original Message -----

> I would highly recommend BookScan Station
> www.bookscanstation.com

> It can be set up with or without a sheet-fed scanner, and allows
> scanning, printing and faxing.
> Any option can be turned on or off.
> For printing it will integrate with just about any pay-for-print
> system.

> We’ve had it here for about 6 months and the patrons love it.
> It gets used quite a bit, we are surprised how busy it is already.

> We got ours from TBS, who serves the Great Lakes region:
> www.singlecard.com

> Tim De Young, Technology Coordinator
> South Holland Public Library
> 16250 Wausau Avenue
> South Holland, IL 60473
> Phone: 708-331-5262 ext 202 Fax: 708-331-6557
> http://www.southhollandlibrary.org

> From: Web technologies in libraries [ mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> ] On Behalf Of Munson, Doris
> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2013 4:03 PM
> To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] What do you use for patron scan stations?

> Eastern Washington University is currently evaluating options for
> self-service scanners with touch screens that would be available for
> our patrons to use. One needed function is the ability to scan to
> email, file storage, PDF, OCR/Word, JPG, or a print queue.

> We’re very interested in knowing what other OCA libraries are using
> and what you do and do not like about them. Please feel free to
> reply to me directly unless others on the list indicate they also
> would like this information.

> Thanks,

> Doris

> Doris Munson

> Systems/Reference Librarian

> Eastern Washington University

> dmunson at ewu.edu

> 509-359-6395

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