Originally designed for use in the reading rooms of the British Library, a book2net scanner is now available in Special Collections’ reading room for use by researchers and visitors.
The book2net machine is an open-face scanner created to digitize text, images, and other materials for research and private study. It is exceptionally easy to use and captures materials in high-resolution and full-colour within seconds, making images available to save in JPEG format to a USB flash drive.
Once the book2net has captured an image of the material, researchers can save the image to their USB flash drives with the click of one button.
The book2net machine is environmentally-friendly. It uses 90% less energy than photocopiers and it eliminates the need for paper. It is also the friendly choice for rare books and archival materials, since it reduces wear and tear and greatly limits the amount of light exposure in comparison to photocopiers.
Besides improving researchers’ onsite experience, the book2net machine is also helping researchers worldwide. It is used by Special Collections’ staff to respond to requests from distance education students and researchers. It is also being used in digitization projects aimed at making more of Special Collections' rich collections available online.
For more information about the book2net machine, watch this introductory video, or contact:
Head of Special Collections
Ext. 33122
University of Waterloo Library
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
519 888 4883
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