Appendix G
Scanner Survey Questionnaire
This appendix shows the scanner survey questionnaire which was circulated. It includes both the questionnaire on scanners optimized for fragile document handling and the questionnaire for scanners optimized for efficient throughput.
Survey of Document Scanners for Manuscript Collections
This survey is divided into three sections: General Information; Scanners Optimized for Fragile Document Scanning; and Scanners Optimized for Efficient Document Scanning. If you don't have time to fill out the survey form, please call me instead, or send your standard product literature.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Primary Contact ______________________________ Telephone
_______________
Company Name ______________________________
Address ______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
Does your company currently manufacture document scanners suitable for use in scanning manuscripts or other Library collections?
Yes ___ No ___ Comments ____________________________________________
If selected by the Library Committee, will it be possible to arrange a demonstration of your products either at the Library of Congress or at an offsite location in the greater Washington, DC, area?
Yes ___ No ___ Comments _________________________________________
Could a video tape of a demonstration of your products be provided as an alternate form of demonstration?
Yes ___ No ___ Comments _________________________________________
What particular strengths do your company's products have that are suited to the Library's needs?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Any other information or suggestions?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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SCANNERS OPTIMIZED FOR FRAGILE DOCUMENT SCANNING
Which of your scanners would you recommend for use with valuable, fragile documents? (For multiple recommendations, use duplicate copies of this form).
Model _________ Description _____________________________ Price ________
What feed methods are available on this scanner?
___ Manual, flat-bed
___ Manual, overhead
___ Automatic, straight paper path, please describe
___________________
________________________________________________________________________
___ Automatic, curved paper path, please describe
_____________________
________________________________________________________________________
__ Other, please describe
_____________________________________________
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What is the document size range for the scanner?
Minimum Height ________ in. Maximum Height ________ in.
Minimum Width ________ in. Maximum Width ________ in.
What is the Optical Resolution of the scanner? (from photosite spacing)
Horizontal dpi ___________ Vertical dpi ___________
What is the finest resolution pattern that can be "resolved" by the scanner?
IEEE Facsimile Test Chart Std. 167A-1987 __________________
line pairs
or ANSI/AIIM Scanner Test Target MS44 __________________ line
pairs
What is the Interpolated Resolution range for the scanner?
Minimum: Horizontal dpi ___________ Vertical dpi ___________
Maximum: Horizontal dpi ___________ Vertical dpi ___________
Scanning throughput in pages/minute for letter size (8.5" x 11") pages:
___ 24-bit Color, 600 dpi
_____________________________________________
___ 24-bit Color, 300 dpi
_____________________________________________
___ Color, Other, describe
____________________________________________
___ 8-bit Monochrome, 600 dpi
_________________________________________
___ 8-bit Monochrome, 300 dpi
_________________________________________
___ Monochrome, Other, describe
_______________________________________
___ Binary, 1200 dpi
__________________________________________________
___ Binary, 600 dpi
___________________________________________________
___ Binary, 300 dpi
___________________________________________________
___ Binary, Other, describe
___________________________________________
Recommended hardware/software configuration for achieving these throughputs?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
What Methods of Thresholding are supported? (Please describe)
___ Fixed Threshold
___________________________________________________
___ Global Adaptive Threshold
_________________________________________
___ Local Adaptive Threshold
__________________________________________
___ Edge Threshold
____________________________________________________
___ Halftoning
________________________________________________________
___ Error Diffusion
___________________________________________________
___ Text/Photo Discrimination
_________________________________________
___ Other
_____________________________________________________________
Are simultaneous Color/Grayscale and Binary outputs available?
Yes ___ No ___ Explanation _________________________________________
What Automatic Image Enhancement Operations are supported?
___ Brightness Adjustment
_____________________________________________
___ Contrast Adjustment
_______________________________________________
___ Edge Enhancement
__________________________________________________
___ Despeckle
_________________________________________________________
___ Deskew
____________________________________________________________
___ Rotation
__________________________________________________________
___ Cropping
__________________________________________________________
What is the user interface for setting the scanner's thresholding, enhancement, and scan area parameters? (e.g. Front panel, or through Windows)
_______________________________________________________________________
Is a preview scan produced (or required)?
_______________________________________________________________________
Can compression be performed by the scanner (or its recommended interface)?
___ Group 3
___________________________________________________________
___ Group 4
___________________________________________________________
___ JBIG
______________________________________________________________
___ JPEG
______________________________________________________________
___ Other
_____________________________________________________________
What output interfaces are supported?
___ Video
_____________________________________________________________
___ Computer Bus (e.g. PCI)
___________________________________________
___ SCSI
______________________________________________________________
___ Network (e.g. Token Ring)
_________________________________________
What features of this scanner make it particularly well suited for scanning fragile manuscripts?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Are there any other libraries currently using this scanner for scanning manuscripts?
_______________________________________________________________________
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Any Other Comments
_______________________________________________________________________
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SCANNERS OPTIMIZED FOR EFFICIENT DOCUMENT SCANNING
Which of your scanners would you recommend for scanning of less fragile documents? (For multiple recommendations, use duplicate copies of this form).
Model _________ Description _____________________________ Price ________
What feed methods are available on this scanner?
___ Manual, flat-bed
___ Manual, overhead
___ Automatic, straight paper path, please describe
___________________
________________________________________________________________________
___ Automatic, curved paper path, please describe
_____________________
________________________________________________________________________
__ Other, please describe
_____________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
What is the document size range for the scanner?
Minimum Height ________ in. Maximum Height ________ in.
Minimum Width ________ in. Maximum Width ________ in.
What is the Optical Resolution of the scanner? (from photosite spacing)
Horizontal dpi ___________ Vertical dpi ___________
What is the finest resolution pattern that can be "resolved" by the scanner?
IEEE Facsimile Test Chart Std. 167A-1987 __________________
line pairs
or ANSI/AIIM Scanner Test Target MS44 __________________ line
pairs
What is the Interpolated Resolution range for the scanner?
Minimum: Horizontal dpi ___________ Vertical dpi ___________
Maximum: Horizontal dpi ___________ Vertical dpi ___________
Scanning throughput in pages/minute for letter size (8.5" x 11") pages:
___ 24-bit Color, 600 dpi
_____________________________________________
___ 24-bit Color, 300 dpi
_____________________________________________
___ Color, Other, describe
____________________________________________
___ 8-bit Monochrome, 600 dpi
_________________________________________
___ 8-bit Monochrome, 300 dpi
_________________________________________
___ Monochrome, Other, describe
_______________________________________
___ Binary, 1200 dpi
__________________________________________________
___ Binary, 600 dpi
___________________________________________________
___ Binary, 300 dpi
___________________________________________________
___ Binary, Other, describe
___________________________________________
Recommended hardware/software configuration for achieving these throughputs?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
What Methods of Thresholding are supported? (Please describe)
___ Fixed Threshold
___________________________________________________
___ Global Adaptive Threshold
_________________________________________
___ Local Adaptive Threshold
__________________________________________
___ Edge Threshold
____________________________________________________
___ Halftoning
________________________________________________________
___ Error Diffusion
___________________________________________________
___ Text/Photo Discrimination
_________________________________________
___ Other
_____________________________________________________________
Are simultaneous Color, Grayscale and/or Binary outputs available?
Yes ___ No ___ Explanation _________________________________________
What Automatic Image Enhancement Operations are supported?
___ Brightness Adjustment
_____________________________________________
___ Contrast Adjustment
_______________________________________________
___ Edge Enhancement
__________________________________________________
___ Despeckle
_________________________________________________________
___ Deskew
____________________________________________________________
___ Rotation
__________________________________________________________
___ Cropping
__________________________________________________________
What is the user interface for setting the scanner's thresholding, enhancement, and scan area parameters? (e.g. Front panel, or through Windows)
_______________________________________________________________________
Is a preview scan produced (or required)?
_______________________________________________________________________
Can compression be performed by the scanner (or its recommended interface)?
___ Group 3
___________________________________________________________
___ Group 4
___________________________________________________________
___ JBIG
______________________________________________________________
___ JPEG
______________________________________________________________
___ Other
_____________________________________________________________
What output interfaces are supported?
___ Video
_____________________________________________________________
___ Computer Bus (e.g. PCI)
___________________________________________
___ SCSI
______________________________________________________________
___ Network (e.g. Token Ring)
_________________________________________
What features of this scanner make it particularly well suited for scanning less fragile manuscripts efficiently?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Are there any other libraries currently using this scanner for scanning manuscripts?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Any Other Comments
_______________________________________________________________________
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