2009 - November - A Man of Many Talents - Peter Collins
The full text of this article - A Man of Many Talents - Peter Collins - appeared on pages 123 - 125 of the September 2009 edition of Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly. Its author is Roberta (“Bobbi”) King.
Revolutionary Access to Research Material
A new feather in the cap of Garrison Communications came this year when it was appointed an Authorised Agent in the Greater Brisbane Metropolitan Area for e-Image Data's ScanPro 2000 digital micrographic reader / viewer / scanner / printer. Peter believes these devices have the potential to revolutionise access to under - used research material locked away inside the microfiche and microfilm sections of the world's public libraries and genealogical society archives, especially local newspapers and parish registers.
Peter says, “The ScanPro 2000 is a portable, multi-tasking technology capable of giving individuals or teams of collaborating researchers a tool to unlock vast categories of microforms including shipping lists, monumental inscriptions, maps and ephemera – and turn it all into the language of the 21st Century: Digital. Once freed from its microform prison, digitised data can be readily inspected, collated, manipulated into indexes and then distributed to other researchers.
“Digitisation undoubtedly is exponentially democratising for genealogical and local history research; and volunteer - run organisations everywhere are beginning to discover the commercial opportunities presented by indexing material that has, for centuries, proven too unwieldy, obscure or otherwise impractical for historians to critically analyse. This is the most exciting development in genealogy since the invention of the personal computer – and you can quote me!”
University of Wollongong Library - Testimonial
The University of Wollongong Library purchased two ScanPro model 1000 Scanners from Wollongong Drawing and Office Equipment - WD&OE in 2008.
The University have been very happy with the purchase.
Wollongong Drawing and Office Equipment - WD&OE was extremely responsive with competitive quotes and sourcing state-of-the-art replacements for our aging Canon Reader / Printers; WD&OE strongly recommended these scanners because they were cost-effective, and had all the functionality (and more) that we were after.
Wollongong Drawing and Office Equipment - WD&OE were prompt to visit, provide advice and then install the new units.
The big advantage these units have over our previous Canon Reader / Printer equipment is the compactness of the solution, the range of microform formats handled, and the elimination of fiddly adjustments to lenses, apertures, and orientation of the lenses; all of which make the units much easier to use with little or no training.
Cheers, Neil Cairns - Associate Librarian, Technology Library - University of Wollongong NSW 2522 Australia.
Phone: +612 4221 3541 - Fax: +612 4221 4100 - Mobile: 0407 213 548 - Email: neil_cairns@uow.edu.au - URL: www.library.uow.edu.au
There are several microfiche readers on the market but only the ScanPro 2000 possess the proprietary features with pending patents required to meet the new mission requirements.
2009 - November - Digital Microfilm Equipment - DME is pleased to announce the release of the most economical version of the ScanPro2000 Digital Microfilm Reader / Viewer / Scanner / Printer for those organisations who have a large holding of Microfiche, Jackets & or Aperture Cards but with only a small holding of 16 / 35 mm Roll Microfilm. The ScanPro2000 Digital Microfilm Reader / Viewer / Scanner / Printer combined with the Manual 16 / 35 mm Roll Microfilm Carrier the UCC150 (image shown below) will provide organisations with the most economical option for the Reading / Viewing / Scanning & or Printing of their microform collection irrespective of format. The release of this lowest cost, highest functionality Digital Microfilm Reader / Viewer / Scanner / Printer the ScanPro2000 combined with the Manual 16 / 35 mm Roll Microfilm Carrier the UCC150, will allow more organisations with limited budgets the opportunity to install the most up to date Digital Microfilm Reader / Viewer / Scanner / Printer available anywhere worldwide.
ScanPro2000 Digital Microfilm Reader / Scanner / Printer combined with the Manual 16 / 35 mm Roll Microfilm Carrier the UCC150.
For Further Assistance? Or if you require details on the economic nature of the ScanPro 2000 with the UCC150 Manual Carrier & require a quotation you can send an e-mail, or phone or fax, Laurie Varendorff @ Phone: +618 9286 3705; Mobile: +61 417 094 147; Fax : +618 9417 5981; email @ Laurie Varendorff ARMA.
The ScanPro 2000 / ScanPro2000 - SP2000 Digital Microfilm Reader / Viewer / Scanner / Printer - THE RELIABLE ONE - with one CLICK MicroFilm Advance Digital Newspaper Microfilm Universal format Digital Microform Scanner shown with a combined / 35 mm Roll Microfilm containing documents, newspapers & drawings, maps & plans plus Microfiche - Jacket / Aperture Cards of engineering drawings, maps & plans plus Micro Opaque's = Microprints, Micro Prints & also Microcards, Micro Cards - Microfilm Carrier - model UCC300 with the option for Automatic Scanning of 16 / 35 mm & 3M 16 mm Cartridges."
HARTFORD, Wis. – e-Image Data debuted the beta version of its new WORD-Search™, technology at the American Library Association convention in Chicago in July. A new function for the popular ScanPro 2000, WORD-Search™ allows users to find selected words on any type of microform.
WORD-Search™, is the first software of its type to be developed for searching topics within microfilm documents. The ScanPro 2000 first scans the microfilm image viewed on the screen then analyzes the scan for word matches.
“The user enters the key words for the microfilm image of interest and clicks the WORD-Search™ button,” says James Westoby, president, e-Image Data. “The software then highlights any matches for the specified words, similar to the way Microsoft Word’s “find” function does for Word documents.” The final result is the complete microfilm image on the viewing screen displaying the word matches.
“The ScanPro 2000 is widely used by libraries and researchers across the world and WORD-Search™ was developed as a response to customer feedback,” says Westoby. “Our customers can now easily search and locate birth, obituary, and marriage records as well as newspaper articles stored on microfilm.”
Millions of valuable documents, including rare source materials and government documents stored on microfilm, exist in libraries throughout the world. Librarians who tried the beta version of WORD-Search™ at the ALA show were excited about the possibilities.
“The university librarians that we talked with at ALA were very enthusiastic about WORD-Search™” says Westoby. “Students could use the WORD-Search™ function for their research and would no longer have to read the entire page to find relevant entries. It will reduce enormously the amount of time they need to spend going through microfilm documents and also free up the machines for other users.”
WORD-Search™ also has the potential to be used by educators and libraries to locate and select content on microfilm to be made available online. “This software could revolutionize the way microfilm is used for research”, says Westoby. “It will open the door for a whole new level of accessibility and information sharing.”
E-Image Data received excellent feedback on the beta version of the software from the ALA attendees and we are refining its features in anticipation of a product launch before the end of the year. WORD-Search™ works with any ScanPro 2000.
Pre-launch orders will be accepted beginning November 23.
For more information, contact: James Westoby, President, e-Image Data via phone @ +1 262-673-3476 or email @ James Westoby, President, e-Image Data
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You can send an e-mail to, or phone or fax Laurie Varendorff @ Phone: +618 9286 3705; Mobile: +61 417 094 147; Fax : +618 9417 5981; email @ Laurie Varendorff ARMA
With one CLICK MicroFilm Advance - Universal format Digital Microform / Microfiche / Aperture Card / 16 - 35 mm Roll Microfilm containing documents, newspapers & drawings, maps & plans & Micro Opaque / Micro Print - Reader / Viewer / Scanner / Printer - to - PC Digital for Library - Public, Special Purpose, University & Reference, Archive, Heritage, Records Management, Information Management, Preservation, Conservation, Public History, Local Studies, Heritage, Local History & Family History, Local Government, Museum plus Genealogy & Engineering Drawing applications.
2009 - September - Universities who have installed the ScanPro1000 / ScanPro 1000 - SP1000 & the ScanPro2000 / ScanPro 2000 - SP2000 Digital Microfilm Reader / Viewer / Scanner / Printer - THE RELIABLE ONE in their University Library.
2009 - September - YouTube Videos depicting the operation of the ScanPro model 1000 2000 / ScanPro1000 2000 / ScanPro 1000 2000 Digital Microfilm Reader / Viewer / Scanner / Printer - THE RELIABLE ONE
2009 - July - Digital Microfilm Equipment - DME visits the Ontario Archives / York University of Canada - Rotunda Alexander Fraser Microfilm Reading Room with its installation of SEVENTY FOUR, yes [74] ScanPro2000 Digital Microfilm Reader / Viewer / Scanner / Printers - THE RELIABLE ONES.
While visiting Toronto, Ontario earlier in July, I took the opportunity to visit the Ontario Archives / York University of Canada - Rotunda Alexander Fraser Microfilm Reading Room. A photo of the new Archives of Ontario building is show at the web site listed below.
Visiting the Archives of Ontario
What a SIGHT to view SEVENTY FOUR, yes [74] ScanPro2000 Digital Microfilm Reader / Viewer / Scanner / Printers - THE RELIABLE ONE sitting in rows of up to 15 machines in line with large format 24 inch & lesser size monitors in one room.
I was overwhelmed at the view but was unable to obtain permission to take a photograph of the installation.
As stated, the Alexander Fraser Microfilm Reading Room is called the Rotunda & is a massive round room with only microfilm equipment located on every desk, side by side.
There are several older model Minolta Reader Scanner Printers, one [1] only MS6000 & four [4] only MS7000 sitting together along with fourteen large format down projection readers. These older pieces of microfilm equipment looked totally out of place in this High Tech ScanPro2000 Micrographic environment.
2009 - July - Digital Microfilm Equipment - DME has been advised of the following installation of the ScanPro2000 Digital Microfilm Reader / Viewer / Scanner / Printers - THE RELIABLE ONE has occurred with:
The LDS Church - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (family search library) located in Salt Lake City, Utah has in March 2009 ordered an additional SEVENTEEN [17] ScanPro2000 units bringing their total installed base to FORTY ONE [41] ScanPro1000 & 2000 units. The LDS Church have been running test evaluations for 6 months and they have made a decision after various extensive evaluations that the ScanPro2000 is the best of breed digital microfilm viewing, scanning, printing equipment available internationally (The LDS Church have evaluated digital microfilm scanner / printers from several other equipment manufacturers & based on that assessment decided to increase their previous holding of the World Leading ScanPro1000 & ScanPro2000 model Digital Microfilm Viewer, Scanner, Printer product).
2009 - April - Digital Microfilm Equipment - DME wishes to announce a unique addition & Micrographic Industry Ground Breaking operator information capability to the ScanPro2000 / ScanPro 2000 / SP2000 / SP 2000. The ScanPro2000 is the Latest & Greatest Digital Microfilm Viewer / Reader / Scanner / Printer which provides an online display to the operator on how to load 16 / 35 mm Roll Microfilm containing documents, newspapers & drawings, maps & plans.
To view an online display incorporated in the NEW ScanPro2000 PowerScan 2000 software that shows the operator how to load the 16 / 35 mm Roll Microfilm containing documents, newspapers & drawings, maps & plans on how to load 16 / 35 mm Roll Microfilm containing documents, newspapers & drawings maps & plans with the ScanPro2000 / ScanPro 2000 / SP2000 / SP 2000 when the microfiche / roll fill carrier is pulled forward to allow 16 / 35 mm roll film to be loaded. CLICK HERE.The ScanPro2000 / ScanPro 2000 / SP2000 / SP 2000 is the Latest & Greatest Digital Microfilm Viewer / Reader / Scanner / Printer with an online display on how to load 16 / 35 mm Roll Microfilm containing documents, newspapers & drawings, maps & plans.
Australasian Digital Microfilm Equipment - DME Servicing the Australasia Market Area has the pleasure to be able to provide a wide range of Micrographic Products from the highest level of quality manufactures from across the globe to our clients across Australasia from A&P International, e-Image Data, EyeCom Microfilm, The Microfilm Shop, SMA Electronic Document GmbH, Solar Imaging Systems, ST Imaging, Staude Foto Chemie, Staude MULTI-FLY, Upton Services, Wicks & Wilson, and others.
On reviewing the information listed below related to this product you may find that you wish to request a Quotation for evaluation. If you require a written quotation then please CLICK HERE should you require a Quotation & we will respond to your request at the earliest opportunity.
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WARRANTY - Australasian Digital Microfilm Equipment - DME provide a twelve [12] month warranty on all NEW micrographic equipment purchased. NOTE: Glass & Lamps are excluded.
Of special interest for Genealogy, Archive and Library clients are the new and ground breaking [possibly revolutionary] e-Image Data - ScanPro series of Digital Microfilm Scanners and Printers.
NEW EQUIPMENT: The following models are available from e-Image Data, ST Imaging, and MicroVue Products for installation across Australasia from Australasian Digital Microfilm Equipment - DME, Servicing the Australasia Market Area:
The ScanPro range of Universal format Digital Microfilm Scanner / Printers - which are the digital alternative to the now obsolete BIG IRON analogue reader / printers – has added another exciting new & revolutionary unit to the growing list of products available to the Australasian market area from Australasian Digital Microfilm Equipment - DME with the release on the 1st January 2007 across Australasia of the new & revolutionary small footprint (at less than A3 in size @ 305 mm wide by 406 mm deep) with a low height profile of only 190 mm high, the model ScanPro 2000.
The ScanPro model 2000 is the new state of the art All - In - One Universal format Microfilm Reader / Viewer, Scanner, Digitiser, Imager with the ability to scan direct - to - PC, thumb or pen drive, email, LAN or WAN & Printer - THE COMPLETE DIGITAL SOLUTION. The ScanPro 2000 or ScanPro2000 can scan all microform formats including 16 / 35 mm Roll Microfilm containing documents, newspapers & drawings, maps & plans, 16 mm roll microfilm mounted in 3M cartridges plus microfiche, jackets and aperture cards for engineering drawings, maps & plans at all magnifications from 7X to 54X via the use of its unique non-removable single zoom lens.
The ScanPro 2000 or ScanPro2000 can also accommodate micro opaque = micro print images with the addition of an option extra lamp inbuilt LED light source & appropriate software. This new ScanPro 2000 or ScanPro2000 unit breaks with all previous Reader / Printer & Scanner / Printer traditions & this sets this unit form e-Image Data of the USA at a unique level in the field of Digital Microfilm Scanning equipment.
DME also provide the full range of products and services from the The Microfilm Shop (UK) as well as Microfilm and Scanning Resolution Test Target and other Quality Assurance products from A & P International of the USA.
We have access to a wide range of microfilm products from numerous suppliers Internationally e.g. 16/35mm Microfilm Cameras, Duplicators, either silver halide, diazo or vesicular plus Library Down Projection Readers, Hand Held Viewers plus High Volume 16/35mm roll film and microfiche, jackets and aperture card scanners from several manufactures for the Australasian market.
For any microfilm, microfiche, micro opaque’s / cards, plus lamps and toners, and related micrographic or microform requirements, no matter how small or complex, please contact us via the Contact Us facility at this website or email Laurie Varendorff or Stewart Jackson at Australasian Digital Microfilm Equipment - DME at email @ Laurie Varendorff ARMA and we will attempt to fulfil your specific requirements.
For Further Assistance? Or if you require additional details on any the products or services listed on this website or require a quotation you can send an e-mail, or phone or fax, Laurie Varendorff @ Phone: +618 9286 3705; Mobile: +61 417 094 147; Fax : +618 9417 5981; email @ Laurie Varendorff ARMA.