I was bequeathed a scanner by our archives department who had an extra one. It's a little slow and I'm not impressed with the size of the flat bed (A4) but it does a marvellous job with OCR -- the software was basically built for it. Because I didn't order it, I didn't realize how much it costs. So it's spendy, but truly excellent. I haven't used the document feeder but that also looks like it scans quickly.

Kodak i2900 scanner
https://www.alarisworld.com/en-us/solutions/document-scanners/desktop/i2900-scanner

Good luck,

Margaret



Margaret Loebe, MLS
Circulation Services Coordinator
Halle Library, Eastern Michigan University
734-487-2558
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On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 11:47 AM Barbara Beaton via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:
Has anyone purchased an OCR scanner for use with local history/genealogy (or other) materials?  Interested in recommendations for equipment, sources, sage counsel, etc.!  

Happy to summarize if others are interested.  

Thanks,

Barbara


Barbara Beaton

Assistant Director/Reference Librarian

Milan Public Library

Milan, MI 48160

734-439-1240

www.milanlibrary.org

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