The mobile scanning system is completely self-contained, with its own power and a wireless connection to the Interlibrary Loan department. While scanning right in front of their place in the stacks, the volumes can be immediately replaced and the request fulfilled moments later while the scan operator moves directly to the next volume to be scanned. A central facility communicates with ILLiad, Ariel, email servers and even FTP-based digital document delivery systems.

The central scanning system provides complete control and monitoring The central system in your Interlibrary Loan department collects information on outstanding requests from ILLiad and other sources. The central system broadcasts those requests over your (or its own) wireless network to all mobile scanning units.

The central scanning system provides complete control and monitoring

The central system in your Interlibrary Loan department collects information on outstanding requests from ILLiad and other sources. The central system broadcasts those requests over your (or its own) wireless network to all mobile scanning units.

Remote scanning units operate independently or under central control

 

The mobile scan operator selects the next request to be scanned and the central station removes it from the scan list on other mobile units.

 

The mobile scan operator locates the volume and scans using a screen that is designed for notebook computers and to maximize the quality of scans.

Once scanned, the images are transferred to the central system while the mobile scan operator moves on to locate and scan the next request. You have the option to use a wire connection exclusively, if a wireless network is inappropriate for any reason.

“The central system tracks when images were scanned, how many pages were scanned and the time it took to scan the pages.”

Meanwhile, back at the central system, the images are cleaned up and automatically sent to the requestor as an email attachment or through Ariel, ILLiad, or indirectly via ftp.