I don't know of any kind of portable scanners, but I've had a lot of luck 
with a digital camera.
You just need to make sure it's set for documents.


"It's a job that's never started that takes the longest to finish."
-  - JRR Tolkien




>From: Jim Klein <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Jim Klein <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Portable scanners in archives
>Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 15:40:16 -0700
>
>I have recently learned that the Huntington Library won't allow  scanners.
>
>This is a problem. No researcher can afford to pay for them to scan  
>documents.
>
>This is why god invented grad students. Go forth and scan.
>
>Is this a general rule in the archives world?
>
>Is there any type of portable scanner - it has to fit in a carry bag  - 
>that archivists approve?
>
>Thanks.
>
>
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