{"id":93347,"date":"2019-03-25T10:10:06","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T20:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=93347"},"modified":"2019-05-23T08:36:01","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T18:36:01","slug":"hamilton-library-scanners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/03\/25\/hamilton-library-scanners\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast, free scanners at Hamilton Library good for students, environment"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Karlyn Bonifacio, a junior in the Shidler College of Business, uses one of the new scanners at Hamilton Library.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Free and fast scanning is the latest development at the state’s largest research library.<\/p>\n

When it comes to doing research from shelved books at Hamilton Library<\/a> on the University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Mānoa<\/a> campus, the evolution looks something like this: Borrow books and return them before the due date. Insert coins into large clunky photocopiers, then wait to process every page. Use a cell phone to take photos of book pages. Until now.<\/p>\n

“We are very proud of this major upgrade in copying services that we offer to our library users,” said Monica Ghosh<\/strong>, interim university librarian. “We have invested in scanners that will provide better technology while reducing paper waste, resulting in our campus community and the public benefiting greatly.”<\/p>\n

Three professional scanners—representing an investment of $24,000—were recently installed at Hamilton Library and are now available for public use:<\/p>\n