Computing Services at Penn Libraries

BookScan Station with attached flatbed scanner & sheet feeder. Easy to use touchscreen monitor.

• Van Pelt Library - Undergraduate Study Center
• Van Pelt Library - Weigle Information Commons
• Van Pelt Library - Electronic Lookup Center
• Van Pelt Library - Lippincott Library
• Franklin Field - Education Commons
• Johnson Pavilion - Holman Biotech Commons
• Hill Pavilion - Veterinary Medicine Library

To scan to USB:

1. Touch the screen where it says, “Touch here to begin”
2. On the Select a Destination screen, Touch the part of the screen that says, “USB”
3. Insert your USB drive
4. Wait for the USB drive to be detected
5. Select scan options, e.g. Color, black and white, PDF, Word
6. When ready, touch the “NEXT” button
7. Place your paper/book material onto the glass of the flatbed scanner
8. Touch the SCAN button on the screen
9. You could view and edit scan, and crop the scanned content
10. For multiple pages, touch the “SCAN” button
11. When done, touch NEXT
12. On the “Transfer Documents to USB Storage” screen, ensure your USB storage device is showing.
13. Name the file
14. Touch “NEXT”
15. When done, remove your USB drive
16. If not done, choose, “Scan More Documents” and repeat starting at step 7, otherwise, touch “I’m Done”

To Scan to Email:

1. Touch the screen where it says, “Touch here to begin”
2. On the Select a Destination screen, Touch the part of the screen that says, “EMAIL”
3. Select scan options, e.g. Color, black and white, PDF, Word
4. When ready, touch the “NEXT” button
5. Place your paper/book material onto the glass of the flatbed scanner
6. Touch the SCAN button on the screen
7. You could view and edit scan, and crop the scanned content
8. For multiple pages, touch the “SCAN” button
9. When done, touch NEXT
10. On the “Transfer Documents to Email” screen, enter the recipient’s email address
11. Tab down to enter the subject, and enter a short message (if necessary)
12. Touch “NEXT”
13. If not done, choose, “Scan More Documents” and repeat starting at step 5, otherwise, touch “I’m Done”