News & Press Releases

State Library of NSW upgrade 10 microfilm scanners to the latest ST ViewScan III

ST ViewScan III is the best microfilm scanner in today’s market, winning the Platinum Award for 2015 & 2016. The award recognises and affirms the commitment to providing libraries with industry leading solutions for viewing microfilm. DatacomIT have recently completed an upgrade of 10 microfilm scanners to the latest ST ViewScan III at the State Library of NSW public access area, to enable patrons to view, print and scan to USB, records and information found

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Business Leader Interview – Kurt Breish, GM of nextScan & Bruce Rennecker, VP, ST Imaging

Leading Microfilm Scanner Manufacturers Merge nextScan Inc., the industry’s top manufacturer of high performance production microfilm scanners and workflow software technology, was recently acquired by Digital Check, which also owns ST Imaging, a leading provider of “on demand” digital microfilm and book scanning technology. Although microfilm has been surpassed by digital media over the past 15+ years, it continues to be an evolving technology. Microfilming and digitisation can be combined in several ways; it is

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ST Imaging Receives Platinum Award from LibraryWorks’ Second Annual Modern Library Awards

NORTHBROOK, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ST Imaging, a worldwide leader in the design and manufacturing of digital microfilm viewer/scanners is pleased to announce their second straight Platinum award from LibraryWorks’ second annual Modern Library Awards (MLAs). The ST ViewScan is the only microfilm scanner to have won the Platinum MLA both years. “We are honored that the ST ViewScan received the Platinum Award from the MLA judges for the second consecutive year. This award recognizes and affirms our

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Digital Check announces the Purchase of nextScan and Strategic Partnership with ST Imaging

New alliance will create a comprehensive ECM and Micrographics Conversion Solutions provider NORTHBROOK, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ST Imaging (ST), (www.stimaging.com), a division of Digital Check® and technology provider of digital microfilm and book scanning technology, has acquired nextScan Inc., the industry’s top manufacturer of high performance production Microfilm Scanners and Workflow Software Technology. “This is a combination of two leading microfilm system manufacturers that will allow both companies to offer new products and services to their existing

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New Microforms Scanner debuts at Library

By Harold Henkel Following months of heated anticipation, the Library is proud to announce the installation of its new microfilm reader and scanner. ST ViewScan III is one of the most advanced microfilm scanners available today and brings the Library’s considerable microforms collections (microfilm, microfiche, and ultrafiche) into the digital era. The machine allows users to crop and save only the sections of a document they want as well as clean up any scratches that

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Top Reasons to Choose the ST ViewScan 4 to Replace Old Microfilm Reader/Printers

Many researchers, librarians, library patrons and genealogists are familiar with older microfilm reader/printers (similar to the one on the right) but the usefulness of those machines is coming to the end. While much effort is being put towards repairing these old machines the fact is that those parts are hard to come by and the microfilm collections at those locations are in jeopardy of being lost forever. A suitable replacement is needed for the microfilm

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Microform Magic with the ViewScan II

By Angela Vanden Elzen If you have used the microform readers of the past, you may remember having to squint to see poor quality images and putting a substantial amount of effort into reading the material. Our new ViewScan II digital microform reader adds digital magic* to your microforms! The ViewScan II allows you to edit and crop frames, resulting in content that possibly looks better than when it was first printed back in 1900 (or whenever)! Associate

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Great Time for Genealogy Enthusiasts in Robeson County

It is a great time for genealogy enthusiasts in Robeson County. A new microfilm reader will make its home in our very own Hoyland Livermore Jennings Genealogy Room. The ST ViewScan III System comes equipped with a 14 megapixel, USB 3.0 camera to provide crisp images from our collection. The controls are similar to traditional microfilm readers and are simple to use. Through partnerships with OCLC andFamilySearch, the new machine comes with more ways to

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Local History Dept at Columbus-Lowndes Public Library Receives New Microfilm Machine

COLUMBUS, Miss.- The Local History Department at the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library now has a new ST ViewScan II microfilm machine. The machine includes the latest technology and uses a 24” flat screen computer monitor to view the microfilm. Features of the ST ViewScan II include a cropping tool that allows users to select multiple, independent areas from an image that can then be saved, shared, or printed. Users also have the ability to save images

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Hutchinson Library Acquires New Digital Microfilm Reader

Thanks to a new state-of-the-art digital microfilm reader system, Hutchinson Public Lbrary patrons can once again access the library’s microfilm collection of Hutchinson Leader newspapers. The new networkable system replaced the library’s 1970-era microfilm reader. This purchase was made possible through a $7,385 grant from the Minnesota Historical Society through the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Legacy Funds plus a $2,000 donation from the city of Hutchinson. The ST III Digital Reader/Printer/Viewer/Scanner is equipped with

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