What about photographing the pages with a good digital camera using the closeup-view. I was just sent a Bible page for a family that was very fragile that he was afraid to try and scan it and he photographed it and then sent it to me and it turned out very well. Ann From: "Lanita Sconce Smith" <ozarkn@grm.net> To: "OREGON CO HISTORY" <mo-oregon-history@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 3:55 PM Subject: [MO-OREGON-HISTORY] suggestions/country history book preservation > Okay you guys... I need some help. I have a couple of ideas, but I need > some input from your guys. > > I have been given a paper copy [larger than 10 x 14] of a book which is > the history of Daviess Co. from 1837-1937. As you can imagine, it is is > poor shape with pages very delicate and brittle. > > I want to somehow copy these pages, and put in a book where researchers > will be able to us without fear of destroying the pages. > > Would it be easier and less costly if I > > 1. laminate the whole original book now, without copying the pages > > 2. or copy the pages, and then laminate them and store the original > safely away. > > I need some feedback!! Which is the wisest and less costly? > > Lanita >