Scanning Procedure

The latest development in this project is the change from the old imaging method, which produced high quality photographic images known as cibachromes, to the use of a scanner. This will enable us to store the images of specimens we make and eventually use them in the web site. The scanner we are using has a framework especially developed by Andrew McRobb (Information Services Department) which turns the scanner upside-down in order to scan the herbarium specimens without turning them over, thus minimizing the risks of damage to the collections.