Scanning and converting images into PDFs in the library

We've recently had some students in the library who need to scan articles into PDF documents. There are a couple of ways to do this.

First method: Scan the articles with the ScandAll 21 software on the Media Creation Room laptop. ScandAll 21 has an option to save scans into PDF format. For details on using ScandAll 21 to save images as PDFs, see ScandAll 21's Help menu. (Remind the student that they'll need to check out the MCR laptop charger at the Circulation Desk.)

Second method: If the student already has scanned the article and only needs to convert the images into PDFs, the student can use one of these free online PDF conversion services:

- Drawloop
- Zamzar
- freepdfconvert.com

These sites work within the browser -- no extra software is needed.

Third method: If the student has already scanned the article, the student can cut and paste each image into MS Word or PowerPoint. Next, use Office's "Save as PDF" command to convert the file into a PDF.

Jon W.