Digital Production Group
![A rare book is open and placed under glass on a v-shaped book cradle. Computer screens on other side display images of the book pages that have been scanned.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/digitization.library.stanford.edu/sites/g/files/sbiybj28841/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/media/image/bc100_04_0.jpg?h=71976bb4&itok=ouNHJC3G)
The BC100 is used for manual book scanning. It can handle most rare and fragile bound volumes.
![Wide, low table with a overhead camera above and two large studio lights on either side](https://cdn.statically.io/img/digitization.library.stanford.edu/sites/g/files/sbiybj28841/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/media/image/rig2.jpg?h=71976bb4&itok=40x_TxPc)
Rig 2 - the big rig for high res images of maps and large flat items
![Open book set within a glassed in digital scanner with a page being turned mechanically with a straight metal arm](https://cdn.statically.io/img/digitization.library.stanford.edu/sites/g/files/sbiybj28841/files/styles/card_1900x950/public/media/image/robot_with_turning_page_0.jpg?h=5e7d5a0e&itok=wqiWpq__)
The DL1 scanner (AKA "the robot") - scans bound volumes automatically up to 600 pages per hour.
3D Imaging
To support teaching in the classroom on subjects involving unique or fragile cultural objects, 3D imaging expands opportunities for students to study these materials and explore new forms of presentation.
We can scan 3D objects in our lab located in Green Library or in the classroom with our mobile set-up. After scanning, we process and deliver the object scans as renderable files. We can also accession 3D models into the Stanford Digital Repository (SDR) for preservation and make them discoverable in SearchWorks.