Scanning provides easy access to documents previously stored as physical records, this is particularly helpful as the nature of office space is changing with staff desk-sharing or working from home. Documents can optionally be scanned as OCR (Optical Character Recognition), this allows for the contents to be searched making them significantly more versatile than physical records too.
The pressure for space and the need to free up valuable storage areas also makes scanning a cost effective solution.
Large format scanning is available for sizes up to 900mm x 3000mm.
Advanced specialist scanning requirements such as Kofax (scanning with data capture) are also available through an external service provider, for more information please email print-services@bristol.ac.uk.
Scan or Store?
This flow chart will help you decide whether you need to scan or store your documents.
The following example scenarios may also help you decide whether to store or scan.
