[bksvol-discuss] Re: tip: scanning ergonomics
- From: fledchen <fledchen@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:48:26 -0600
I find it easiest to use my foot, but obviously only with my own books.
*grin*
--Elisabeth Cyson
On Feb 13, 2008 1:18 PM, Jackie McBride <abletec@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> For those who, like myself, find it painful to scan because of the
> necessity of pressing the book flat against the scanner glass, here is
> a tip that might help. Don't use your hand! That's right--you're
> concentrating a relatively high amount of pressure over a relatively
> small space, & that, in any language, spells trouble. Instead, use
> the fleshy part of your upper arm, or simply your whole forearm, to
> hold down the book. You're concentrating the same pressure over a
> much wider area, & an area more substantial than the palm at that,
> thereby reducing the strain on the muscles, tendons, & ligaments, &
> ultimately on u!
>
> Happy scanning!
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