No More Damaged Books, 1963, 1964
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Title
No More Damaged Books, 1963, 1964
Subject
photocopying machines
Description
Article originally appeared in the North Jersey Suburbanite on May 20, 1963. It describes in detail the use of the Vico-Matic automatic copier that was newly installed in the library. This copier was the first machine of its type to be installed in a Bergen County.
Photo is from a later article May 14, 1964 advertising the Vico-Matic copier.
Photo is from a later article May 14, 1964 advertising the Vico-Matic copier.
Source
The Tenafly Public Library Scrapbook 1963-1970
Date
May 20, 1963, May 14, 1964 (photo)
Rights
These images are presented by the Tenafly Public Library under title 17 of the US Copyright Code for the purposes of noncommercial research and personal study. Some images may be available for reproduction under fair use provisions. For additional information about the use or reproduction of materials in this Collection, please contact tenfcirc@bccls.org.
Format
Newspaper article
Language
English
Identifier
automaticlibrarycopier_1963.pdf; vico-maticcopier_1968 1.tiff
Coverage
1963 - 1964
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Text
No More Damaged Books [handwritten: N. Jersey Suburbanite 5/20/63]
Library Installs Photo Copying Machine
TENAFLY Coin-operated document copying machines are fully automatic and produce a photocopy in nine seconds at a cost of 25 cents were introduced this week into public libraries in four New Jersey counties. The first to be installed in Bergen County is in operation at the Tenafly Public Library.
The director of the Tenafly Public Library, Mrs. Ruth G. Garomon reported that the machine has been widely used by the general public since its installation over the week-end. "We're delighted with it," Mrs. Garomon said. I am certain it will prove a tremendous saving in wear and tear on our reference works."
Mrs Garomon said it is proving particularly valuable to school children who need graphs or maps copied from books. Previously. she said, they had to trace the objects which often resulted in book damage. With the nominal 25-cent cost, the young students can make clear copies for themselves on the machine.
The document copier is outside the reference area of the library, located in the modern new Tenafly municipal center, which was opened March 11.
The Vico-Matic, unlike previous photocopying devices, is completely automatic and works on one button. Children have been observed using the machine without difficulty following installation this week.
The machine will photograph any material placed on its top surface and delivers a sharp 8 1/2 by 11 inch copy in nine seconds. In a minute seven copies may be made and in an hour a total of 420 documents can be copied. Brulatour said the Vico-Matic offers the student, small businessmen, researcher, or private citizen who does not have access to a photocopy machine instant and completely private photecopy reproduction service.
Any type of printed or written material letter size or legal size may be reproduced. The original document does not pass through the machine as is the case with other copying techniques, hence there is no damage to the original. There is no paper or liquid to handle, no dials to turn, and no knobs to set.
Library Installs Photo Copying Machine
TENAFLY Coin-operated document copying machines are fully automatic and produce a photocopy in nine seconds at a cost of 25 cents were introduced this week into public libraries in four New Jersey counties. The first to be installed in Bergen County is in operation at the Tenafly Public Library.
The director of the Tenafly Public Library, Mrs. Ruth G. Garomon reported that the machine has been widely used by the general public since its installation over the week-end. "We're delighted with it," Mrs. Garomon said. I am certain it will prove a tremendous saving in wear and tear on our reference works."
Mrs Garomon said it is proving particularly valuable to school children who need graphs or maps copied from books. Previously. she said, they had to trace the objects which often resulted in book damage. With the nominal 25-cent cost, the young students can make clear copies for themselves on the machine.
The document copier is outside the reference area of the library, located in the modern new Tenafly municipal center, which was opened March 11.
The Vico-Matic, unlike previous photocopying devices, is completely automatic and works on one button. Children have been observed using the machine without difficulty following installation this week.
The machine will photograph any material placed on its top surface and delivers a sharp 8 1/2 by 11 inch copy in nine seconds. In a minute seven copies may be made and in an hour a total of 420 documents can be copied. Brulatour said the Vico-Matic offers the student, small businessmen, researcher, or private citizen who does not have access to a photocopy machine instant and completely private photecopy reproduction service.
Any type of printed or written material letter size or legal size may be reproduced. The original document does not pass through the machine as is the case with other copying techniques, hence there is no damage to the original. There is no paper or liquid to handle, no dials to turn, and no knobs to set.
Original Format
Newspaper article
Collection
Citation
“No More Damaged Books, 1963, 1964,” Digital Archives of the Tenafly Public Library, accessed May 14, 2024, https://tpl.omeka.net/items/show/184.
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