Message-Id: <mailto:199504202315.SAA02300@library.wustl.edu> Date: Thu, 20 Apr 1995 18:57:13 -0400 From: Bob Henneberger <mailto:BHENNEBE@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU> Subject: Re: 16mm vs. 35mm Microfilm To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB
35mm microfilm should be the only format considered for a preservation project. The image from a 16mm film is so small, resolving the image to a reasonable level in a reader or reader/printer is difficult at best. The larger the original, the worse the resolution problem becomes. 16mm microfilm is best used by banks (checks), or by industry (medium term retention documents), but should never be considered for a project like the one you described.Bob Henneberger INTERNET:mailto:bhennebe@uga.cc.uga.edu Computer Services WWW:scarlett.libs.uga.edu Preservation services Compu$erv:73727,2615 University of Georgia Libaries Voice: 706-542-2131 Athens, GA 30602 FAX: 706-542-4144