Re: Scanning Microfilm

Levine Emil (mailto:levine@NEPO1.IAEA.OR.AT)
Fri, 30 Aug 1996 16:05:26 +0200

Message-Id: <199608301410.JAA04589@library.wustl.edu>
Date:         Fri, 30 Aug 1996 16:05:26 +0200
From: Levine Emil <mailto:levine@NEPO1.IAEA.OR.AT>
Subject:      Re: Scanning Microfilm
To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB

Both Mekel and Sunrise make high quality microfilm scanners that should be
able to handle your microfilm rolls.. However, they are costly and you may
want to consider a service bureau if it is a one time job (such as Aspen
Systems Corp, Rockville, MD.)
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From: IMAGELIB
To: Multiple recipients of list IMA
Subject: Scanning Microfilm
Date: Friday, August 30, 1996 8:32AM

As part of an ongoing project to digitize historic documents in Halton County we have come to the point where we would like to take our historic newspapers on microfilm and make them available on our Web site. We would like to buy equipment and do it in house rather than out source the project. Here are my questions:

1. Is 2000 dpi uninterpolated adequate for scanning microfilm?

2. Is there a scanner that can handle 100ft roll of microfilm without being "customized"?

3. I have just seen a brochure for a Microtek ScanMaker 35t plus that will do 1950 dpi uninterpolated. Any comments about their products.

Geoffrey Cannon mailto:geoff.cannon@sheridanc.on.ca Information Services Librarian Halton Hills Public Library http://www.hhpl.on.ca