Message-Id: <200011132049.NAA16156@dns.ccit.arizona.edu> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 12:47:19 -0800 From: Yaakov Rosenes <mailto:yaakovr@YAHOO.COM> Subject: Scrapping microfilm lab ?? To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
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Dear List members - I am resending this query which
didn't seem to make the list last month
I'd like to ask you advice and comments about
scrapping our microfilm Lab has which
served us faithfully since 1988 for preserving rare
bound Hebrew books.
Our reasons are as follows:
1. We have found very little public or private
foundation concern about book
acidication which was our original "raison d'etre".
And certainly no interest in
preservation on microforms
2. The demand for microfilm and fiche as distrubution
media are shrinking every year.
3. Scanning directly from the source document would
seem to produce higher quality images
than filming and then scanning.
4. The equipment although cheap to aquire and operate
is becoming more and more difficult
to maintain and repair.
5. Although optical and magnetic media are short
lived is it really such a problem to
migrate a bit-map or simple tiff file to the next
media ? If the archival material is
actively in use can't this be part of the normal year
to year process of updating your
software and hardware and website?
A large part of our lab will go directly into the
local dumpster and the camera will be
sold for a third its value but that's better than
nothing...If anyone has any compelling
reasons why not please let me know !
Yaakov Rosenes
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