Jan,
Is there some guideline available for "CORRECTLY" scanning photos for
preservation? If so, I certainly would like to have it as I would like
to copy both my dad's and my old photos digitally. I have done some
using my scanner, but there may be something more that I should be
doing. I have both slides and b&w negatives.
Bill Barber
On Thursday, December 9, 2004, at 02:24 PM, CBQ@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 17:39:08 -0500
> From: <kohlj@bellsouth.net>
> Subject: BRHS Archives
>
>> The best bet for the BRHS is to have some one (s) volunteer to start
>> looking at grant applications. The problem is multi-fold. <snip>
>
>
> Actually (and I do have quite a bit of experience with this), the most
> inexpensive way to fix this problem is create an online repository.
> The initial cost is with the manpower (volunteers) to break out and
> start scanning in document and photos *CORRECTLY*. Once you have put
> them into an archival quality file type, you can then create multiple
> digital backups of the *source* material. Then, you create browseable
> online filetypes that people can view and look at. You can even create
> a donation-type system that would allow people to view a semi-archival
> quality filetype online (or even the full one if you have the storage
> space), hence insuring that you were always getting paid for the
> upkeep of the server. I've begun inital work with some of this stuff
> with the creation of the BRHS Gallery, obviously this is still a far
> cry from what it could be, as I've been working on it in my spare time
> with many other projects.
>
> The end result is this: ALL current format archives must be treated
> as source material, but with the intent that they provide a basis for
> a DIGITAL source archive and then you can do whatever you want with
> the originals...another 50 years from now you cannot guarantee that
> someone's house won't burn, and their entire photo archive be turned
> to cinders. With this system, you'll always have someone with a
> digital source archive.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Jan
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