Bill, the best place I can point you initially is this website:
http://www.scantips.com/
He does a very good job of showing you the correct way to scan and what
everything means.
There is a lot of material here, but it's important before starting to
scan for archives that you understand all
the issues...because you can REALLY ruin an archive if you do it
incorrectly...it's basically worthless to
everyone.
After you read that, I'll be glad to do part 2! :)
Cheers!
* »»/ Jan Kohl/ ««*
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clipperw@EarthLink.net wrote:
>Jan,
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>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
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>On Thursday, December 9, 2004, at 02:24 PM, CBQ@yahoogroups.com wrote:
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>> Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 17:39:08 -0500
>> From: <kohlj@bellsouth.net>
>>Subject: BRHS Archives
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>>>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>
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>>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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