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Tag Archives: Slides

Digitization Services

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Hugh Paterson III
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Over the last several months I have been looking for and comparing digitization services for audio, film, and for images (slides and more). I have been doing this as part of the ongoing work at the Language and Culture Archive to preserve the linguistic and cultural heritage of the people groups SIL International has encountered and served. I have not come to any hard and fast conclusions on “what is the best service provider”. This is partially because we are still looking at various out sourcing options and looking at multiple mediums is time consuming. Then there is also the issue of looking for archival standards and the creation of corporate policy for the digitization of these materials. I am presenting several names here as the results of several searches for digitization services providers.

Last month I was passed a short film on the BBC highlighting one of these providers. The short is well worth the watch because it highlights the reason and madness behind some of the work of digitization.

Profesional Services

Several of the companies which have come to the top of the list.

  • http://dijifi.com/ – Does the UN’s Collections
  • http://www.digmypics.com/ – does work for National Geographic
  • http://www.scancafe.com/ – Great consumer grade service

Doing it on our own

Another option the Archive has been looking at is to determine if the the quantity of the work is cost prohibitive to have professional done. Meaning that, we would be better served by buying the equipment and doing the work in house. So in the process I have also been looking at people’s experience with various kinds of equipment and technology used in scanning.

I have been reading a lot of user stories like Dave Dyer’s reflection on Slide Transfer and MacIntouch Reader Reports from 26 April 2006 on Slide Digitization.

Posted in Access, Citations, Digital Archival, Hardware, Home Network, Uncategorized | Tagged archival, audio, BBC, Digitization, Film, Slides | Leave a reply

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