This article appeared as part three of a three part series on microfilm conversion that was published in the NIRMA Newsletter. Please use the following links to review part one and part two. In previous issues of the NIRMA newsletter, we have covered best practices for microfilm conversion. Those topics have included speed, accuracy, image […]
“Improved Efficiency, Reduced Labor Costs and Increased Customer Satisfaction along with long term critical document preservation are just some of the benefits that this project has brought to our County Records Management Department and County Land Title Records” Lorraine HunterRecords Management Supervisor, Canyon County (IDAHO) Overview Canyon County, ID with a population of over 200,000 […]
Download Case Study Faster, Better, Sharper. The Quest for a Great Digital Image is Over NEXTSCAN’S NEXTSTARPLUS WORKFLOW SOFTWARE GIVES PROQUEST THE PERFECT EDGE IN FILM SCANNING ProQuest LLC is a global information-content and technology company providing solutions, applications, and products for many industries including libraries, universities, hospitals, corporations and government entities. Its resources and […]
Published in the Summer 2018 edition of the NIRMA newsletter. In the last NIRMA newsletter issue, we discussed how you can convert your microfilm collection in-house and the benefits to performing that archiving in your own facility. Today we will show you the three vitally important aspects of in-house conversion — speed, accuracy and image […]
Published in the Spring 2018 edition of the NIRMA newsletter. Advancements in microfilm scanning equipment are helping shape the way professional record managers access their microfilm records. Users of older, antiquated reader/printers are in a constant struggle of balancing the requirements of file retention with the advancement of the digital age. Now, in the time […]
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A rare astronomic event will transpire over much of North America on August 21, a total solar eclipse. To commemorate this rare celestial event, nextScan will offer 15% off the high performance Eclipse microfilm scanner. nextScan, headquartered in Meridian, Idaho is right at the edge of the zone of totality. But suburban communities of Boise, ID such as Garden […]
nextScan and ST Imaging, both divisions of Digital Check Corp. and leaders in micrographics conversion products, have combined their technologies to create a low cost production microfilm scanner. This scanner, the FlexView, will debut at the 2017 American Library Association Annual Conference (ALA) in Chicago, June 23-26th. Bruce Rennecker, General Manager of nextScan and ST Imaging, […]
BACKGROUND An agency of the U.S. Government is responsible for maintaining tens of billions of pages of historical records. The agency archived the records on approximately 1.4 million rolls of microfilm, which was the de-facto record management standard from the 1940’s through the 1980’s. At the time the records were filmed, indexes to specific documents […]
Vinegar Syndrome… Is Your Microfilm Archive In A Pickle? You are the guardians of history Records managers and historians recognized early on that if they wanted to retain the information in newspapers, magazines, and other documents they would need to get a copy on something that was less bulky than paper and would last dramatically […]
Indianapolis-based Prescient Information Services is a provider of solutions in document imaging, electronic document imaging (EDM) and electronic workflow for clients nationwide. Highly effective in providing clients a full range of data conversion, maintenance and support services to improve the way information is processed, Prescient’s approach to offering such solutions includes an in-depth review of […]