Please post all responses to Bob's inquiry on the Listserv--I think others are interested in hearing the responses. This is a good question which many of us get asked. -----Original Message----- From: Archives & Archivists [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bob Shuster Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 3:17 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Digitize and then to microfilm vs. Microfilm and then digitize Dear Listservians: We are contemplating outsourcing a project, the end result of which is a microfilm (35mm rolls) and digitized (tiffs and pdfs) of the documents. Do any member of the list have opinions they would like to share, based on personal experience in similar projects, of whether it is better to film first and scan the film or to scan the materials and produce microfilm from the digital product. I have been reading about the theoretical factors, so I am most interested in hearing from anyone who has actually gone through the process or has opportunity to compare results of the processes. How, in your opinion, do the final results of the two processes compare in terms of readability for the researcher sitting in front of the computer or microfilm reader and in terms of the preservation quality of the microfilm. Thanks for your help. Bob Shuster BGC Archives A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]> A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>