Microfilm Digitization: Are You Ready for this

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Microfilm DigitizationAre You Ready for this?

• Panel
• Barry Arthur Arkansas Democrat - Gazette
• Jody Habayeb The Tampa Tribune
• Linda Lynn The Daily Oklahoman
• Moderator
• Michael Knoop - San Antonio Express-News

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Third Wave

• Microfilm
• Text archive
• Microfilm digitization

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Why do it at all?

• Who is it for?
• Newsroom
• Educators
• Public at large

• What is the benefit?
• Entire paper available electronically
• International access
• Ease of use
• Prestige

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Current vendors

• Heritage Microfilm
• http//www.heritagemicrofilm.com
• Morris Digital Works
• http//www.morrisdigitalworks.com/
• http//www.ancestry.com/
• NewsBank
• http//www.newsbank.com

• Olive
• http//www.olivesoftware.com/
• ProQuest
• http//www.il.proquest.com/
• Cold North Wind
• http//www.coldnorthwind.com/
• http//www.paperofrecord.com/

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Panel Question 1

• Whose decision was it to digitize?

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Panel Question 2

• How was the cost determined?

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Panel Question 3

• How will you pay for it?

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Panel Question 4

• How do you prepare for it?

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Panel Question 5

• What hidden/ surprise costs were there?

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Panel Question 6

• How do you make money off it?

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Panel Question 7

• What time/ labor input from staff is involved?

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Panel Question 8

• Whose decision was it to digitize?

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Panel Question 9

• What period of time do you start with?

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Panel Question 11

• How are you hosted?

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Panel Question 12

• Can you explain your search interface and
  results?

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Panel Question 13

• What is the data format? Why?

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Panel Question 14

• What is your marketing plan?

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Panel Question 15

• Do you have a migration plan for future
  technologies?

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Panel Question 16

• How can others start preparing now?