From: "Pfotenhauer, Emily K - WHS" <Emily.Pfotenhauer@wisconsinhistory.org> Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 11:07:55 -0500 Subject: RE: school ledgers question Message-ID: <488E289A5C909049B0E55F6B651B5B35024679E53E18@MEWMAD0PC01G02.accounts.wistate.us>
The Wisconsin Heritage Online Digital Imaging Guidelines have recommendatio
ns for file type, resolution, etc. The guidelines plus links to other resou
rces about scanning are available on the WHO wiki: http://wisheritage.pbwor
ks.com/w/page/39883923/Digital%20Imaging WHO generally recommends high-reso
lution TIFF or JPEG2000 for archival master files and smaller JPEGs for web
access.
Emily Pfotenhauer
Project Coordinator, Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database
Wisconsin Historical Society
816 State Street Room 229
Madison, WI 53706
608-265-2138
emily.pfotenhauer@wisconsinhistory.org
http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/decorativearts
Collecting, Preserving and Sharing Stories Since 1846
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From: localhistory-request@listserve.uwec.edu [ [localhistory-request@listser
ve.uwec.edu] On Behalf Of Gail Jolliffe, Waterford Public Library [jolliffe
@waterford.lib.wi.us]
Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 10:02 AM
To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu
Subject: Re: school ledgers question
Greg,
Is there a chart or publication available, that you would recommend to use
in determining the best file type for scanning projects.
On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 7:55 PM, Kocken, Gregory John <KOCKENG@uwec.edu<mail
to:KOCKENG@uwec.edu>> wrote:
Hi Carol,
I agree with Anna's sentiments about scanning this item, but if not careful
ly planned out scanning can also be disasterous. Before you scan, think ab
out the file types and file sizes you want to use. While 600dpi will produ
ce what is generally considered publication quality it will also produce ve
ry large file sizes. A JPEG is very user friendly, but it is not considere
d a loss-less file format. A TIFF is safer, but less user friendly (and as
a file format may even be on its way out already). Also think about who c
ontrols and provides access to the ledger. Scanning it may preserve it, bu
t if there is no means of access it will lose its value regardless of effor
ts to preserve it in a digital format.
Regards,
Greg
Gregory J. Kocken
Assistant Professor
Head, Special Collections & Archives
McIntyre Library, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
105 Garfield Ave.
Eau Claire, WI 54702-4004
715-836-3873<tel:715-836-3873>
kockeng@uwec.edu<mailto:kockeng@uwec.edu>
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From: Seymour, Janet I
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 9:29 AM
To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu<mailto:localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu>
Subject: FW: school ledgers question
How does one preserve one room school ledgers from the 1860's on? The ink
written material is still legible, but fading. Carol Anderson,
Harrisburg-Troy Historical Society ---cander@merr.com<mailto:cander@merr.co
m>
From: Carol Anderson [mailto:cander@merr.com<mailto:cander@merr.com>]
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 10:22 AM
To: localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu<mailto:localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu>
Subject: Re: Museum artifact insurance
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