Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2018 09:31:15 -0500 (EST) From: Debra Demuri <dkd@borderlandnet.net> Message-ID: <87646606.265813156.1519655475298.JavaMail.zimbra@borderlandnet.net> Subject: Re: microfilm reader
I would be interested about information converting micro film to digital.
The Florence Mining News micro films we have date from 1881-2012. If would
be nice to have them in digital format so they would be searchable. Unles
s you know the date or close to the date, you can spend hours searching inf
ormation needed. The micro films were costly to purchase and then the ques
tion of what to do with them. We stopped purchasing them as you can obtain
them from our local library web site via the Nicolet Federated Library Sys
tem. Debbie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sara Steele" <smsteele@wisc.edu>
To: "Janet Seymour" <localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu>
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2018 1:44:12 PM
Subject: Re: microfilm reader
Tim
Have you asked whether i would be possible to convert the microfilms to
digital? Your newspapers probably aren't as many pages as those print
ed
in larger cities. I do not know how expensive such conversion is, but
I
think if it is possible and cost effective you will find digital easi
er
to use than microfilm.
Sara
On 2/24/2018 4:18 PM, Tim Wyss wrote:
> Greetings:
>
> The Clear Lake Historical Museum does not have a microfilm reader for
> reading newspapers printed in our community that we plan to purchase
> from the Wisconsin Historical Society. I am asking for advice on wh
at
> we should be looking for in our first reader. Are there sites where
> used equipment is available or should we only consider buying new
> technology?
>
> Thanks for sharing you experiences.
>
> Tim Wyss
> Clear Lake Historical Museum