Re: Scanning Project Report Available

["Martha J. Hanson" <mjhanson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Janet--I'm looking forward to reading the report! Marty

> Date:          Tue, 4 Mar 97 8:05:47 EST
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> From:          Janet Gertz <gertz@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject:       Scanning Project Report Available

> From: Janet Gertz <gertz@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> Subject: Oversize Color Images scanning project 
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> The final report of the second phase of the Oversize Color 
> Images Project is now available at Columbia University 
> Libraries' web site: 
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>     http://www.columbia.edu/dlc/nysmb 
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> The project has focussed on use of digital imaging to 
> provide access to brittle volumes which contain oversize and 
> color illustrations, in this particular case maps.  Phase I 
> dealt with image quality issues when scanning from oversize 
> color maps and from film intermediaries.  In Phase II the 
> scanned illustrations were mounted with bit-mapped images of 
> the text pages scanned from preservation microfilm to 
> provide a complete facsimile of the volumes online.  The web 
> site include the reports on both phases, as well as over 300 
> images of the maps captured through various means, and four 
> complete volumes of the New York State Museum Bulletin, both 
> text and illustrations.  The project has been funded through 
> a contract from the Commission on Preservation and Access, 
> which has also published a paper version of the Phase I 
> final report. 
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> We would welcome comments from anyone on either phase of the 
> project. 
>  
> Janet Gertz 
> Director for Preservation 
> Columbia University Libraries 
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Martha J. Hanson
Preservation Administrator
Syracuse University Library
Syracuse, NY  13244-2010
phone: 315/443-1947
fax:   315/443-9510
email: mjhanson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx