"Katherine White" <[log in to unmask]>

Katherine,

My recommendation is also from Microtek as discussed previously at:

http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0504D&L=MUSEUM-L&P=R649&I=-3

Good luck!

George Schwartz
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--- Bonni-Dara Michaels <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I have been using a Microtek ScanMaker X 12 which does photos, slides
> and color transparencies.  I believe the new version is Microtek's
> Artixcan 1800f.  You may be able to get it for under $1,000.  
> 
> Due to concerns about longevity and corruption of digital files, our
> "master" remains a color slide or, preferably, transparency.  For
> some institutions, storage of the digital images is also a concern
> (locating the disk with the scan, server space etc.).  You have to
> plan to migrate the files (with consequent equipment and staff costs)
> in a few years as technology changes.  Digitizing may require
> investment in your current computer as well.  I had trouble scanning
> at high resolution (my computer kept freezing) before we bought a new
> computer with more RAM, a better video card, etc.  
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> Bonni-Dara Michaels
> Collections Curator
> Yeshiva University Museum
> 15 West 16th Street
> New York, New York 10011
> tel: 212-294-8330 x 8815
> email: [log in to unmask]
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