Just a suggestion: Is there a school/university that has a photographic
class that might be able to take the pictures and develop them as a
project. When I taught a photo class, we did such a project and I used a
high school class for another project.
Hope this helps. Good luck on the project. Why not digital and make
prints in black and white?
Joan
Joan Goodbody
Reference/Instruction Librarian
Government Documents Coordinator
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI 49931-1295
906-487-2698
fax: 906-487-2357
email: [log in to unmask] 

-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Stephanie Gardner
Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 8:56 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Photographing Collections


Please reply to the list.  We are also facing this issue at my site.  In

order to improve object files, the small museum where I work would like
a 
black and white image of each object in the collection taken with a film

camera. It appears the cost of having all that black and white film 
developed would be prohibitive, however.  I too am concerned about the 
image permanence of digital prints but it appears to be the only 
affordable option for a site that does not do in-house photographic 
developing.

=========================================================
Important Subscriber Information:

The Museum-L FAQ file is located at
http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed
information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail
message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should
read "help" (without the quotes).

If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message
to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read
"Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).

=========================================================
Important Subscriber Information:

The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes).

If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).