Isn't the point of digitizing collections meant to ne about access? Unless you all have digital cameras, I assume that your collection has been photographed in the conventional manner and those photos/negatives are stored appropriately. If you have a large collection with hundreds of thousands of individual objects isn't it quicker, easier and more logical to search for images and information on those objects through a computerised database? How can you make your collections more accessible to the public if your only visual source is a 35mm slide tucked neatly away in storage? ========================================================== HEATHER MAY Library Assistant (Collections). Visual Arts Library Monash University. Clayton. 3168. Australia Tel : 61 3 9905 4219 Fax : 61 3 9905 4209 Email: [log in to unmask] http://www.monash.edu.au/visarts/dept/hm.html ===========================================================