Digitized 35mm slides

[William J. Frost]

On Thu, 13 Jun 1996, Jim Green wrote:

> I've been asked to research the feasibility of digitizing, cataloging,
> and providing WWW access to a large collection of 35mm slides.
> 
> I seek libraries that have done something similar.  I'm looking for sites
> to study as potential models.  I also need information on digitizing
> hardware and software, cataloging/indexing methods and software used,
> and search/retrieval methods, including subject access to the collections.
> 
> If anyone can shed any light on any piece of this I would appreciate it.
> Reply directly to me and I will summarize the responses to the list.  Thanks!
> 
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I haven't used it yet, but our AV Center has a device from Nikon called
CoolScan, which can digitize one slide at a time.


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