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Oftentimes, a DiGI project might include digitizing related or standalone documents alongside audio-visual assets (e.g., audio-cassette tapes).
These materials are invaluable to projects and language learners. They can provide information about:
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Automatic Document Feeder | Automatic document feeders can quickly expedite and scan regularly shaped documents and pages that do not require special processing or extra care. For negatives, maps, and other delicate resources, this method of digitization could permanently cause damage if used on them. | Fujitsu fi-6670A Brother ADS-2800W |
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Flatbed Scanner | Flatbed scanners are the usual go-to's for most delicate materials that need to be scanned in an archive. This type of scanner is generally safe for photographs and resources that cannot be fed or run through a machine. | Epson Perfection Flatbed Scanners: Epson Perfection V850 Epson Perfection Pro 700/750 Epson Perfection V600 |
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Wide Format Scanner | Wide format scanners are specially designed to scan oversized formats that would not typically fit inside or through a document scanner or feeder, respectively. Depending on the model, resources are typically fed through the oversized mouth of the scanner to be digitized. Fragile materials still might need different methods to ensure their preservation and prevent damage during the digitization process. | DS-32000 Large-format Document Scanner Contex HD 5450 |
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Overhead Scanner | Overhead scanners are utilized for digitizing delicate, fragile resources or ones that cannot be scanned easily through a flatbed scanner. Books and other assets that cannot be unbound benefit from being scanned overhead. This strategy can also prevent any distortions from pages pressing into a flatbed scanner. | Fujitsu Scan Snap SV600 Epson DC-21 |
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Outsourcing | As you might outsource A/V materials like reel-to-reels to organizations who have the capacity to digitize them, you can also choose to outsource some textual resources too. Many printing houses will have the equipment and expertise to digitize and scan oversized papers and formats at their disposal. These businesses often deal with blueprints, posters, and other custom paper sizes. They also generally know how to package and ship paper-based materials securely. | N/A |
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Camera for High Quality Photographs | If resources are too fragile to be scanned in a flatbed or wide format scanner and an overhead scanner is not an option for purchase, then high quality photographs also suffice. While it might not seem ideal, photographs are often used to document many different types of assets in museums and archives (e.g. textiles, regalia, sculpture etc.) Preserving delicate documents and other materials through high quality images that can be edited and cropped later on is a great response to technical capacity limits or equipment sourcing issues. | Canon EOS 5D Mark II-VI |
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