Microfilm Digitization:Are You Ready for this?

PanelBarry Arthur – Arkansas Democrat - Gazette

Jody Habayeb – The Tampa TribuneLinda Lynn – The Daily Oklahoman

ModeratorMichael Knoop - San Antonio Express-News

Third Wave

MicrofilmText archiveMicrofilm digitization

Why do it at all?

Who is it for? Newsroom Educators Public at large

What is the benefit? Entire paper

available electronically

International access

Ease of use Prestige

Current vendors

Heritage Microfilm http://www.heritage

microfilm.com Morris Digital Works

http://www.morrisdigitalworks.com/

http://www.ancestry.com/

NewsBank http://

www.newsbank.com

Olive http://www.olive

software.com/ ProQuest

http://www.il.proquest.com/

Cold North Wind http://

www.coldnorthwind.com/

http://www.paperofrecord.com/

Panel Question 1

Whose decision was it to digitize?

Panel Question 2

How was the cost determined?

Panel Question 3

How will you pay for it?

Panel Question 4

How do you prepare for it?

Panel Question 5

What hidden/ surprise costs were there?

Panel Question 6

How do you make money off it?

Panel Question 7

What time/ labor input from staff is involved?

Panel Question 8

Whose decision was it to digitize?

Panel Question 9

What period of time do you start with?

Panel Question 11

How are you hosted?

Panel Question 12

Can you explain your search interface and results?

Panel Question 13

What is the data format? Why?

Panel Question 14

What is your marketing plan?

Panel Question 15

Do you have a migration plan for future technologies?

Panel Question 16

How can others start preparing now?