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A camera-based approach for digitising a large-scale photographic negative collection
Journal of Digital Media Management,
7
(2),
163-173
(2018)
Abstract
The University Archives at Texas State University contains an estimated 1.8 million photographic negatives. In 2017, the University Libraries were awarded a TexTreasures Grant, funded by the US Institute of Museum and Library Services, from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, to research and build custom capture stations and digitise an initial 6,000 negatives from the collection. In this comparative analysis, the authors present evidence that their camera-based system surpasses traditional scanners for photographic negative digitisation. Major factors affecting equipment and workflow decisions are discussed.
Keywords: digitisation; photographic negatives; digital cameras; sampling efficiency; digital workflows
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Author's Biography
Jeremy D. Moore is the digital media specialist in the University Libraries’ Digital & Web Services department and lecturer in photography in the School of Art & Design at Texas State University. He has over 20 years’ experience in photography and a decade in managing digitisation labs and grant projects. Previously, he was the Digital Imaging Lab manager in the University of North Texas Digital Projects Unit.
Todd C. Peters is head of Digital & Web Services at Texas State University. In this capacity, he manages digitisation projects, with his unit managing digital services such as Ezproxy, ILLiad, Dataverse, Dspace, Archivematica and Sierra. In previous positions at Texas State, he has managed overall technology for the library and provided reference services. Previously, he was the Assistant Government Documents & Electronic Resources Librarian at the University of Texas at Austin.
