What to Look for in a Scanner : Tip Sheet for Digitizing Pictorial Materials in Cultural Institutions
Things to consider before shopping for scanners & supplies. This tip sheet summarizes the issues most relevant for selecting scanning systems to digitize photographic prints, negatives, and transparencies in collections at cultural institutions. Keep in mind that once digital images are available, many different uses will likely arise. Consider choosing a scanning system that provides the best digital images possible within the limitations of your resources. For example, creation of a rich digital master1 image permits many kinds of reproductions and facilitates preservation of the digital images of your photographs. For more information on digital image characteristics, see Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, “Introduction to Basic Measures of a Digital Image.
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