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Preservation Services : At a glance

Preservation Services at a glance

OCLC Preservation Service Centers offer scanning of microfilm, print and photographic materials, as well as metadata creation, optical character recognition (OCR) and other digitization services. We also offer preservation microfilming services.

Our staff includes a preservationist, librarians, experienced project managers and technicians, who work closely with you to tailor our digitization and microfilming services to meet your needs. With our proven processes and adherence to standards, we can help you to preserve your collections for generations to come.

Benefits

  • One-stop shop—Total solutions prevent a patchwork approach with different vendors.
  • Accumulated knowledge and innovation—OCLC has many years of experience in both large- and small-scale preservation projects and participates in international standards formation.
  • Cost-savings—Digitize or microfilm a collection more economically and efficiently than through an in-house operation.
  • Better access to materials—Let local users and researchers worldwide view resources you have, but have not shared due to condition or rarity.
  • Improved searchability—Metadata created during digitization can aid in your assets being found more easily, including METS/ALTO and TEI transformation from XML.
  • Longevity—Your collection's extended life is assured with 500-year microfilm. You can also ensure the continued availability of content on acetate-based microfilm through duplication onto stable polyester film.
  • Security—Store print masters in OCLC’s climate-controlled vault.
  • Care—OCLC treats your materials with respect and conscientious handling.

Features

  • Comprehensive range—Handling of special formats, materials and non-Roman alphabets and/or numbering systems.
  • Professional preparation—Materials are made camera-ready via collation, fill-in acquisition and bibliographic targeting.
  • Newspaper microfilming and digitizing—Scanning of newspapers to legacy microfilm and digitizing newspapers to meet USNP and NDNP requirements.
  • CONTENTdm Repository Building—Set-up and build your digital collections, including all access files.
  • Custom digital imaging—Bitonal, grayscale or color scanning, from microfilm or original materials.
  • Digital image enhancement—Techniques improving image quality include cropping, contrast/brightness adjustment, deskewing and despeckling.
  • Multiple formats and scan resolutions—Digital format options include TIFF (archival), GIF, JPG, JPEG2000, PDF and Mr.SiD. We offer technical and descriptive metadata in a number of formats, including XML, and provide METS records for your digital objects as required.
  • Multiple delivery options for digital files—Final output can be provided via hard drive, CD, DVD, DLT, LTO and FTP.
  • Multiple microfilm sizes and types—High contrast, continuous tone or color; 35mm and 105mm (microfiche).
  • Microfilm duplication services—Copies made from acetate or polyester film sources in 16mm, 35mm or 105mm; on-demand duplication of received or stored masters is available.
  • Quality assurance—Established processes ensure that microfilm and digital images are checked and rechecked for quality, legibility and accuracy.

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