[robertdigirolamo]

As nice as it would be to digitize everything we in a collection the main reason why it is not an option is the cost and the amount of labour involved. One point in the article that I would like to draw attention to is that in order to preserve the material in a manner that will make it stay relevant for future generations very expensive scanners and technology is required which can put a severe strain on small collections who do not receive much funding. As technology improves and becomes more readily available people will have access to higher resolution screens in their home or workplace. If they try to view a file that was originally scanned in a resolution of 720p then it will look distorted if viewed at full screen on a 4k panel for example. Therefore, when documents are going through the digitization process electronic copies must be at or very near to the highest quality available at the time.

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