I understand that rationale but I'm wondering if there is a less 
labor-intensive way to accomplish the same thing.  I've watched both people 
preparing documents for filming and camera operators spending a lot of time 
trying to decide if a document should be stamped "Best Available Copy" or 
not.

I'm wondering if a general disclaimer filmed at the beginning of each roll 
or scanned at the beginning of each project saying something like "These 
documents are the best available at the time of microfilming  and some 
images may be unreadable because the original document was unreadable" would 
be as effective.

Just wondering!

Gary Vocks

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Subject: Re: [RM] Doc Scanning : how to best indicate original doc was of 
poor quality


>< Is it really required by standards or statute or is it just something
> that's done because "that's the way it's always been done">
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> Since there is legislation (in Canada, and likely in the US) requiring
> that electronic records be readable and since many organizations might
> choose to destroy paper originals if they have no archival value, I
> could see such a "disclaimer" stamp helping the admissibility of the
> scanned image in a legal dispute or regulatory inspection and
> safeguarding against challenges to admissibility (if the organization is
> trying to use the record for support - eg. in its favour) and
> safeguarding against spoliation charges against the organization (if the
> record is being used against the organization).
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