Nick;

Around the globe, microfilm continues to be the preferred preservation
media.
Many US State Archives require permanent records be on some sort of
microform.

Microfiche and microfilm are primarily created today by archive writers (COM
Recorders) and microfiche and microfilm desktop scanners have replaced the
old reader/printers.
The equipment to create microfilm and view microfilm is readily available as
well as the services to convert digital to film and film to digital.

If you need any help with resources please contact me.

Regards;

John

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On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 10:29 AM, Nick Naubert
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> I would like to get the communities opinion on something I have come across
> lately.
>
> As an employee in a sales and consultation role, it is my job to drum up
> new
> business. I prefer to network rather than cold call, so my approach is to
> join
> or sponser associations in different industries.
>
> Recently I joined an association relating to Water and Sewer Districts.
> While
> exhibiting at a recent tradeshow I was taken by surprise by what some folks
> were telling me in regards to permanent retention. The members relayed to
> me
> that the State Archivist still requires all permanent records to be
> submitted to
> the state in a microfiche form. The argument being that in a worst case
> scenario, "we can alway use a flashlight and magnifying lens." I was a
> little
> shocked because we typically think of microfiche as a dead medium and you
> are lucky if you can find a machine to read them. Most of the calls I
> receive in
> regards to microfiche, is how to get the records off of the film and into
> more
> relevant forms such as PDF files, or TIFF images. Needless to say I was
> even
> more surprised when more and more members relayed the same information.
>
> How does your organization tackle permanent retention records, and is
> microfiche still a preferred medium in the private sector? Can anyone on
> the
> state level provide some input?
>
> My goal is not to imply the state is doing something wrong, but to get some
> other's perspective on the practice of continuing to use microfiche for
> permanent retenion. I'll be the first to admit, I may be out of the loop on
> this
> one.
>
> Nick Naubert
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