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Microfilming

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Archival microfilming, although a 20th century technology, still remains the most reliable archival storage medium today.

 

Micrographics is the production, handling and use of microfilm and microfiche.   Images are created by cameras or by COM units that accept computer output directly. The documents are magnified for human viewing by readers, some of which can automatically locate a page using indexing techniques.

 

The Analog Advantage

Microfiche and microfilm have always been an economical alternative for high-volume data and picture storage.  Although optical discs have superseded fiche and film by many for archival storage, film is still the only medium that can survive continual upgrading of electronic technologies.   Storage devices generally remain compatible with only one or two generations of media.   At some point, new drives cannot read older cartridges or disks. However, film is analog and can always be read with magnification and light.   These are among the reasons why Arizona State Statutes and Department of Library Archives, and Public Records, (DLAPR) requires archived permanent government records to be "eye-readable"

In some cases, digital data are converted to microfilm so they can be preserved and accessed decades into the future without regard to the changing digital formats that are bound to occur over time.

 

Lin_Cum, Inc., has been a document management service bureau since 1983.  It's management staff has more than 150 years of experience and background in micrographics and electronic data systems.  It's Kodak-certified and monitored microfilming lab is one of the few in the country.

 
 

KODAK IMAGE GUARD LAB PROGRAM AT LIN-CUM, INC.

Eastman Kodak Company pioneered the document imaging industry over 70 years ago with the introduction of microfilm as a cost-effective alternative for managing vital information stored on paper. 

 

Kodak IMAGE GUARD Lab Program, is maintained by Lin_Cum.  We work to insure that the quality of our microfilm processing is maintained at the level you have come to associate with the name Kodak.  This is accomplished through training of our lab personnel, and by invoking stringent monitoring procedures; adherence to the highest industry standards which were primarily championed by Kodak and have been sanctioned by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

 

Our IMAGE GUARD Lab Program is required of all Kodak Authorized Processing Labs.  The IMAGE GUARD certification is proudly displayed at Lin_Cum's front door! 

 

The program provides us the ability to verify our processing quality and receive direct communications from the technical experts at Kodak on preventing processing fluctuations, and other problem situations.  This includes tests performed and submitted to the Kodak Quality Control Lab for verification and certification.  The program monitors:

            Chemical quality.

            Chemical temperatures.

            Processing speeds for consistent performance.

            Methylene blue analysis completed to insure archival quality

            Film density, monitored to provide optimum image quality.

            All these are monitored daily and weekly by the lab itself

The results are submitted monthly to the Kodak Quality Control Lab for review and certification.

 

In addition, our Kodak Authorized Processing Labs provided the following services:

           Film inspection for any anomalies.

            Equipment or operator problem identification, and

            Immediate notification of the problem situation and the

           recommended actions for remedy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

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