[PADG:1203] NEDCC Announces Expanded Digital Imaging Services

["Julie Carlson NEDCC" <jcarlson@xxxxxxxxx>]

NEDCC OFFERS HIGH-QUALITY DIGITAL IMAGING SERVICES
FOR SPECIAL COLLECTIONS MATERIALS

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Do you have valuable, fragile, or oversize collections materials to 
digitize?

THE NORTHEAST DOCUMENT CONSERVATION CENTER (NEDCC)
has expanded its Digital Imaging Services to include high-quality 
digitization of historic photographs and visual materials with no size 
limitations.

NEDCC CAN DIGITIZE:
Photographic prints, film negatives, lantern slides, glass-plate negatives, 
film slides, documents, works of art on paper, scrapbooks, illustrations in 
bound volumes, fragile / rare bound volumes, atlases, wall maps, 
architectural plans, two-dimensional objects such as textiles, and other 
visual materials.

A FEW FEATURES OF NEDCC'S EXPANDED DIGITIAL IMAGING SERVICES:
NEDCC's Sinar camera system captures RAW files sizes of up to 500 MB. 
Derivatives such as TIFF or JPEG are created from RAW files. Built-in 
software ensures even illumination over the entire object, eliminating hot 
spots. Distortion-free images are produced using lenses made especially for 
two-dimensional objects. Oversized objects can be digitized on a horizontal 
surface, reducing the risks posed by hanging delicate objects. Long-lasting 
ink jet prints can be created, using archival inks on acid-free paper in a 
variety of finishes.

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN
           NEDCC'S CONSERVATION AND IMAGING SERVICES:
Conservation treatment, digitization, and traditional reformatting of 
original materials are performed here at the same facility, minimizing the 
risks of transporting fragile objects.  NEDCC's staff has years of 
experience in the careful handling of valuable historic materials; its 
facility provides sophisticated security and climate controls. NEDCC is a 
national leader in training on digital preservation and can offer advice on 
building sustainable digital collections and planning grant projects.

CONTACT NEDCC TODAY FOR INFORMATION ON ITS DIGITAL IMAGING SERVICES:

Victoria Ellis, Director of Imaging Services:  978/470-1010 ext. 227, 
vellis@xxxxxxxxx or
David Joyall, Technical Photographer:  978/470-1010 ext. 237, 
davidj@xxxxxxxxx

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The NORTHEAST DOCUMENT CONSERVATION CENTER
is one of the largest non-profit, regional conservation centers in the 
Unites States, specializing in preservation of paper-based materials for 
libraries, museums, archives, and other collections-holding institutions.

NEDCC
100 Brickstone Square
Andover, MA 01810
978/470.1010
Visit www.nedcc.org for complete information on the Center's other programs 
and services.