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Re: Making copies of blueprints.



One possible solution is high-quality microfilming, which will also serve to
create an archival master of the blueprints, thereby preserving their
contents as well as making them available for researchers.
--
Marc Zeitschik, President
PRAXESS ASSOCIATES
"At the Crossroads of Preservation and Access"
http://www.e-praxess.net/



> From: Joan Goodbody <jgoodbod@LIB-GW.TAMU.EDU>
> Reply-To: Joan Goodbody <jgoodbod@LIB-GW.TAMU.EDU>
> Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 08:48:11 -0600
> To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> Subject: Making copies of blueprints.
>
> I think I remember a discussion on this topic but cannot remember the answer.
> I have a friend who has a large number of blueprints, because they are in bad
> condition and light hurts them, he would like to have them copied. He is most
> interested in the information and markings on the blueprints--some of them are
> working copies and have contractors notes--then saving the actual document.
> Any ideas on how this can be done. He has tried a standard flatbed scanner and
> the results were not adequate for his needs.  Thank you for your help in this
> matter.
>
>
> Joan Goodbody
> Lecturer
> Humanities Social Sciences
> Reference Services
> Sterling C. Evans Library
> Texas A & M University
> College Station, TX 77843-5000
> 979-458-1351
> Fax 979-458-0112
>
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