The duty of an archivist is to protect and preserve the past for its use in the future. As technology develops, the ways in which an archivist fulfills their duty develops as well. Microfilm readers are being replaced by computers. The need for digital versions of archival materials continues to grow.…

Conrrado Saldivar

Wyoming State Library

Conrrado is our 2022 ALA Annual Giveaway winner of a brand new ScanPro 2500! Congratulations…

On average, people aged 18 – 34 spend a lot of their time online, browsing on social media and connecting with others. From social media channels to breaking news, our smart devices offer seamless access to any information…

If you're attending this year's ALA Annual Conference, you can enter to win a ScanPro 2500…

Archivists across all sectors have been using microforms since the 1920s after a New York City banker patented a device that would make permanent copies of bank records. In the mid-1930s, Eastman Kodak bought the invention for their Recordak system. After Recordak…

Since its early use in the 1990s, the reasons and ways collections are digitized have changed significantly. Digitization allows for greater access to records by industry professionals and the public. The duty of an archivist…

CH Coakley is a Wisconsin-based company providing document digitization services to organizations across multiple industries. As a “full-scan bureau”, their contracts include…

Digitization offers a multitude of advantages that overlap with the qualities essential to innovation. The innate openness and generativity of the digital realm make it an ideal space for innovative ideas to be created, developed, and widely shared. For instance, the…