Posts about scanning, including TIF and JPG file formats, DPI and PPI resolution recommendations, and other tips for genealogy research.

19 Jul 2011

Use TIFFs When Scanning: Tuesday’s Tip

By |19 Jul 2011|Family Photos & Records, Sassy Jane Genealogy Guides, Scanning|2 Comments

Use TIFFs When Scanning is today's Tuesday's Tip. When libraries and archives staff scan materials, their goal is always to do it once and do it right, just because of the volume of material. [...]

24 Jan 2011

Digitizing Records Behind the Scenes

By |24 Jan 2011|Archives, Digital Collections, Scanning|0 Comments

Today's post is about digitizing records behind the scenes in libraries and archives. In a recent presentation on using manuscript collections, I mentioned the relatively low rates of digitization of manuscript collections. Like most issues [...]

17 Nov 2010

These Are a Few of My Favorite (Genealogy) Things

By |17 Nov 2010|Organizing Genealogy Research, Sassy Jane Genealogy Guides, Scanning|2 Comments

These Are a Few of My Favorite (Genealogy) Things that I mention in presentations before genealogy groups. This post is a great way to go into depth on some of the finer points I've [...]

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