August 16, 2017
TDIH: Death of Elvis Presley
August 16th, 1977 - Today marks the 40th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death. On this…
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August 10, 2017
TDIH: Nixon Resigns
This Week in History - On August 8th 1974, President Richard M. Nixon officially announced…
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August 8, 2017
Historical Newspaper Research
There is a lot to learn from old newspapers if you know what you are…
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June 7, 2017
Microfilm Types & Standards
The Preservation filming process includes a Master Negative, Silver Duplicate Negative and Silver Positive Service…
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June 7, 2017
What are the Advantages of Microfilm Preservation & Storage?
Our Cedar Rapids, Iowa headquarters is a 76,000 square foot facility purpose-built for microfilm storage…
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June 7, 2017
Bitonal vs. Grayscale Scanning
The questions can range from technical to legal to philosophical, but the most common question…
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June 7, 2017
Making Old Newspapers Searchable: Microfilm & OCR
The Paper Problem: With the newfound ability to assemble content and produce pages quickly and…
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June 7, 2017
Making Old Newspapers Searchable: The Next Era
Despite achieving the means to print in mass quantities, the publishing industry’s productivity was largely…
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April 14, 2017
Making Old Newspapers Searchable: The History of Printing
Making Old Newspapers Searchable: The History of Printing Until the first part of the…
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April 14, 2017
Making Old Newspapers Searchable: The Beginning
Making Old Newspapers Searchable: The Beginning The newspaper industry in the United States has…
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