Film-Based Imaging: New Views and Applications.TITLE: Film-Based Imaging: New Views and Applications ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m : 0-89258-346-0 PUBLISHER: Association for Information and Image Management The Association for Information and Image Management or AIIM (pronounced aim) is an international industry association focused on enterprise content management (ECM). International (AIIM (Association for Information and Image Management International, Silver Spring, MD, www.aiim.org) A membership organization founded in 1943 devoted to creating industry standards and disseminating information about the document management industry. ) PUBLICATION DATE: 1998 LENGTH: 295 pages PRICE: $59 AIIM members, $79 non-members SOURCE: AIIM International, (888) 839-3165, www.aiim.org Film-Based Imaging: New Views and Applications is a book with a forward-sounding title that appears to move beyond the world of micrographics The production, handling and use of microfilm and microfiche. Images are created by cameras or by COM units that accept computer output directly. The documents are magnified for human viewing by readers, some of which can automatically locate a page using indexing techniques. and into the new world of imaging, offering new insight about an area of technology and the challenges of managing information today. It is, instead, a minimally updated version of the classic Micrographic mi·cro·graph n. 1. A drawing or photographic reproduction of an object as viewed through a microscope. 2. An instrument used to make tiny writing or engraving. Systems originally written by Daniel Costigan (first and second editions) and William Saffady (third edition). This book may disappoint those looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a great store of new information; however, it holds its value as a good primer on micrographics. Author Don Avedon has presented us with a work that acknowledges its own pedigree in the forward, however it is largely a reprint of Saffady's 1990 version. Without the title and the associated preconceptions, what is left is a very informative guide to micrographic systems. Concepts, types of microforms, film processing, input/output equipment, and cost analysis are covered in such a way as to be a useful introduction for the novice and a detailed reference guide for the manager. The virtues of Saffady's work are well known, and there is little need to repeat a review of the third edition, except to illustrate points of comparative change within Avedon's book. The most important but least satisfying change is the addition of a final chapter, which is the justification for the book's title change. If Chapter Eight, "Hybrid Systems and Applications," had been written in the same exhausting and detailed fashion as the rest of the book, it might have been a useful step toward defining where the field of micrographics is heading, both technologically and conceptually. Regrettably, this chapter uses only two brief pages to mention equipment: reader-scanners and the M drive. A discussion of actual and potential applications fares little better. There is no discussion of scanning methodologies for various types of source documents, associated technologies for character recognition, indexing, or the truly innovative hybrid systems emerging in today's market. The remainder of the chapter comprises case studies, which, while interesting, offer little evaluation or analysis that could be useful to others. One of the most important and useful chapters is Chapter Seven, "Cost Analysis." Although it is an often overlooked procedure, a thorough cost analysis of a project or a purchase juxtaposed jux·ta·pose tr.v. jux·ta·posed, jux·ta·pos·ing, jux·ta·pos·es To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. with a workflow analysis can be vital. This chapter outlines how this is done and the issues involved. Although not vital to understanding the process, it would have been better if the figures used had been updated to approximate today's rates. A few changes were made throughout the book in an attempt to update it, but they are in some cases inaccurate and far too few to make a substantial improvement on the third edition. For example, Avedon replaces Saffady's term archival microfilming with preservation microfilming. He inappropriately applies it only to the act of filming non-active records for long-term storage. Today, preservation microfilming more accurately describes a methodology used by archivists and librarians for protecting fragile, historical, and rare documents. A more serious, and potentially costly, error is in the section on microfilming standards. Avedon states that "except when mandated by an organization's internal operating procedure, adherence to microfilm A continuous film strip that holds several thousand miniaturized document pages. See micrographics.  Microfilm and Microfiche standards is voluntary." While this may be true for some in the private sector, documents created by or for state and federal entities are required to follow established micrograhics standards. In order to ensure a quality product in any sector, adherence to standards continues to be important. Ultimately, Film-Based Imaging is an informative reference source, although it fails to address all the new issues, topics, views, and technologies that are affecting imaging and micrographics today. Whitney Miller, CA, is university records archivist ARCHIVIST. One to whose care the archives have been confided. at Michigan State University Michigan State University, at East Lansing; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855. It opened in 1857 as Michigan Agricultural College, the first state agricultural college. in East Lansing, Michigan East Lansing is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located directly east of Lansing, Michigan, the state's capital. Most of the city is within Ingham County, though a small portion lies in Clinton County. . She can be contacted at millerwh@pilot.msu.edu. |
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