Image Digitizing Standards

Equipment: Three computers and software, three scanners, one printer and a digital camera for the Library & Archives. One computer and software, scanner and network hub for Meadowcroft Museum of Rural Life.

Scanning Standards:

Type & size	Master Archival	Large Jpeg	Medium Jpeg	Thumbnail
	. TIF	. JPEG	. JPG	. GIF
Extensions:	. TIF	. JL.JPEG	. JM. JPEG	. TH.GIF
B&W ‹5x7	600 dpi no pixel max.	72 dpi 600 x 500 pixel max.	300 x 300 pixel max	72 dpi .jpg 80X80 pixel max.
B&W 8x10	400	72 dpi 600 x 500 pixel max.	300 x 300 pixel max	72 dpi .jpg 80X80 pixel max.
B&W 11x14	400	72 dpi 600 x 500 pixel max.	300 x 300 pixel max	72 dpi .jpg 80X80 pixel max.
		72 dpi 600 x 500 pixel max.	300 x 300 pixel max	72 dpi .jpg 80X80 pixel max.
Sepia ‹ 5x7		72 dpi 600 x 500 pixel max.	300 x 300 pixel max	72 dpi .jpg 80X80 pixel max.
Sepia 8x10		72 dpi 600 x 500 pixel max.	300 x 300 pixel max	72 dpi .jpg 80X80 pixel max.
Sepia 11x14		72 dpi 600 x 500 pixel max.	300 x 300 pixel max	72 dpi .jpg 80X80 pixel max.
Color ‹ 5x7		72 dpi 600 x 500 pixel max.	300 x 300 pixel max	72 dpi .jpg 80X80 pixel max.
Color 8x10		72 dpi 600 x 500 pixel max.	300 x 300 pixel max	72 dpi .jpg 80X80 pixel max.
Color 11x14		72 dpi 600 x 500 pixel max.	300 x 300 pixel max	72 dpi .jpg 80X80 pixel max.

 

Formats Digitalized:

Format	Part I Number Scanned	Part II Number Scanned
Albumen	12	26
Ambrotypes	13	11
Color	9	13
Daguerreotypes	9	10
Newspaper	4	0
Gelatin-Silver	270	746
Tintypes	7	4
Slides	8	9