ims microfilm webinar 052214
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The future of microfilm and the options available for conversion.TRANSCRIPT
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES
MICROFILM - WHAT NOW?
The Document Capture Specialists
AGENDA
INTRODUCTIONS: OLIVIA LEONARD - IMS MARKETING COORDINATOR
GENERAL DISCUSSION: TIM STEPHENS – IMS
EASTMAN PARK MICROGRAPHICS UPDATE: HOWARD SCHWARTZ EPM
QUESTION AND ANSWER
The Document Capture Specialists
HOW DID WE GET HERE
• SINCE THE END OF WORLD WAR II IMPORTANT RECORDS HAVE BEEN PUT ON MICROFILM
• DURING THE 1990’S AT THE PEAK OF FILM, KODAK ALONE WAS PRODUCING OVER 12M ROLLS/YEAR
• FILM WAS USED IN:
• MICROFILM JACKETS
• COM FICHE
• ROLL FILM
• APERTURE CARDS
• DOCUMENTS WERE FILMED WITH HIGH SPEED ROTARY DEVICES AND PLANETARY CAMERAS
• RETRIEVED USING SELF CONTAINED READER PRINTERS
• ADVANCED USERS HAD COMPUTER ASSISTED RETRIEVAL
• BY THE END OF THE 1990’S MANY COMPANIES HAD STARTED TO MOVE TO IMAGING
• AFTER IMAGING: “DON’T WORRY MICROFILM WILL EVENTUALLY GO AWAY”
The Document Capture Specialists
WHERE ARE WE TODAY
• WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF DOCUMENTS ON MICROFILM
• MANY ARE PERMANENT RECORDS
• MANY STILL CONTAIN ACTIVE INFORMATION
• MANY ARE STILL USING SAME EQUIPMENT FOR RETRIEVAL
• MANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY’S ARE STILL PRODUCING MICROFILM
• MANY ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO NEXT
The Document Capture Specialists
CHALLENGES
• THE EQUIPMENT WE USE IS VERY OLD OR OBSOLETE
• NO LONGER PARTS OR TONER AVAILABLE
• FILM SCANNERS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH WIN7
• MAJORITY OF MANUFACTURERS HAVE LEFT THE MARKET
• MANY KNOWLEDGE WORKERS HAVE RETIRED OR MOVED ON
• NEED TO MAINTAIN THESE RECORDS FOR MANY YEARS
• STILL NEED TO CREATE FILM FOR LONG TERM ARCHIVAL STORAGE
• ACTIVE AND INACTIVE RECORDS ARE INTERMIXED ON THE SAME
MICROFILM
The Document Capture Specialists
IMS HIGHLIGHTS
NOW MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS IN BUSINESS
EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH MICROFILM SYSTEMS
TOP 5 KODAK IMAGING RESELLER IN THE US
TOP 5 EASTMAN PARK MICROGRAPHICS RESELLER IN THE US
NATIONAL SERVICE AND CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
DOCUMENT AND DATA CAPTURE FOCUS
ACQUIRED MICRO IMAGES TO PROVIDE FULL LINE OF CONSUMABLES INCLUDING
MICROFILM
HIGH CUSTOMER RETENTION
STRIVE TO HAVE “BUSINESS PARTNER” RELATIONSHIP
The Document Capture Specialists
WHAT NOW?
• THE EQUIPMENT WE USE IS VERY OLD OR OBSOLETE
• MAJORITY OF MANUFACTURERS HAVE LEFT THE MARKET
• WHAT TECHNOLOGY IS AVAILABLE AND WHAT IS ON ITS WAY
• HOWARD SCHWARTZ – EASTMAN PARK MICROGRAPHICS
• MANY KNOWLEDGE WORKERS HAVE RETIRED OR MOVED ON
• INVENTORY YOUR FILM
• JUSTIFICATION FOR CONVERSION
• NEED TO MAINTAIN THESE RECORDS FOR MANY YEARS
• STORAGE CONDITIONS
• DUPLICATION
• STILL NEED TO CREATE FILM FOR LONG TERM ARCHIVAL STORAGE
• EPM ARCHIVE WRITER
• OUTSOURCE FILM WRITING TO IMS
• ACTIVE AND INACTIVE RECORDS ARE INTERMIXED ON THE SAME MICROFILM
• INTELLIGENT CONVERSION
• SCHEDULE A FREE REVIEW WITH IMS
• LET OUR EXPERIENCE HELP YOU EXPLORE OPTIONS THAT BEST SUIT YOUR SPECIFIC NEEDS
The Document Capture Specialists
QUESTIONS?
The Document Capture Specialists
Windows 7 compatibility