William Murtagh, first Keeper of the National Register for Historic Places, wrote, “It has been said that, at its best, preservation engages the past in a conversation with the present over a [...]
How are documents scanned? The documents and records are first prepared by InStream’s well-trained and experienced team of preparation specialists. By removing all of the hindrances to an [...]
Saving time is a benefit to anyone in this day in age. However, looking for certain information on microfilm is the opposite of that, taking up time and space. No one has the time to search [...]
Microfilm is almost as old as photography itself. Since its beginnings in the early 1800‘s, Microfilm has gone on to become one of the most used system of archiving. It consists of a length of [...]
Digitize Your Archives Microfilm doesn’t need to be difficult to manage. Whether you’re using microfilm in a university, a local government institution, or the office, your information should be [...]
What is Big Data and What it will Change About ECM? Big data is a product of the internet era and its rise. The term was coined when data became so large that regular processing systems where not [...]
It’s no secret that paper documents don’t last forever. Over the years paper becomes faded, torn and stained, sometimes to the point where it is no longer legible. This can be difficult for [...]
In the back of many offices sits a pile of old documents that no one really knows what to do with. Some might be unsure of whether or not these documents need to be kept. These old documents are [...]
Do we use anything created before 1900 in the technology industry? Well, oddly enough, micrographics/microfilm, invented in 1839, still serves a purpose in the industry today. Furthermore, there [...]