Have you ever considered converting
your microfiche to digital images? You may not realize the advantages
from an automated storage and retrieval system. The microfiche to
digital conversion has many advantages that range from space saving,
to reduction of related labor and manpower, and efficient customer
services. There are many other benefits that all organizations using
microfiche should seriously consider.
I had the opportunity to manage a
massive microfiche to digital conversion project for an upscale
corporation. At the time, the organization had 14 million documents
stored within many thousands of microfiche cards. Since no microfiche
to digital conversion had been performed, the company had developed a
massive tray system to organized the cards for access to hundred of
employees. Each microfiche retrieved for research, had to be returned
to the exact location before another person could use it. The entire
system used in excess of 20,000 square feet and hundreds of employees
to work and maintain the system.
After the microfiche to digital
conversion, the system changed dramatically. The entire collection of
information was stored in a computer sitting on a desk. A backup was
stored in hard drive for safety. The microfiche to digital conversion
allowed separate users to access the data simultaneously over a
network. And the service level increased to such a point that a
handful of employees were able to complete the work previously done
by hundreds. The cost of the microfiche to digital conversion was
insignificant compared to the savings actualized by the company.
