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Just like using [[Home_Media_Player#Media_player_software|media player software]] to access your home media library on a PC instead of other physical devices, your computer can be a versatile platform for reading a wide range of digital documents. This includes books and novels, magazines, catalogs, pamphlets and brochures, posters, reports, presentations, booklets, manuals, restaurant menus, newsletters, comics, and manga. This however, shouldn't be confused with ebooks, see [[E-reader]] page for that. Similar to the [[Ripping_games|disc ripping]] process, scanning (properly) physical documents/papers with their artwork and covers is often less preferred due to the need for additional hardware, larger storage requirements, and other conveniences of digitization (and existence of ebooks) at the expense of proper [[Preservation_projects|preservation]]. | Just like using [[Home_Media_Player#Media_player_software|media player software]] to access your home media library on a PC instead of other physical devices, your computer can be a versatile platform for reading a wide range of digital documents. This includes books and novels, magazines, catalogs, pamphlets and brochures, posters, reports, presentations, booklets, manuals, restaurant menus, newsletters, comics, and manga. This however, shouldn't be confused with ebooks, see [[E-reader]] page for that. Similar to the [[Ripping_games|disc ripping]] process, scanning (properly) physical documents/papers with their artwork and covers is often less preferred due to the need for additional hardware, larger storage requirements, and other conveniences of digitization (and existence of ebooks) at the expense of proper [[Preservation_projects|preservation]]. | ||
==Proper preservation== | |||
When it comes to proper scanning for the preservation of paper documents and archival materials, DPI (dots per inch) and image resolution alone are not sufficient indicators of quality or suitability for long-term preservation (just like transcoding and [[ripping_games|ripping, dumping]] processes). While these metrics are important, they are just one part of a broader set of considerations that include hardware quality, scan settings, encoding and compression options, and file formats. Proper preservation requires a holistic approach to ensure that digital surrogates are both faithful to the original documents and durable for future access. | When it comes to proper scanning for the preservation of paper documents and archival materials, DPI (dots per inch) and image resolution alone are not sufficient indicators of quality or suitability for long-term preservation (just like transcoding and [[ripping_games|ripping, dumping]] processes). While these metrics are important, they are just one part of a broader set of considerations that include hardware quality, scan settings, encoding and compression options, and file formats. Proper preservation requires a holistic approach to ensure that digital surrogates are both faithful to the original documents and durable for future access. | ||
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Adhering to standards like those from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) or the Library of Congress’s Federal Agencies Digital Guidelines Initiative (FADGI) ensures consistency and quality. For example, FADGI recommends specific technical parameters for scanning, such as a minimum of 4000 pixels across the long dimension for most documents and specific color management protocols. These standards help ensure that digital surrogates are both accurate representations of originals and viable for future use. | Adhering to standards like those from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) or the Library of Congress’s Federal Agencies Digital Guidelines Initiative (FADGI) ensures consistency and quality. For example, FADGI recommends specific technical parameters for scanning, such as a minimum of 4000 pixels across the long dimension for most documents and specific color management protocols. These standards help ensure that digital surrogates are both accurate representations of originals and viable for future use. | ||
==Software types== | |||
;Document viewer desktop software | ;Document viewer desktop software | ||
*[https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/ SumatraPDF] | *[https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/ SumatraPDF] | ||