Jul
22
Large format book scanners are expensive pieces of equipment and a high degree of due diligence should be carried out prior to making such a purchase. Choosing the correct book scanner is not as simple as looking at the resolution. Once we get beyond A2 we reach the world of...
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Jun
08
Genus has recently completed a project for the Scottish Fisheries Museum to digitise their photographic negative collection. In this blog we interview Linda Fitzpatrick, Curator at the Scottish Fisheries Museum to discuss the collection. From the earliest recorded history of Anstruther, fishing was the mainstay of the town. At one...
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May
24
Genus has recently completed a very interesting project to capture the historic Trophy collection of British Racing Motors (BRM). Founded in 1949 and active in Formula One from 1951 to 1974 the team bought together such famous names as Sir Jackie Stewart, Niki Lauda, Tony Southgate, Dan Gurney and of...
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Apr
27
Genus has recently been selected to supply The University of Stirling with a Zeutschel A1 Scanstudio. This upgrade of digitisation equipment will provide a new resource for researchers across the University’s Academic departments (in particular Arts & Humanities) and will also create a new ‘digitisation hub’ for heritage organisations and the...
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Apr
07
in March 2021, the last Zeutschel OS 14000 large format overhead scanner left Tübingen, Germany for its final destination. The new generation OS Q will carry forward the mantle of Zeutschel digitization innovation and superior image quality that is utilized by archives, libraries, museums and service bureaus worldwide for high-end...
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Feb
24
We are pleased to announce the recertification of our ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System. We have taken the opportunity to bring certification in line with our ISO 27001:2013 Information Security Management System and have registered both with Approachable Certification. As such you will begin to see the new logo appear...
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Feb
17
Digital obsolescence is becoming a greater problem day by day. Digital resources become no longer readable because either the physical media, the reader required to read the media, the hardware, or the software that runs on it, are no longer available. It is only a small proportion of our day...
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Feb
10
Genus are pleased to be able to introduce a brand-new 360-degree motorised creative lighting and camera platform for the photographic industry. The Light Revolution LR4 system is a multi-platform lighting and camera system that is set to transform product and still life photography. Light Revolution is a motorised lighting solution...
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Jan
27
HDS brings together three individual components that have been tested and approved by cultural heritage organisations to create a solution ideal for use with modern archives This new hybrid solution from Genus brings together two paper scanning methodologies – faster rotary scanning and photographic overhead capture – both linked by...
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Jan
27
Zeutschel scanners receive the highest distinction at the renowned Modern Library Awards. The Platinum Award goes to the OS Q overhead scanner series and the Zeutschel ScanStudio. The awards are given by librarians in the United States. Only customers having experience with the products were permitted to judge. The Modern...
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