Utopia 1.0 - Dealing With Deletes This is an extract from a larger article by the same author on how to define a dream system With my varied project management... read more →
In August 2024, Iron Mountain shared this article, sharing that following a survey of the thousands of archived Hard Disk Drives in their stores, 20% of them (a staggering one... read more →
SP&C Document Archiving Consultant, Steven McPherson was contacted by a client to submit a quote for digitisation of a local authority archive. He visited the client, where they were met... read more →
“Life without photographs is no longer imaginable. They pass before our eyes and awaken our interest; they pass through the atmosphere, unseen and unheard, over distances of thousands of... read more →
Here at Genus, we strive to do our best to lessen our impact on the environment. From the installation of 180 solar panels on our roof generating 33,500 KWh of... read more →
In honour of Women's History Month this month, we delve into the remarkable stories of four extraordinary women from our very own Archive and Microfilm industry, whose contributions spanned various... read more →
I first came across microfilm in 1968 when Paul Negus was born. Therefore, he has lived in a microfilm environment all his life. I was working for a local authority... read more →
What a journey! From our humble starting days of my Mum processing rolls of microfilm in the spare bedroom to rapidly expanding in 2023 to 50 staff and halfway through... read more →
Based in in Darlaston in the industrial “Black Country” of England, Rubery Owen was founded in 1884 and was once one of the largest private employers in Europe, becoming Rubery... read more →
When Rob Petersen was a four-year-old child growing up 100m from the Dutch racing circuit of Zandvoort, the sound of... read more →
The last 12 months have seen huge changes in the microfilm marketplace. On November 1st 2022 EPM announced to the world that they were ceasing all microfilm trading operations from... read more →
Following on from the recent install of a Zeutschel OS Q1 at the Met Office National Meteorological Archive, we spoke to Archivist, Dr Catherine Ross about her experience with using... read more →
More and more we are hearing the words Metamorfoze and FADGI being used when discussing cultural heritage digitisation standards. They relate to specific recommendations/guidelines that have been created to ensure... read more →
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... read more →
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,... read more →
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... read more →
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on people, businesses and the economy on a global level. The huge levels of infections and unprecedented (in modern times) loss of... read more →
Our largest project of 2019 was conducted on behalf of one of our closest Print Services & Solutions partners - HP. Genus has worked on several projects with HP, as... read more →
With the recent worldwide COVID-19 pandemic Genus has been approached by several organisations, keen to release the key data held in their microfilms and microfiche. Talking to some of these... read more →
After our recent article on Intelligent Microfilm Genus has been approached to talk about the scanning of Microfilms specifically for Universities, Schools, Libraries, Genealogists and Researchers. Microfilm and Microfiche hold... read more →
Many employees are now working from home during these difficult times. It has been relatively easy for organisations to set up emails, business systems and video conferencing etc. to enable... read more →
Need better access to records whilst working from home? Are your employees working from home? Is access to vital business documents becoming an issue for these employees? Do you need... read more →
In October last year I attended the “Microfilm in the digital era” conference in Moscow and gave a speech entitled “Microfilm in 2017 -Back to the Future 2!” about my... read more →
On the 24th & 25th of October Paul Negus - Managing Director of Genus, attended the “Microfilming in the Digital Era” conference held at The Russian National Public Library for... read more →
A presentation by Managing Director of Genus - Paul Negus from the "Microfilming in the Digital Era" Conference: My father started The Microfilm Shop in 1974 after running a successful... read more →
The GDPR Conference Europe was held recently in London and it was surprising to get the feeling that a lot of businesses have not prepared for or are even aware... read more →
As experienced hands know, there’s more to a digitisation project than digitising images. Here are some tips on planning so you have your ducks in a row when the time... read more →
With the increase in digital storage media and formats and the need for archives to be accessible, lots of organisations had begun to see microfilm as an old-fashioned medium for... read more →
You've probably noticed by now that although we embark on many different projects involving digitisation we still feel very strongly about our old friend microfilm. “Microfilm – It's not all... read more →
IDMi Deputy Editor John Baker is on his soapbox (again) regarding 'Lies, damned lies, and statistics reporters' and is backed-up by Paul Negus, MD of Genus I read with interest... read more →
Metis is an Italian company that specialises in designing and manufacturing high quality scanners for the reproduction industry. Massimo Colagrande, his brother Lorenzo and sister Silvia are Metis owners and... read more →
Are you considering acquiring the microfilm services of a document management company? Are you looking for safe archival of your delicate documents? Click here to read.
An article from the International Journal of Electronic Governance explains how Steffen Schilke of the Gemeinsame IT-Stelle der hessischen Justiz in Frankfurt am Main in Germany and Andreas Rauber of... read more →
After writing his famous "Ensuring the Longevity of Digital Information" paper for Scientific American, Jeff Rothenberg has a web site full of interesting articles on the technical, software and hardware... read more →
The French National Centre for Scientific Research conduct tests on the longevity of portable media. Click here to read.