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 →
Zeutschel and DATAWIN GmbH, both market leaders, are united by a steadfast dedication to quality and service, backed by decades of experience. This year, the Zeutschel Partner meeting was held... read more →
Thank you for joining us at the Museums & Heritage Show last week. We sincerely appreciate your presence and hope you had a fantastic experience exploring the event. From engaging... read more →
High quality film and graphics scanners for sharp and accurate capturing of plans, X-rays and film negatives, with precision user demand. Epson’s Expression 12000XL and 12000XL Pro are no newcomers... read more →
GENUS are pleased to have entered into a strategic partnership with Epson for the supply of business scanners. Like GENUS, Epson understands that businesses put reliability and environmental impact at... read more →
With more and more organisations in the UK & Ireland becoming aware of cultural heritage standards such as Metamorfoze, FADGI and ISO, the requirement to understand the parameters and have... read more →
On 13th December 2021 GENUS released a news item reporting that GENUS had been appointed the UK & Ireland distributor of Mekel Technology products from The Crowley Company for the... 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 →
The awards are given by librarians in the United States. Our long-standing sales partner The Crowley Company accepted the awards and received an additional Award: "Service of the Year" for... read more →
Frederick, Md. and Warwickshire, UK – The Crowley Company and Genus, a privately-owned family company formally known as The Microfilm Shop, have taken another step forward in their 30+ year... read more →
Following on from our recent blog— “What to look for in a large format scanner”, I want to take a closer look at which actual scanners comply and the reasonings... read more →
A white paper by Volker Jansen, Technical Director, Zeutschel GmbH Books, magazines and historical documents come in hugely different colours, shapes and sizes. For libraries, archives and museums, digitisation of... read more →
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... read more →
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... read more →
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... read more →
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... 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 →
Since the Company’s incorporation in 1974 our customer base has included Museums and Archives, Financial Institutions, LGA’s and service bureaux. We have always specialised in Document Archiving, beginning with microfilm... read more →
The Zeutschel OS Q Overhead Scanner has been delivered to Universities, Authorities and Service companies for the first time. It will be employed to digitise maps, books, construction drawings and... read more →
"Thanks to feedback from customers like many of you, Scannx once again is pleased to announce that its products were recognized by LibraryWorks’ 2020 annual Modern Library Awards (MLA) for... read more →
For many years, the OS 14000 book scanner was regarded as the ultimate capture device for digitisation projects that require the highest standards of quality and productivity. New technological developments... read more →
In July 2018 we were asked to supply digitisation equipment and staff training at The National Record office of Sudan and The University of Khartoum. Installation and training was provided... read more →
Background The Royal Navy’s Naval Historical Branch (NHB) have in their possession one of only two original copies of the World War 2 Admiralty Diary. The other copy is at... read more →
We are proud to announce that the double A0 flatbed scanner VERSASCAN 4870 won the Product of the Year Award at SGIA 2018. SGIA's annual Product of the Year competition... read more →
Once again, we will be exhibiting at the Museums and Heritage Show on the 15 + 16 May in London, Olympia, Stand M4. The Show offers two jam-packed days featuring... read more →
On the 4th April 2019, we hosted a unique, invitation-only event on the very latest developments in Digitisation Standards and Quality Management at The National Gallery, London. Attendees at the... read more →
Users can now scan and automatically translate paper documents into more than 60 languages Scanning solutions provider Scannx, Inc. today debuted its cutting-edge new Scan to Translate service, which enables users to... read more →
Scannx is a leading developer of cloud-based document scanning and delivery solutions for archives and libraries. Scannx book scanners and software are the first in the industry to provide direct... read more →
Digital Collections Development Manager, Anna Creedon tells us about London Transport Museum’s latest digitisation project using the Versascan A0 flatbed The Collection The collection at London Transport Museum comprises of... read more →
Ancestor Homes, Guest Blog Our giant scanning week was a fantastic success; we managed to digitise over 3,000 documents! Once we have indexed and transcribed them they will be added... 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 →
As easy-to-use self-service scanners become commonplace in libraries across the country, the debate over the future of photocopiers is changing. Once, digital scanners were seen as a convenient supplemental service,... read more →
Genus are the UK distributor for Roth & Weber (ROWE) large format reprographic scanners. Here we look at one example of their usage in a demanding environment. Background ASM... read more →
Walk into any professional digitisation studio capturing heritage/library material and you are most likely to see a mixture of specialist scanning equipment and copy stands using DSLR cameras. The development... read more →
Not names you would normally expect to hear in the same phrase but there is a reason. A recent enquiry from a client led to the installation of a Wicks... read more →
The company behind some of the most popular public and production library and heritage digitisation systems is pleased to announce the launch of its latest product, the K71 camera. The... read more →
Having supplied the Imaging Services department of the Wellcome Library with several types of book scanning and capture systems including book2net A2 High Resolution Scanner with 20cm Motorised Cradle, Guardian... read more →
With the arrival of new products from Inotec, 400 Series Document Scanner, book2net Spirit, book scanner and the Avision document scanners, our sales team have been travelling across the UK... read more →