Microfilm Conversion Solution for CLIR Grant

Partner with Us on a CLIR Application – Our Microfilm Conversion Solution and Your Special Collection Archives

The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is awarding grants to digitize hidden special collections and archives. BMI Imaging wants to partner with you; leverage our microfilm conversion solution with your CLIR grant application. We have been in business since 1958 and Digital ReeL is installed nationwide at libraries, historical societies, educational institutions and government agencies.

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Digitizing microfilm has never been easier or more affordable than it is today with Digital ReeL.

Our solution digitizes your microfilm or microfiche at our California (Silicon Valley) microfilm conversion facility. We include an easy-to-use app that enables your staff and patrons to scroll digital microfilm rolls or microfiche sheets from a computer. Full text search is included to make it easy to locate articles, records and other historical documents with key words, numbers and phrases. Our unique adjustable grayscale feature converts grainy and difficult to read images into real photos.

Digitizing Microfilm at Yuba Library | Read the Case Study

Microfiche Conversion SolutionGina Zurakowski, Archives Librarian, selected BMI to digitize 1,200 microfilm rolls of the Appeal-Democrat newspaper (dates back to 1849). Staff and patrons, many researching the Gold Rush, easily access the digital microfilm library from one of several public library workstations. Read the full case study.

Read other case studies to learn how organizations nationwide are digitizing microfilm with Digital ReeL.

Digital ReeL is Unlike Other Microfilm Conversion Services

  • Affordably priced per microfilm roll or microfiche sheet
  • Microfilm conversion accuracy: at our California facility, we scan the entire roll or fiche to ensure no record is lost during conversion
  • Digital ReeL interface emulates the look of a physical reader printer
  • Users search and retrieve information using the same indexing in your current physical archive (e.g. date, roll/frame, page number); full text included to find keywords across the entire archive
  • Image optimization tools that enable readers to enhance difficult to read articles and grainy photos
  • On premise and hosted option (let us host your records from our secure data center)

Submit Your Microfilm Conversion Solution to CLIR By April 30th!

CLIR plans to award $4 million through the Digitizing Hidden Special Collections and Archives program. Projects can qualify for grants from $50,000 to $250,000. There is no better microfilm conversion solution CLIR applications than Digital ReeL! It’s affordable and the interface is elegant and easy to use, making it perfect for public-facing library and historical society terminals.

Contact us for microfilm conversion leveraging a CLIR grant.
Call (800) FLY-FILM.