[Ohiodig] [EXTERNAL] microfilm question

Mon Mar 9 08:03:14 EDT 2026

Good Morning,

We digitized of our microfilm through Newspapers.com several years ago. It was free except for shipping and patrons can view our local digitized papers through an inhouse/online repository without a subscription. If you're interested in learning more or want my contact, email me.

Best,
Rachel

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While we are on the topic of microfilm, does anyone have any vendor recommendations for digitizing entire rolls?

Thanks,
Jennifer

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Subject: Re: [Ohiodig] [EXTERNAL] microfilm question

Hi Marsha,

Is this is a digital microfilm reader that the patron could extract image captures from? If so I think they could try an AI transcription tool like Transkribus<https://www.transkribus.org/>?

If it's a digital microfilm reader, they could also try adjusting some of the brightness/contrast settings directly in the software. I've found that useful on occasion when I'm in a similar situation.

Hope that's (kind of) helpful...?

Nick

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Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Ohiodig] microfilm question

Hello all,

A patron has asked the following, and I don't work with microfilm much.

Looking at old papers from the 1840s on microfilm and some of the print is not legible - is there any kind of program that can view a document and kind of fill in the letters like what's most probable letter; that could interpret what the print would actually say if I actually had the original print?

Any software that can fill in missing letters in microfilm?

Thanks!
Marsha

Marsha Miles, MLIS

Assistant Director for Collections & Resource Management

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Michael Schwartz Library, RT 324C

Cleveland State University

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