Jostein Oksne wrote:
> Hi, Paul.
> I think the key question to labelling is how much (and what kind of)
> meta-information you wish to put into the numbering system.
>
> Personally I have used a serial-number apporach for a long time, but I have
> been quite unhappy with it. The serial number just gives the relative order
> of the individual slides, nothing else. Some time ago I realised that the
> mounted slide is not really the main unit in my archive; the film it comes
> from is.
>
> So now I use a two-part number: <film no.>-<frame no.>. Not very
> sophisticated, but it works. When looking at a slide, there is a direct
> reference to the film that holds alternative exposures, etc.
>
I also use the <film no.>-<frame no.> system for storing my slides in the
archival holders that fit in three ring binders. All other info about the
slides are stored & search able in a database.
David S.
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