Digital Services (DLC)
Smathers Libraries
University of Florida
P.O Box 117003
Gainesville, FL 32611 USA
P: 352.273.2900
F: 352.846.3702
UFDC@uflib.ufl.edu
An A B C, for Baby Patriots
Description: An A B C, for Baby Patriots, by Mary Frances Ames, 1899.Collection: Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature Digital Collection
Drew Field Echoes
Description: Newspaper published at the Drew Field Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.Collection: Florida Digital Newspaper Library
Antique Maps, Historic Sanborn Maps, and Aerial Photography
Collection: Map & Imagery Library Digital Collections
Archie Carr and Sea Turtles
Description: Archie Carr attaching weather balloons to sea turtles.Collection: University Archives Photograph Collection
Alice in Wonderland
Collection:Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature Digital Collection
Alfred Browning Parker
Description: Alfred Browning Parker, architectural drawings, from the University of Florida Architecture ArchivesCollection: University of Florida Libraries Architecture Archives Collection
Digital Library Center: Average File Sizes
Online files are approximately 1/3 of the archival file size.
| Type | Average Archival File Size | Online, Derivatives (33%) |
| photo | 27 MB | 8.91 MB |
| archival page, color | 27 MB | 8.91 MB |
| archival page, grayscale | 13.5 MB | 4.45 MB |
| average archival | 20.25 MB | 6.68 MB |
| newspaper page | 64MB (Texas Digital Newspaper Program) | 21.12MB |
| microfilm reel (1,000 frames) | 64,000 MB | 21,334 MB |
| Map/large format | 250 MB | 82.5 MB |
| 30 minute oral history audio & PDF transcript (born digital; multiple derivatives; assumes 500MB audio and 15 page PDF at archival grayscale size) | 705 MB (varies) | 233 MB (varies) |
| 30 minute video from DVD file (born digital; multiple derivatives; assumes maximum full DVD size of 4.4GB) | 3.5 GB (varies; assumes 1GB original file and alternate formats that add an additional 2.5X the size) | varies widely (can even be 0 if streaming via YouTube or similar and full files available only on request) |
| slide, 35mm (scanned at 4000dpi) | 52 MB | 17.16 MB |
| Color transparency (scanned at 900dpi) | 52 MB | 17.16 MB |
Resources:
- MB to GB to TB converter
- Estimating pages: "A cubic foot of records comprises about 2,000 pages." (http://www.archives.gov/foia/ufos.html). The average archive box is 5 inches.
Last modified: Wednesday April 04 2012Laurie Taylor
