Classic car enthusiasts are in for a treat at this year's Classic Motor Show, taking place at the NEC from 10th to 12th November. Once again, Genus will be exhibiting... read more →
Genus and Zeutschel were very pleased to host a Digitisation and Standards Quality Management Conference at the Wellcome Trust on Tuesday 13th June 2023. Many thanks to Richard Everett and... 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 →
We’re really excited to be at the Museums and Heritage Show in Olympia on Wednesday 10th and Thursday 11th May. One of the things we’re most excited about is being... 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 →
From the 11th - 13th November 2022 Genus showcased its’ new 3D Object Digitisation Service in conjunction with digitisation.io at the Classic Motor Show at the NEC in Birmingham. Our... read more →
For over 40 years Genus has been a trusted supplier of photographic and digitisation supplies and services to the museums, libraries and archives sector. Now, in partnership with digitisation experts,... read more →
On Thursday 13th October Genus held our inaugural Pixels of Possibility event at the Silverstone Interactive Museum. It was an amazing day, attended by over 30 different organisations - all... 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 →
GENUS are pleased to announce that two brand new scanners have been introduced to the Zeutschel range of book scanners - the OS A and OS C. The world premiere... 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 →
We are delighted to announce we have formed a commercial partnership with the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC) to offer a bespoke digitisation service to the many organisations;... 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 →
On Saturday 22nd January 2022 Genus were very pleased to exhibit at their first event since the start of COVID. Genus was one of a select few companies invited to... read more →
During the COVID infested year of 2021 Genus kept busy with a raft of green initiatives to lower the impact of our activities on the environment. We underwent a major... 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 →
A 21-year-old apprentice has told Nuneaton MP Marcus Jones how securing an apprenticeship with a local family business is helping both her and her employer reach their goals. Emily Negus... 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 completed a project for the Scottish Fisheries Museum to digitise their photographic negative collection. In this blog we interview Linda Fitzpatrick, Curator at the Scottish Fisheries Museum... read more →
Genus has recently completed a very interesting project to capture the historic Trophy collection of British Racing Motors (BRM). Founded in 1949 and active in Formula One from 1951 to... 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 →
We are pleased to announce the recertification of our ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System. We have taken the opportunity to bring certification in line with our ISO 27001:2013 Information Security... read more →
Digital obsolescence is becoming a greater problem day by day. Digital resources become no longer readable because either the physical media, the reader required to read the media, the hardware,... 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 →
Genus has been selected to digitise an exciting Glass Plate Negative collection, previously unseen for generations. The collection was made by Alfred Ernest Raddy, the great grandfather of Colin Raddy,... read more →
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on people, businesses and the economy on a global level. The huge levels of infections and unprecedented (in modern times) loss of... read more →
Goobi is a post-processing and workflow application for digitisation projects. It is completely configurable with the ability to add or remove modules according to the workflow requirements of the organisation.... read more →
Our largest project of 2019 was conducted on behalf of one of our closest Print Services & Solutions partners - HP. Genus has worked on several projects with HP, as... read more →
A free webinar presented by: Geoff Laycock, Director at Scan Data Experts - in association with Genus Thu, July 9, 2020 - 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM BST When embarking on a... read more →
Sanlam are a major provider of financial products and services. Established internationally for over 100 years they are a proven market leader with innovation a key cornerstone of their award... read more →
With the recent worldwide COVID-19 pandemic Genus has been approached by several organisations, keen to release the key data held in their microfilms and microfiche. Talking to some of these... read more →
Recollect is pleased to announce the appointment of Genus as reseller for the United Kingdom and Ireland. Recollect is proud to collaborate and partner with Genus, an industry leader with many... 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 →
After our recent article on Intelligent Microfilm Genus has been approached to talk about the scanning of Microfilms specifically for Universities, Schools, Libraries, Genealogists and Researchers. Microfilm and Microfiche hold... read more →
Many employees are now working from home during these difficult times. It has been relatively easy for organisations to set up emails, business systems and video conferencing etc. to enable... read more →
On Thursday 19th March 2020 we released a business statement detailing our responses, messages and new practices in light of COVID-19. Here is our latest update on the current situation... 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 →
Need better access to records whilst working from home? Are your employees working from home? Is access to vital business documents becoming an issue for these employees? Do you need... read more →
Genus/The Microfilm Shop will be Open for Business as normal during these troubled times of the COVID-19 virus. We have detailed below our responses, messages and new practices in light... 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 →
2019 was another exciting and successful year at Genus Our Digitisation Studio had an amazing year with a second shift having to be introduced to run from 17.00 – 22.00... read more →
It’s not uncommon for the current generation of desktop or departmental scanners to capture in excess of 200 images per minute, it’s never been easier to capture large numbers of... read more →
The date for Windows 7 End of Life is 14th January 2020. This means Microsoft will discontinue all support, and all updates, including security updates. Up to this date, we... 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 →
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 →
Easier operation and higher productivity - upgrade offer available More functionality at the same price: The new zeta comes with a larger, state-of-the-art touchscreen, more computing power under Windows 10... read more →
Join us in Leeds, Bristol or Nuneaton Back in 2015 we held the first of our many Digitisation Workshops at our studio facilities in Nuneaton. With over 15 open days... 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 →
In August 2017 we announced the installation of Goobi workflow management software to aid our digitisation processes, since then Goobi has helped us manage several complex digitisation projects of a... read more →