The archive market is relatively recent. For less than a decade, producers have been realizing the value of a second market for images. It is important to note, however, that it is almost always the same documents that are presented to viewers. Almost 80% of images produced are never used again, due to a lack of referencing and accessibility.

Accessibility involves the essential step of providing access to content information, i.e. datas and meta-datas. We also need to enable these documents to be viewed without damaging the originals.
Today, digitization is an essential step in the preservation process. It not only saves our heritage from the ageing of analogue media, but also eliminates the inconvenience caused by the disappearance of analogue media players.

The Internet now makes it possible to view digitized documents anywhere in the world, without having to leave the office.