The second set of problems we encountered were the internal technical difficulties. These included problems with scanning and HTML editors. The scanning program froze time and time again. We also had problems regarding the material that was being scanned. Because much of it was from old newspaper clippings from old, worn microfilm, the scanner had difficulty scanning the text at all.
Scanners work best on larger fonts that are clear and distinct.
This meant considerable time was spent correcting the scanned materials and occasionally going back to the old-fashioned method of typing things over. There were command problems and we also discovered a browser incompatibility with pages created on Claris. The third problem we encountered, source problems, is similar to problems any research project might encounter. We had to decide how to balance the primary and secondary materials used for the project and to determine the most credible sources. In order to save time on some sections, we wanted to use materials already available on the web.