Consider consulting with Volker Blasius to see if he has any converns or
opinions on the matter (volker.blasius@gmd.de).
The difficulty with scanning graphics is that you need to use a
reasonably standard representation so that not too many people are left
out in the cold. What does that leave, DVI? GIF? PostScript?
Perhaps a miniature "contents" file for each issue would address the
problem of how to group them, or if they're brief enough, one for all the
files.
Excellent idea, and thank you for bringing back these "lost" items!