1. A methodology for imaging documents, said methodology comprising the steps of: (a) placing a label on an edge of at least one document, said label comprising a first part and a second part, said second part of said label comprising an ordered identifier and wherein said first part is located on the surface of said at least one document and said second part extends beyond said edge of said at least one document; (b) scanning said at least one document and said label to create an image, said image comprising a scan of both said document and said label; and (c) cropping said image to remove the portion of said image containing said second part of said label.