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Digitising Large Archives - And Is It Worth It?

  HOW TO DIGITISE YOUR ARCHIVE   Whether you’re a publisher , a library , corporate or private client , you almost certainly have hundreds, if not thousands, of historic archives that are hugely valuable , that require digitising to help preserve historical content or to build an online platform for viewing.      Digitising an archive to make works available online sounds easy, but the reality of finding, transporting, scanning, refining, and organising large collections of historical publications is anything but.  De livering a digital archive is full of surprises:   “ Whilst working with aged, related archives, it is impossible to truly know what to expect when we start preparing the digitisation.  We need to be aware of all eventualities with old media . ”   Cheryl-Lee Foulsham – Director Oxford Duplication Centre   1 . DON’T GO IT ALONE ; TRUSTING YOUR DIGITISATION COMPANY WITH YOUR ARCHIVE   One of the most complex proj...