Book/Printed Material Remote capture : digitising documentary heritage in challenging locations

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Title

  • Remote capture : digitising documentary heritage in challenging locations

Summary

  • This is a must-read how-to guide if you are planning to embark on a scholarly digitisation project. Tailored to the specifications of the British Library's EAP (Endangered Archives Programme) projects, it is full of sound, practical advice about planning and carrying out a successful digitisation project in potentially challenging conditions. From establishing the scope of the project, via practical considerations about equipment, work routines, staffing, and negotiating local politics, to backing up your data and successfully completing your work, Remote Capture walks you through every stage. Bursting with helpful hints, advice and experiences from people who have completed projects everywhere around the globe from Latin America to Africa to Asia, this book offers a taste of the challenges you might encounter and the best ways to find solutions. With a particular focus on the process of digitisation, whether using a camera or a scanner, Remote Capture is invaluable reading for anybody considering such a project. It will be particularly useful to those who apply for an EAP grant, but the advice in these pages is necessary for anyone wondering how to go about digitising an archive."--Publisher's website.

Names

  • Butterworth, Jody, editor.
  • Farquhar, Adam, editor.
  • Pearson, Andrew (Andrew F.) editor.
  • Sutherland, Patrick, editor.

Created / Published

  • Cambridge, UK : Open Book Publishers, [2018]
  • ©2018

Contents

  • Introduction -- 1. Planning the project. Project design ; Calculating the budget -- 2. Equipment and skills for digitising in the field. Cameras and scanners ; The Digital SLR camera: a general introduction ; DSLRs: principles and settings ; Tripods, copy stands and remote controls ; Lighting and flash ; Copying glass plate negatives and transparencies ; Essential equipment and skills ; Practical advice for photography in the field ; Hard drives and data management -- 3. Image standards. Introduction ; Considerations ; Examples of good and bad images -- 4. Collection care and document handling. General considerations for safe handling of library material ;Dirty and dusty material ; Pictures and glass plate negatives ; Loose-leaf items ; Bound items ; Housing -- 5. A workflow for digitisation. Preparation ; Creation of the digital images ; Renaming and organising the digital images ; Developing and exporting the digital images ; Backing up ; Virus checking ; Cataloguing/creation of metadata -- 6. On the ground. Before departure ; Politics ; Local liaison and partnerships ; Managing expectations ; Communication ; Staff and their management ; Money ; Outreach and publicity -- Conclusion.

Headings

  • -  Archival materials--Digitization--Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • -  Digital preservation--Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • -  Historic preservation--Technological innovations--Handbooks, manuals, etc
  • -  Photography--Digital techniques--Handbooks, manuals, etc

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references (page 175) and index.
  • -  Description based on online resources; title from PDF title page (Open Book Publishers website, viewed on March 24, 2020).

Medium

  • 1 online resource (181 pages)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Z701.3.C65

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2019452733

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Access Advisory

  • Unrestricted online access

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Pearson, Andrew Editor. Remote Capture: Digitising Documentary Heritage in Challenging Locations. editeds by Butterworth, Jody, Farquhar, Adam, and Sutherland, Patrick [Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, ©, 2018] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2019452733/.

APA citation style:

Pearson, A. E., Butterworth, J., Farquhar, A. & Sutherland, P., eds. (2018) Remote Capture: Digitising Documentary Heritage in Challenging Locations. [Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, ©] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2019452733/.

MLA citation style:

Pearson, Andrew Editor. Remote Capture: Digitising Documentary Heritage in Challenging Locations. ed by Butterworth, Jody, Farquhar, Adam, and Sutherland, Patrick [Cambridge, UK: Open Book Publishers, ©, 2018] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2019452733/>.