Full Text Book: “Remote Capture: Digitising Documentary Heritage in Challenging Locations” (Free and Fee-Based Versions Available)
The following recently published book is available download (Free; PDF, epub, mobi versions), to read online, and/or for purchase.
Title
Remote Capture: Digitising Documentary Heritage in Challenging Locations
Editors
Jody Butterworth
Andrew Pearson
Patrick Sutherland
Adam Farquhar
Source
Open Book Publishers
DOI: 10.11647/OBP.0138
CC BY 4.0
From the Description
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.
Direct to Remote Capture: Digitising Documentary Heritage in Challenging Locations
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See Also: Blog Post by Jody Butterworths About Book (via EAP Blog)
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About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.