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Community archives toolkit
Digitisation

Digitisation

Contents

What is digitisation?
Why digitise?
Creating a digitisation plan
Permissions: ownership and rights
Permissions: take down policy and licences
Selection and preparation
Image capture and management
Storing and backing up files
Digital housekeeping
Taking in a digital collection
Digitisation checklist
Further resources
Digitisation procedures and practical tips training video

Further resources

How to digitally archive and share historical photographs, documents and audio recordings (opens new window)
The National Archives: benefits of digitisation (opens new window)
Hampshire Archives: digitising your archives
Community Archives and Heritage Group: digital preservation for community archives (opens new window)
Digital Preservation Coalition: digital preservation handbook (opens new window)

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