04504cam a2200493 i 4500 21479517 OSt 20260722201504.0 m o d cr ||||||||||| 200325t20182018enk obf 001 0 eng 9781783744756 (pdf) 9781783744763 (epub) 21479517 DLC eng DLC rda pn pcc 19.01.03 B 988 Remote capture : digitising documentary heritage in challenging locations / edited by Jody Butterworth, Andrew Pearson, Patrick Sutherland and Adam Farquhar. Cambridge, UK : Open Book Publishers, [2018] ©2018 1 online resource (181 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Open field guides series, 2514-250X ; vol. 1 Includes bibliographical references (page 175) and index. 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. Unrestricted online access 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. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Description based on online resources; title from PDF title page (Open Book Publishers website, viewed on March 24, 2020). Archival materials Digitization Handbooks, manuals, etc. Digital preservation Handbooks, manuals, etc. Historic preservation Technological innovations Handbooks, manuals, etc. Photography Digital techniques Handbooks, manuals, etc. Butterworth, Jody, editor. Farquhar, Adam, editor. Pearson, Andrew (Andrew F.) editor. Sutherland, Patrick, editor. gdcebookspublic 2019452733 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2019452733 0 ibc origres 3 ncip 20 y-gencatlg udc EBOOK 0 61399 61399 0 0 udc 0 0 CRCM CRCM 2026-07-22 0 19.01.03 B 988 0000000324830 2026-07-22 19:35:28 2026-07-22 EBOOK