200 Manuscripts in 200 Days: High Throughput Digitization of the Advocates' Manuscript Collection
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ARCHIVING_2020_art00020_Gavin-Willshaw.pdf
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Resource type
Conference paper (published)
Creator (person)
Willshaw, Gavin
Date published
April 7, 2020
Abstract
The National Library of Scotland is pioneering a new approach to the digitization of medieval manuscripts, using the Book2Net Dragon system to image over 200 fragile and unique volumes in just one year. This paper provides an overview of the project to date, highlighting the balance the Library has been able to reach between maintaining quality and high throughput while minimizing damage made to the material. It discusses why the Library purchased the Dragon system, summarizes its key features and provides an honest assessment of the Library's experience to date. Furthermore, the paper outlines how this new work strand has been integrated into the wider digitization program and the strategic aim to have a third of collections in digital format by 2025.
Project(s)
Medieval Advocates manuscripts digitisation
Event title
Archiving 2020
Publisher
Society for Imaging Science and Technology
Place of publication
Springfield, Virginia, USA
eISSN
2161-8798
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In Copyright