Tag: Digitisation Behind the scenesFilling in the gaps: acquiring legislation from the Controller’s LibraryTuesday 5 March 2024In late November 2023, we uploaded to legislation.gov.uk the first batch of 7,000 items...Behind the scenesLost in the gutter: mitigating text loss for digitisation projectsWednesday 12 July 2023How our digitisation conservators solved a problem to reveal hidden text....Behind the scenesIntroduction to conservation for digitisationWednesday 22 February 2023The National Archives digitises over 40,000 records every year. Who prepares them?...Archives and archivistsThe removal and/or care of pressure-sensitive tape from paperTuesday 7 September 2021At the end of the 1920s, pressure-sensitive tapes (PSTs) were extensively adopted in museums,...Records and researchLetters of Note: Preparing the Prize Papers for digitisationThursday 30 April 2020Digitisation improves access to The National Archives’ rich collections. It is vital for opening...Behind the scenesRecord copying: Processing orders, promulgating discoveriesThursday 12 September 2019The National Archives has a collection of orderable items standing in excess of 11...Behind the scenesTesting new ‘digitisation on demand’ toolsThursday 9 August 2018Testing new archival tools for ‘digitisation on demand’....Behind the scenesThe materialities of digitisationThursday 2 August 2018Recently, I have blogged about The National Archives’ collaboration with City, University of London,...Behind the scenesDigitising images on seal moulds: an exciting resourceMonday 11 June 2018Our Collection Care department is giving a new lease of life to a set...Records and researchCatalogue as data: hacking the paperThursday 3 May 2018A little while ago I produced a couple of blogs looking at how you...Behind the scenesPreparing a highly fragmented book for digitisationFriday 27 April 2018At The National Archives, before a historical document is digitised, it passes through a...Records and researchSecrecy, sabotage and resistance: a Second World War ‘special relationship’Thursday 29 March 2018For the first time, resources are available to academics and researchers online on the... 1 2 3 »