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Jess Sturman-Coombs

Jess Sturman-Coombs | Consultant | TownsWebArchiving

Jess Sturman-Coombs is a Content Marketing Executive at TownsWeb Archiving with a background in publishing, teaching, and the creative written word. She recently completed her Masters at Birkbeck University of London and is currently working towards a PhD through The University of Northampton, with a focus on class and women’s writing. She strongly believes that culture and heritage play a fundamental role in identity, lived experience, and a sense of place, and that this should be safeguarded for the shared benefit of past, present and future generations.


Resources by Jess Sturman-Coombs


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As a medium-sized heritage organisation with a valuable archive, and possible brand identity too, how do you go about planning for the digitisation of your content? This guide seeks to offer some practical advice, points for consideration, and signpost some really informative resources to get you started.

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Digitisation serves a range of purposes and offers many benefits for heritage archives. As a small organisation you may be wondering how you might plan and prepare for digitisation. This is a concise guide on how to get started and what to consider.

Digital Heritage Hub is managed by Arts Marketing Association (AMA) in partnership with The Heritage Digital Consortium and The University of Leeds. It has received Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and National Lottery funding, distributed by The Heritage Fund as part of their Digital Skills for Heritage initiative. Digital Heritage Hub is free and answers small to medium sized heritage organisations most pressing and frequently asked digital questions.

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