33. Where do I start when creating a digital archive?

Digitising content is a great way to preserve and share your archive. But how do you start this process and what are the main planning considerations in terms of time, cost, capacity and skills? These resources will explain how to digitise your content and where to start when creating a digital archive.

I’m a small-sized heritage organisation, how do I plan for digitising my content?

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.

I’m a medium-sized heritage organisation, how do I plan for digitising my content?

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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Where do I start with creating a digital archive?

Creating a new digital archive requires a bit of forethought and consideration. In this article, we’ll give you some useful tips to help you get started with the process of creating a digital archive.

Levels

1. Beginners
You're starting from scratch, or you need a digital skills and knowledge refresh. You're time poor and need a quick fix.

Level 2 2. Development
You've mastered the basics and now you want to fine tune your digital skills and knowledge. You're looking for new ideas and inspiration to achieve what you want to achieve.

Level 3 3. Advanced
You know what you're doing digitally but you want to do it better. You're keen to test and experiment and take your heritage organisation to the next level.