01 / METHOD
Archive Digitization Process
Assessment, preparation, capture planning, processing, metadata, review and delivery in one controlled workflow.
Explore the Process →EUROPEAN ARCHIVE DIGITIZATION STUDIO
ARCHIVES. CAPTURED FOR DIGITAL ACCESS.
Turn physical books, photographs, documents and historical collections into structured digital resources through a careful sequence of assessment, capture, processing, description and preservation planning.
ARCHIVEASSESSCAPTURE
A CONTROLLED WORKFLOW
Physical evidence. Usable digital access.
Digitization is more than making an image. It connects collection condition, capture choices, descriptive metadata, file structures, quality review and preservation decisions. The right sequence protects context while making material easier to discover and use.
FIVE PRACTICAL ENTRY POINTS
Choose the collection question.
02 / MATERIAL
Book & Manuscript Digitization
Practical guidance for bound volumes, handwritten material, fragile pages, sequence control and description.
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03 / IMAGE
Photograph & Image Digitization
Plan capture for prints, negatives and slides with attention to colour, order, identifiers and metadata.
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04 / TEXT
Document Scanning & OCR
Understand searchable text, optical character recognition limits, page preparation and quality control.
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05 / FUTURE
Digital Archive Planning & Preservation
Design naming, metadata, storage, preservation copies, access copies and sustainable management.
Plan a Digital Archive →OPERATING MODEL
CAPTURE → PROCESS → DESCRIBE → PRESERVE → ACCESS
Each stage answers a different question. Capture records the object. Processing makes the record consistent. Description gives it meaning. Preservation protects continuity. Access makes the result useful to people.
01 Capture / a faithful visual record02 Process / controlled derivatives03 Describe / context and discovery04 Preserve / managed continuity05 Access / appropriate delivery
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Start with the collection, not the equipment.
A useful brief begins with material types, condition, access goals and existing order.