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University of Salford: Transforming Digital Access
After digitising three diverse collections for the University of Salford – Alexandra Mitchell tells us about their exciting plans for an accessible future!
TownsWeb were incredibly responsive to our short timescale to digitise a set of photographs for a live student project, even working late into the evening to ensure that the students would get them in time. Their work enabled the students to curate an exhibition for their assessment deadline. Townsweb work was professional and of high quality, and their customer service continues to be excellent.
Safeguard heritage
Counter deterioration, damage and loss with robust digital duplicates
Protect assets
Maintain reputation and integrity stylistically and guard against infringements
Broaden engagement
Innovate to attract new online audiences and reconnect with existing ones
Futureproof education
Harness the value of digitised material to create robust, educational resources
Digitisation
Digitise your academic archives
The access and research of academic archives must always be weighed against the vulnerable nature of physical heritage items, presenting a real dilemma for collection holders. Creating digital replicas of physical archive material overcomes barriers to access and removes the risks associated with physical handling. Digitisation enables archive content to be used for powerful and engaging digital storytelling and the creation of valuable educational resources.
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Data Capture
Harness valuable, searchable content
To gain full control of your academic archive it is important to ensure that all the data contained within it has been captured. Our range of data capture services are employed at either the point of, or post digitisation, and specialist technicians are always on hand to help with the important move from physical to digital academic archive, harnessing the detail that will later drive your search facility.
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Publishing
Manage and showcase your collections
Increasingly, holders of academic archives are looking to find new and innovative ways to manage and share their collections online through creative and engaging educational resources. Digital records can be used to create visually appealing digital stories and informative learning materials. When partnered with PastView they benefit from phenomenal opportunities for access and discovery, pushing boundaries and surpassing limitations.
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I’m here to help!
Talking to people about their specific material and short and long term archive goals is what we do. You really can’t beat speaking to a human, so do get in touch for an informal chat with Josh about the digitisation and publishing or your academic archive.
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"Large building plans and drawings can be tricky for us to retrieve from the store and for researchers to handle. Coupled with the Covid-19 lockdowns it became important to us to think about how we could provide access in other ways. After receiving some internal funding we were able to get the plans digitized, which will really open up access and of course help to preserve the originals! I was impressed with how Townsweb were able to digitally stitch together the largest plans and complete the work to our tight deadline."
Alexandra Mitchell
University of Salford
The digitisation of William Bradshaw’s journal was a key priority in our ambitions to share this incredible document with as wide an audience as possible. We’re absolutely delighted with the fantastic job that TownsWeb Archiving have done and the great care and attention to detail that their work included. We can’t wait to start sharing this wonderful resource!
Dan Copley
Edge Hill University
"TownsWeb were incredibly responsive to our short timescale to digitise a set of photographs for a live student project, even working late into the evening to ensure that the students would get them in time. Their work enabled the students to curate an exhibition for their assessment deadline. Townsweb work was professional and of high quality, and their customer service continues to be excellent."
Sarah Mahurter
University of the Arts London
"Royal College of Nursing’s old physical publications can be difficult to find outside of our London library. With members across the UK, and users from across the world, having digitised access is really important to us. Understanding historic developments in clinical nursing practice can have a significant impact for nursing today. Some internal funding meant we could digitise a tranche of past publications, making professional nursing more visible. Townsweb’s support for this work means we will be able to provide a quality service to our users quickly and effectively."
Teresa Doherty
Royal College of Nursing
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