I have been asked by a small, volunteer run museum for some help and
advice in setting up a digitalisation project to make available to
researchers copies of the County Mail they recently purchased.
These are bound in years, of which I think they have 15 between 1902 and
the 1940s. Apparently the British Library tells us they don't have any
from before 1914, so several of the editions may be the only ones left.
We want to scan them and convert to searchable PDFs, hopefully with a
training element for museum volunteers, which would mean they could
continue after the funding runs out. I was wondering if you had any advice
on how to go about setting up such a project, the sort of technology and
training required, rough cost and whether you know of any similar projects?
Thanks for any help or suggestions you could make,
Natalie
Somerset MDO
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Natalie Watson,
Community Heritage & Museum Development Officer,
Somerset County Museum,
Castle Green,
Taunton,
TA1 4AA
Direct: 01823 320 203
Office: 01823 320 200
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