Hi Krysia,
 
We're in the process of scanning in our paper back-up files (reports, articles etc) at the moment. We're going with pdf format as well, but with Optical Character Recognition so that we can search them by text.
 
thanks
 
Alex
 

Alex Godden

Archaeologist/ Historic Data Manager

Archaeology & Historic Buildings

Landscape, Planning & Heritage

Environment Department

Hampshire County Council

Tel. 023 8038 3432 Fax. 023 8038 3353

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Dear All

 

We are in the process of getting quotations for scanning our report library in London and have been trying to decide on the best format for storage and distribution.  After some deliberations we are thinking of going with PDF A.  Has anyone else used this format for report scanning?  If so, were there any problems with it?  Any comments on scanning formats other people have used would be really helpful as well.  Could you please reply to me off list ([log in to unmask] )?

 

Thank you,

 

Krysia

 

Krystyna Truscoe

Greater London Sites and Monuments Record Officer

Greater London Archaeology Advisory Service

English Heritage London Region

1 Waterhouse Square

138-142 Holborn

London EC1N 2ST

 

Tel:  0207 9733779

 

Please see our website:

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/glaas

 


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