Digital Library Solutions

Right questions to ask when digitizing historic newspapers

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Why digitize? The right reasons.

What is being digitized? And, how?

What is the expected delivery? And, why?

What should be the digitization depth?

How are old images handled?

How will the project be managed?

What infrastructure will be used?

Which storage media is right?

Life after digitization…

Why digitize? The right reasons.

Reduce cost. Increase efficiency. Prepare for a bad day.

Reduce cost of storage & access of archives

Make internal editorial research efficient

Disaster Management Strategy

Monetize?

Individual & Institutional Subscribers

Third-party Syndication

Some wrong reasons

My boss told me to…

Others are doing it…

Money to burn…

What is being digitized? And, how?

Inventory Check

How old? How many? What size? What language? What condition? Color vs. B/w? Newsprint, Microfilm, Microfiche, Images, PDF?

Where is it scanned?

Who manages logistics?

How is inventory managed?

Physical Handling

Storage and Disaster Planning

Quality Assurance Certification (ISO)

What is the expected delivery? And, why?

Digital Edition

Image

Image PDF

Image-over-text PDF

XML

Image

Effective for long-term storage

Re-print in high-resolution

Available in various formats (JPEG/TIFF/PDF)

Image-over-text PDF

Retains originality

Allows search within PDF on background text layer

Highlights search results on foreground image layer

Digital Edition

Standard Web Browser-based

Download & Plug-in free

Access within the Intranet or open up on the Internet

Seamlessly integrates with your current delivery system

Advanced browsing features including Index, Search, Gallery, Print and Share

Pre-bundled with Subscription and Fullfilment features

XML

Standards-based

Future-proof

Integrate with third-party services

Re-purposable

Deliver on any channel / device

Effective Backup & Storage

What should be the digitization depth?

Page Title

Issue Number

Edition

Article Headline

Article Byline

Author

Date

Location

Body / First Paragraph

Abstract

Tagging & Accuracy Depth

How are old images handled? Dust Removal

How are old images handled? Reconstruction

How are old images handled? De-speckling

How are old images handled? Cleaned up Page

How will the project be managed?

What infrastructure will be used?

Scanning Technology

Backup & Storage

Delivery Media

OCR Technology

Decide the right storage media. Your library will live here. Your users will research here. SAN NAS DLT / LTO DVD

Life after digitization…

Monetizing from the digital content

Go-to-market yourself? Institutional Subscriber Individual Subscriber Web Institutional Subscriber Fulfillment Engine Digital Library

Go-to-market through Intermediaries? Digital Library Google News Google Archives Lexis Nexis

Learnings from 400 years of newspaper archival

Deccan Chronicle (74 Years)

Hindustan Times (94 Years)

Bangkok Post (66 Years)

Der Speigel (60 Years)

Hindi Milap (65 Years)

Westender (12 Years)

Schaffner (16 Years)

Customer’s Word

“ By providing their comprehensive Data Digitization and Content Management Solutions, Bodhtree has empowered our initiatives in Repository Management and has helped us to digitally archive over 65 years of priceless newspapers in a short 8 months timeframe.”

T. Venkat Ram Reddy, Chairman, Deccan Chronicle, India

Customer’s Word

“ The archive of newspaper pages digitized and made available on the internet, using Bodhtree’s Digital Archive Solution, is proving popular with readers. I’ve received numerous compliments and commendations from people in the local community. It’s a great historical resource. Even the Brisbane City Council is interested in linking the Westender archives to its own ourbrisbane.com.au internet site.”