Presentation at the LIFE-SHARE Project's Digitisation Collaboration Colloquium, in Sheffield, March 2011. Uploaded with permission.

1. Digitisation in the PUBLIC EYE James Robinson Gwen Jones The John Rylands University Library Manchester

3. the logistics of digitising in a public space

4. methods of audience engagement

8. CHICC partners Chetham’s Library Brotherton Library Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester Museum CENGAGE learning The Folio Society National Trust Historic House Libraries - Townend, Tatton, Petworth

9. Digitising Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales Petworth House, Sussex

12. Wider audience

13. New visitors

14. Give advice on caring for items

16. Combining the strengths of UMIST and The Victoria University of Manchester

17. Text Costs against Value Text

19. Items usually hidden away are out ‘on display’

20. Digital technology allows a much closer look, from much further away

22. Reaching out to a different demographic

23. Reaching out to new audiences

24. Media Interest - television and radio interviews

25. Online media interest - using social media

26. Building audiences for the future - blog subscriptions, twitter followers etc

28. iPad

29. Face to face interaction

30. Live demonstrations

32. Handouts - information about the project

33. Information about the venue

34. Information about collections

35. Use of audio visual media platforms

37. Using another laptop to display images or powerpoint

38. The iPad itself attracted interest from visitors

42. Not without Costs

43. Value outweighs cost

44. Great promotion of services/collections

46. Crowd-sourcing

47. Follow on work e.g. facsimiles

48. Interactive Exhibits

49. Online Collection

50. ‘Museum Experience’ for the Digital AgeText

51. Thank you! chiccmanchester.worpress.com manchester.ac.uk/library/chicc Twitter; @chiccmanchester james.robinson-3@manchester.ac.uk gwen.jones@manchester.ac.uk Combining the strengths of UMIST and The Victoria University of Manchester