Photographing the Simon Papers
My first project at the JRRIL, photographing a complex bound archive, and detailing the specific techniques and equipment needed for this particular work.
Tag: Digitisation
From 2D to 3D – Photogrammetry
Investigating 3D imaging of our Special Collections whilst working from home.
Cataloguing Manuscripts: A Historian’s Reflections
Dr Joanne Edge writes: I am just coming to the end of a 17-month stint setting up an online catalogueContinue Reading
Drawing Dissection: Medical Illustrations by Joseph Jordan’s Apprentice Digitised
I’m delighted to announce the recent digitisation of two unique books from our 19th-century medical collections. Available online in fullContinue Reading
Opening up the Peterloo Collections at the University of Manchester Library
Dr Janette Martin writes: The University of Manchester Library has digitised a second tranche of unique documents and rare printedContinue Reading
Digitising and Cataloguing the Special Collections: Bringing the Digital Backlog and Cataloguing Practice under Control
Posted on behalf of Ourania Karapasia, Metadata Assistant (Imaging). In my previous post: Digitising and Cataloguing the Special Collections IContinue Reading
Digitising and Cataloguing the Special Collections
Posted on behalf of Ourania Karapasia, Metadata Assistant (Imaging). A prime example of neo-Gothic architecture and one of the mostContinue Reading
Peterloo: The Forgotten Massacre?
Dr Janette Martin, curator of a forthcoming Peterloo exhibition at the John Rylands Library, writes: On 16 August 1819 aContinue Reading
Digitisation Projects in the Christian Brethren Archive
I’m delighted to announce the completion of several digitisation projects of material from the Christian Brethren Archive, with special thanksContinue Reading
The Children’s Book Collection in the Christian Brethren Archive
I am pleased to announce that a collection of children’s books in the Christian Brethren Archive has been catalogued. TheContinue Reading