DOCUMENT & HERITAGE DIGITISATION

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Heritage Digitisation

Professional scanning and digital imaging for books, documents, manuscripts, archives, maps, plans, artwork and heritage collections.

FROM EVERYDAY RECORDS TO HISTORIC COLLECTIONS

Digitisation for documents, books and heritage materials

Oxford Duplication Centre provides professional document and heritage digitisation for corporate, consumer, academic and heritage clients. Our services cover everything from individual documents and books through to substantial archival collections.

We can work with fragile and bound materials, mixed paper collections, oversized maps and plans, artwork and other originals where careful handling and appropriate imaging are essential.

Books Rare · Fragile · Bound · Journals
Documents Corporate · Archive · Ephemera
Large Format Maps · Plans · Drawings · Artwork
Heritage Museums · Libraries · Research
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Books, Volumes & Publications

Book, journal, diary, manuscript and periodical digitisation.

Book scanning and digitisation
DOCUMENT & HERITAGE

Book Scanning

Non-destructive and destructive book scanning for corporate, consumer and heritage collections.

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Bound volume scanning
DOCUMENT & HERITAGE

Bound Volumes

Careful digitisation of bound volumes, ledgers, registers and historic publications.

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Fragile book scanning
SPECIALIST SCANNING

Fragile Books

Specialist handling and scanning for fragile, rare and valuable books.

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Manuscript scanning
HERITAGE

Manuscripts

High-quality imaging for manuscripts, research collections and historic papers.

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Diary and minute book scanning
BOOKS & RECORDS

Diaries & Minute Books

Digitisation of diaries, minute books, registers and handwritten volumes.

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Journal scanning
PUBLICATIONS

Journals

Professional scanning for journals, periodicals and research publications.

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Magazine scanning
PUBLICATIONS

Magazine Scanning

High-quality digitisation of magazines, periodicals and printed publications.

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OCR and searchable document scanning
DIGITAL ACCESS

OCR & Searchable Documents

Create searchable digital documents using OCR processing where required.

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Documents & Business Records

Corporate, fragile, mixed-paper and on-demand document scanning.

Corporate document scanning
CORPORATE

Corporate Document Scanning

Professional scanning of business records, paper files and operational documents.

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Fragile document scanning
SPECIALIST

Fragile Documents

Careful digitisation of delicate, damaged and historically important paper.

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Scan on Demand
ON DEMAND

Scan on Demand

Individual documents and smaller scanning projects without a large-volume commitment.

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Ephemera collection digitisation
COLLECTIONS

Ephemera Collections

Digitisation of tickets, leaflets, programmes, posters and other paper ephemera.

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Heritage document digitisation
HERITAGE

Heritage Documents

Digitisation of historic documents, records and research collections.

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Heritage & Archive Collections

Specialist digitisation for museums, archives, universities and historical collections.

Heritage digitisation
HERITAGE

Heritage Digitisation

Professional imaging for historic and culturally significant collections.

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Heritage book digitisation
HERITAGE

Heritage Books

Specialist digitisation of historic and valuable bound books.

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Heritage artwork digitisation
HERITAGE

Heritage Artwork

Digitisation of heritage artwork, prints, documents and collection materials.

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Historical archives
ARCHIVES

Historical Archives

Digitisation projects for local history, research and archival collections.

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War diary digitisation
HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS

War Diaries

Digitisation of historic diaries, records and personal collections.

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Cultural heritage digitisation
CULTURAL HERITAGE

Cultural Heritage Collections

Imaging services for museums, libraries and cultural organisations.

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Maps, Plans & Large Format

Oversized maps, drawings, artwork, parchment and technical documents.

Wide format scanning
LARGE FORMAT

Wide Format Scanning

Wide-format scanning for oversized documents, technical drawings, plans and records.

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A0 scanning
LARGE FORMAT

A0 Scanning

Large-format A0 scanning for plans, drawings, maps and oversized documents.

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Artwork and A0+ scanning
ARTWORK

Artwork & A0+ Scanning

High-quality wide-format imaging for artwork, prints, posters and oversized originals.

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Maps plans and drawings
MAPS & PLANS

Maps, Plans & Drawings

Digitisation of maps, plans, drawings and oversized technical originals.

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Parchment scanning
SPECIALIST MATERIALS

Parchment & Historic Materials

Careful imaging of parchment, linen, cotton and other specialist originals.

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Ordnance Survey map scanning
MAPS

Ordnance Survey Maps

High-quality scanning of historical and modern OS maps.

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Heritage document and book digitisation
SPECIALIST MATERIALS

Careful handling for valuable and historic originals

Document and heritage collections often require more than standard scanning. We consider the condition, construction, size and intended use of each collection before production begins.

Where appropriate, we can work with fragile books, bound volumes, manuscripts, parchment, oversized documents, maps, artwork and historic paper.

A PROFESSIONAL COLLECTION WORKFLOW

From original document to digital archive

01

Assess

Review format, condition, quantity and the intended use of the digital files.

02

Prepare

Organise originals and select the appropriate handling and imaging method.

03

Capture

Digitise at an agreed specification for access, publication, research or preservation.

04

Process

Apply agreed cropping, tonal, colour, file naming or OCR processing where required.

05

Deliver

Provide digital files in the agreed format and structure for your workflow.

DIGITAL OUTPUTS

Files built around how you will use the collection

Documents and books can be delivered in practical formats for access, publication, research, printing, OCR and digital archiving. Requirements can be agreed before production begins.

PDF & Searchable PDF Useful for access, distribution, document management and OCR workflows.
TIFF / High-Quality Images Suitable where image quality and preservation are priorities.
JPEG Convenient access files for websites, reference and everyday use.