Digital ArchivingDigital Archiving

DEDICATE Final SeminarDEDICATE�Final�Seminar21�October�2013Emily�NimmoThe�Royal�Commission�for�the�Ancient�and�Historical�Monuments�of�Scotland (RCAHMS)Scotland�(RCAHMS)

Structure

• Introduction�to�RCAHMSI d i RCAHMS’ Di i l A hi• Introduction�to�RCAHMS’�Digital�Archive

• Collections ProfileCollections�Profile• Curating Built�Environment�Data�–Current�Projects

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RCAHMS�Digital�Collections

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RCAHMS Digital CollectionsRCAHMS�Digital�Collections•Over 250,000 digital items

24TB f d t•24TB of data

•30,000 digital items30,000 digital items deposited last year

A d 15 000 di iti d•Around 15,000 digitised objects a year

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data in the Digital Archive

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Parsimonious�Preservation

Outcomes for smallOutcomes for small organisations with specialist collections in non standard formatsnon standard formats

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