Digital ArchivingDigital Archiving
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• 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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