In 2021, the State Library of Victoria’s Digital Production team embraced 3D digitization through photogrammetry, led by Dr. Katrina Grant and Professor Mitchell Whitelaw from the Australian National University. The team, including Senior Production Technician Bart Geraedts, successfully navigated the process using Metashape software. They created seven detailed 3D assets from rare items in the Emmerson Collection, employing innovative techniques such as focus stacking, where each camera position captured 14 frames.
ALIA Digitisation & Preservation Engagement
Hear speakers from Trove, Wikimedia, and the Biodiversity Heritage Library talk about internal and external engagement for digitised collections.Downloads
WHITE PAPER: Basic Inspection Techniques To Sample The Condition of Magnetic Tape
To prevent damage during use and premature loss during storage, it is necessary to inspect magnetic tapes on a periodic basis. Basic warning signs of tape instability can often be identified using the following guidelines.
SPECS BROS. have a useful site for information on archival transfer, restoration and preservation of legacy audio visual materials as part of the digitisation process.
Digitization program planning
Planning a digitisation program? Here are some things to consider:
Queen Victoria’s Royal visit to Dublin, Ireland, 4th April – 26th April, 1900: a collection gem from QUT Digital Collections
Robert August Henry L'Estrange took this image and another twenty one when he was in Dublin in April 1900. Queen Victoria, then aged eighty paid her last visit to Dublin, on what was nicknamed the "Boer War Tour" as army recruitment was down and...