Manuscript digitisation
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The document discusses the goals and methods of manuscript digitization at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA). The goals are dissemination of manuscripts to make them accessible, preservation of the content by preventing deterioration, and enabling new research opportunities. The document provides recommendations for scanning parameters, file formats, and storage locations to ensure high quality preservation while allowing various modes of access, from screen viewing to printing. It also describes IGNCA's efforts to digitize over 25,000 sheets of Russian manuscripts and 150 microfilm rolls of Sanskrit and Persian manuscripts.
Manuscript digitisation
- 1. Manuscript Digitisation Sanjay Goel IGNCA 02.02.02 www.ignca.nic.in Jan ‘ 2002 -> 2.75 lac hits Sanjay Goel, IGNCA, 2002
- 2. Manuscript Digitisation : Goals Dissemination Preservation of the copy Research Sanjay Goel, IGNCA, 2002
- 3. Manuscript Digitisation : Goals Dissemination Preservation of the copy Research Not to replace preservation of the original Sanjay Goel, IGNCA, 2002
- 4. Dissemination : Goals Screen viewing of the text only Screen viewing of the text with the look and feel of the original ----------------------------------------------- Paper printing of the text only Paper printing of the text with the look and feel of the original Sanjay Goel, IGNCA, 2002
- 5. Preservation : Goals Future proof dissemination Sanjay Goel, IGNCA, 2002
- 6. Maximum Display surface resolutions Computer Screen : 75 dpi Paper : 300++ dpi dpi- dots per inch Sanjay Goel, IGNCA, 2002
- 7. Scanning parameters Spatial resolution : dpi Colour resolution : bits/dot Storage parameters File format & size : uncompressed / compressed Sanjay Goel, IGNCA, 2002
- 8. Compression techniques Uncompressed: very large files Lossless : less compression, large files Lossy : high compression, small files Sanjay Goel, IGNCA, 2002
- 9. Recommendations Scan at highest resolution and store in uncompressed formats to ensure good preservation and high quality printing. Make copies and store at more than one location. Convert to low resolution, lossy compression for screen viewing. Convert to mid resolution, lossless compression for normal printing. Sanjay Goel, IGNCA, 2002
- 10. Recommendations Strict quality assurance procedures to be implemented like other good production processes. Make copies on different media like DAT & CD-ROM. Regular Maintenance : Media Transfer every Five years Sanjay Goel, IGNCA, 2002
- 11. Manuscript Digitisation At IGNCA Sanjay Goel, IGNCA, 2002
- 12. Minolta PS-700 Scanner Sanjay Goel, IGNCA, 2002
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- 17. Scanned more than 25,000 sheets of photocopies of Russian Manuscripts at 600 dpi Bitonal (stored as tiff, uncompressed) Sanjay Goel, IGNCA, 2002
- 18. HP Flatbed Scanner Sanjay Goel, IGNCA, 2002
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- 22. Microfilm Scanner Sanjay Goel, IGNCA, 2002
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- 27. Scanned more than 150 microfilm rolls of Sanskrit and Persian manuscripts at 8000 dpi Bitonal (stored as tiff, uncompressed) Sanjay Goel, IGNCA, 2002
- 28. Post-Digitisation possibilities Democratic dissemination to scholars, universities, schools and others. Image enhancement. Character recognition. Digital Manuscript Library Sanjay Goel, IGNCA, 2002
- 29. Manuscript’s Visual Images Searchable Text Transliteration & Oral Rendering Accession Catalogue Descriptive Catalogue Software & Computer Aided Collation, Integration, Training, Study , Research & Dissemination Critical Editions Original Manuscripts WEB PRINT CD-ROM DIGITAL MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY Improved Images Survey Directories Published Catalogues Sanjay Goel, IGNCA, 2002
- 30. CULTURAL HERITAGE DIGITAL LIBRARY Performing Art & Folklore Digital Library Painting Digital Library Built Heritage & Sculptures Digital Library Manuscript Digital Library WEB LAN CD-ROM PRINT Sanjay Goel, IGNCA, 2002
- 31. Thank you Sanjay Goel, IGNCA, 2002