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Right questions to ask when digitizing historic newspapers
Ask Why digitize? The right reasons. What is being digitized? And, how? What is the expected delivery? And, why? What should be the digitization depth? How are old images handled? How will the project be managed? What infrastructure will be used? Which storage media is right? Life after digitization…
Why digitize? The right reasons. Reduce cost. Increase efficiency. Prepare for a bad day. Reduce cost of storage & access of archives Make internal editorial research efficient Disaster Management Strategy Monetize? Individual & Institutional Subscribers Third-party Syndication Some wrong reasons My boss told me to… Others are doing it… Money to burn…
What is being digitized? And, how? Inventory Check How old? How many? What size? What language? What condition? Color vs. B/w? Newsprint, Microfilm, Microfiche, Images, PDF? Where is it scanned? Who manages logistics? How is inventory managed? Physical Handling Storage and Disaster Planning Quality Assurance Certification (ISO)
What is the expected delivery? And, why? Digital Edition Image Image PDF Image-over-text PDF XML
Image Effective for long-term storage Re-print in high-resolution Available in various formats (JPEG/TIFF/PDF)
Image-over-text PDF Retains originality Allows search within PDF on background text layer Highlights search results on foreground image layer
Digital Edition Standard Web Browser-based Download & Plug-in free Access within the Intranet or open up on the Internet Seamlessly integrates with your current delivery system Advanced browsing features including Index, Search, Gallery, Print and Share Pre-bundled with Subscription and Fullfilment features
XML Standards-based Future-proof Integrate with third-party services Re-purposable Deliver on any channel / device Effective Backup & Storage
What should be the digitization depth? Page Title Issue Number Edition Article Headline Article Byline Author Date Location Body / First Paragraph Abstract Tagging & Accuracy Depth
How are old images handled? Dust Removal
How are old images handled? Reconstruction
How are old images handled? De-speckling
How are old images handled? Cleaned up Page
How will the project be managed?
What infrastructure will be used? Scanning Technology Backup & Storage Delivery Media OCR Technology
Decide the right storage media. Your library will live here.  Your users will research here. SAN NAS DLT / LTO DVD
Life after digitization… Monetizing from the digital content
Go-to-market yourself? Institutional Subscriber Individual Subscriber Web Institutional Subscriber Fulfillment Engine Digital Library
Go-to-market through Intermediaries? Digital Library Google News Google Archives Lexis Nexis
Learnings from 400 years of newspaper archival Deccan Chronicle (74 Years) Hindustan Times (94 Years) Bangkok Post (66 Years) Der Speigel (60 Years) Hindi Milap (65 Years) Westender (12 Years) Schaffner (16 Years)
Customer’s Word “ By providing their comprehensive Data Digitization and Content Management Solutions, Bodhtree has empowered our initiatives in Repository Management and has helped us to digitally archive over 65 years of priceless newspapers in a short 8 months timeframe.”  T. Venkat Ram Reddy, Chairman, Deccan Chronicle, India
Customer’s Word “ The archive of newspaper pages digitized and made available on the internet, using Bodhtree’s Digital Archive Solution, is proving popular with readers. I’ve received numerous compliments and commendations from people in the local community. It’s a great historical resource. Even the Brisbane City Council is interested in linking the Westender archives to its own ourbrisbane.com.au internet site.” Kerrod Trott, Publisher Westender, Australia
Case Study Leading English Daily in Thailand Archives created from Microfilm and Newsprint from 1959 Online storefront created to e-tail physically framed FrontPages to subscribers Front-page Print Service
Your next subscriber can use your library. Not necessarily by visiting it. Thank you.

Digital Library Solutions

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    Right questions toask when digitizing historic newspapers
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    Ask Why digitize?The right reasons. What is being digitized? And, how? What is the expected delivery? And, why? What should be the digitization depth? How are old images handled? How will the project be managed? What infrastructure will be used? Which storage media is right? Life after digitization…
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    Why digitize? Theright reasons. Reduce cost. Increase efficiency. Prepare for a bad day. Reduce cost of storage & access of archives Make internal editorial research efficient Disaster Management Strategy Monetize? Individual & Institutional Subscribers Third-party Syndication Some wrong reasons My boss told me to… Others are doing it… Money to burn…
  • 5.
    What is beingdigitized? And, how? Inventory Check How old? How many? What size? What language? What condition? Color vs. B/w? Newsprint, Microfilm, Microfiche, Images, PDF? Where is it scanned? Who manages logistics? How is inventory managed? Physical Handling Storage and Disaster Planning Quality Assurance Certification (ISO)
  • 6.
    What is theexpected delivery? And, why? Digital Edition Image Image PDF Image-over-text PDF XML
  • 7.
    Image Effective forlong-term storage Re-print in high-resolution Available in various formats (JPEG/TIFF/PDF)
  • 8.
    Image-over-text PDF Retainsoriginality Allows search within PDF on background text layer Highlights search results on foreground image layer
  • 9.
    Digital Edition StandardWeb Browser-based Download & Plug-in free Access within the Intranet or open up on the Internet Seamlessly integrates with your current delivery system Advanced browsing features including Index, Search, Gallery, Print and Share Pre-bundled with Subscription and Fullfilment features
  • 10.
    XML Standards-based Future-proofIntegrate with third-party services Re-purposable Deliver on any channel / device Effective Backup & Storage
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    What should bethe digitization depth? Page Title Issue Number Edition Article Headline Article Byline Author Date Location Body / First Paragraph Abstract Tagging & Accuracy Depth
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    How are oldimages handled? Dust Removal
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    How are oldimages handled? Reconstruction
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    How are oldimages handled? De-speckling
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    How are oldimages handled? Cleaned up Page
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    How will theproject be managed?
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    What infrastructure willbe used? Scanning Technology Backup & Storage Delivery Media OCR Technology
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    Decide the rightstorage media. Your library will live here. Your users will research here. SAN NAS DLT / LTO DVD
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    Life after digitization…Monetizing from the digital content
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    Go-to-market yourself? InstitutionalSubscriber Individual Subscriber Web Institutional Subscriber Fulfillment Engine Digital Library
  • 21.
    Go-to-market through Intermediaries?Digital Library Google News Google Archives Lexis Nexis
  • 22.
    Learnings from 400years of newspaper archival Deccan Chronicle (74 Years) Hindustan Times (94 Years) Bangkok Post (66 Years) Der Speigel (60 Years) Hindi Milap (65 Years) Westender (12 Years) Schaffner (16 Years)
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    Customer’s Word “By providing their comprehensive Data Digitization and Content Management Solutions, Bodhtree has empowered our initiatives in Repository Management and has helped us to digitally archive over 65 years of priceless newspapers in a short 8 months timeframe.” T. Venkat Ram Reddy, Chairman, Deccan Chronicle, India
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    Customer’s Word “The archive of newspaper pages digitized and made available on the internet, using Bodhtree’s Digital Archive Solution, is proving popular with readers. I’ve received numerous compliments and commendations from people in the local community. It’s a great historical resource. Even the Brisbane City Council is interested in linking the Westender archives to its own ourbrisbane.com.au internet site.” Kerrod Trott, Publisher Westender, Australia
  • 25.
    Case Study LeadingEnglish Daily in Thailand Archives created from Microfilm and Newsprint from 1959 Online storefront created to e-tail physically framed FrontPages to subscribers Front-page Print Service
  • 26.
    Your next subscribercan use your library. Not necessarily by visiting it. Thank you.