How do you simultaneously protect, share and
monetise historically and financially
important documents?

The issues

Preserving and protecting some of the world's most valuable paper-based documentation is not just a major responsibility; it's a significant opportunity too. An opportunity to share knowledge and to generate revenue in the process.

But if making delicate or unique materials more widely accessible brings with it the challenges of security and the degradation of the original document, what's the answer?

The challenges and the opportunities

The desire to share material calls for copies of an original document that are as close to the real thing as it is possible to achieve.

This digital image is, of course, the end of a series of actions involving the handling of your documents, each of which might represent a risk.

• Who is transporting it? - what security and safety measures are in place?
• Where and how will it be stored when it arrives at the scanning facility?
• Which technologies and techniques will be employed in the scanning process?
• What is the track-record and expertise of the scanning team?
  

The answer

The need is for a 'closed system' approach, operated by experts in the field of preservation and archiving.

Closed system means that every stage of the process, from collection to return of the original, is managed by your scanning partner. No outsourcing of critical processes.

Capita TDS has a unique answer;

• Every piece of state-of-the-art scanning equipment available in-house including highly specialised equipment for delicate and rare documents.
• Specialist collection and delivery transportation
• Temperature controlled fire-safe storage facilities on all our sites or on-site scanning
• A culture and experience that understands the difference between commercial scanning and the responsibilities that come with Preservation

The proof? Capita TDS has been trusted with digitising some of the most fragile, sensitive, priceless and historically valuable material in the world.

To discuss your project, call us on 0845 604 0080 or e-mail us ctds@capita.co.uk

Or download our brochure from the Further information section on the right.