Digitising slides for the DNER ‐ a case history

LITC at South Bank University (SBU) was funded through the JISC under the DNER 5/99 programme to digitise pre‐indexed 35mm slides of buildings, architectural features, and environmental subjects. The digital images will be mounted in the VADS JISC funded repository for wide dissemination by the end of 2001. The total project budget was £41,000, including £26,000 from the JISC. The funding provided for a 12‐ month project period to end July 2001, with actual digitisation being carried out by iBase on SBU premises between March and June 2001. The initial target for digitisation was 20,000 slides, dependent on a number of factors as will be highlighted below. The costs of hosting the digital collection by VADS was not included in project funding.