List of figures -- List of tables -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements. A note on the text boxes ; Brands and manufacturers ; Digital resources -- Introduction. 1. Planning the project. Project design ; Calculating the budget -- 2. Equipment and skills for digitising in the field. Cameras and scanners ; The Digital SLR camera: a general introduction ; DSLRs: principles and settings ; Tripods, copy stands and remote controls ; Lighting and flash ; Copying glass plate negatives and transparencies ; Essential equipment and skills ; Practical advice for photography in the field ; Hard drives and data management ; Scanners -- 3. Image standards. Introduction ; Considerations ; Examples of good and bad images -- 4. Collection care and document handling. General considerations for safe handling of library material ;Dirty and dusty material ; Pictures and glass plate negatives ; Loose-leaf items ; Bound items ; Housing -- 5. A workflow for digitisation. Preparation ; Creation of the digital images ; Renaming and organising the digital images ; Developing and exporting the digital images ; Backing up ; Virus checking ; Cataloguing/creation of metadata -- 6. On the ground. Before departure ; Politics ; Local liaison and partnerships ; Managing expectations ; Communication ; Staff and their management ; Money ; Outreach and publicity -- Conclusion -- Further resources. Useful downloads ; Other reading ; Glossary -- Index -- Digital Appendices (available online at https://doi.org/10.11647/OBP.0138.11) Digital Appendix 1. Practical Methods for Digitisation ; Digital Appendix 2. Using Electronic Flash ; Digital Appendix 3. Digitisation Process Notes ; Digital Appendix 4. Costed Equipment List.