What We Offer
CRKN’s digitization studio is designed for bulk scanning of print materials (paper and microform) for both standard and custom digitization projects. We are also equipped to perform digitization of photographs and negatives on a limited basis.
For standard digitization, images are digitized at 300 PPI (pixels per inch) in either colour or greyscale and saved as high-quality 300 PPI TIFF images with an accompanying searchable PDF. Quality control is based on sampling digitized images for quality and completeness. Alternate formats or resolutions may be provided.
Images are auto-deskewed and processed with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software for print materials. Uncorrected OCR output is included and used to create searchable PDF derivatives. Image and OCR quality is highly dependent on the nature and condition of the originals.
Digital files are provided to the client on a portable USB hard drive or via file transfer protocol (FTP). For digitization-only work, CRKN does not retain copies of the digital images once they have been received and accepted by the client.
Projects which include published materials (books, newspapers, magazines, pamphlets, etc.) and which fall under our Canadiana Criteria and Priorities are eligible for addition to the Canadiana collection. Your institution may retain your own copies of digitized materials in addition to hosting them on Canadiana.
Materials hosted on Canadiana are also deposited in the CRKN Trustworthy Digital Repository (TDR), our industry-standard digital preservation platform, ensuring long-term security of your digitized files.
Our team is happy to consider custom requests, such as digitization to alternative specifications and standards, and oversized or fragile materials.
Pricing
Our price list includes the prices of our standard services. Please contact us at digitization@crkn.ca to inquire about pricing for custom services.
Ready to Start Your Project?
If you are interested in beginning a digitization project, please fill out our Digitization Project Form linked below.
If you are a CRKN member, we also recommend that you consult the Call for Canadiana Collection Development Projects. Projects done through this annual call are completed at no charge, and your institution will obtain a copy of the digitized files.
Questions? Contact us directly at digitization@crkn.ca.