Index
altitude (effects on equipment) 17, 83
aperture 41, 47–52, 54–55, 65, 81, 84, 126
archival collections 15–16, 21, 26, 36, 54, 74, 85, 97, 121, 123, 125, 128, 130, 137, 144, 149, 153, 157, 162, 164, 168–169, 175
preparation for digitisation 27, 34, 122
quantification methods for 27–29, 33, 141
reordering of documents within 123
backup 32, 65, 125, 130–135, 144
batteries 43, 52, 64–65, 74, 79–83, 145
book supports 117
cameras 13, 16–18, 24–25, 32–33, 36, 38, 41–55, 57, 59–65, 67, 69–72, 74–87, 90, 95–96, 103, 105, 109, 126, 128, 131, 136, 145, 147, 175–177
Advanced Photo System (APS) 46, 61–62, 79, 176
full-frame 46, 61–62, 67, 80, 87, 176–177
remote controls 49, 52, 54, 64–65, 79–80, 119, 143–145, 158, 171
sensors 45–50, 60, 83–84, 95, 176
cataloguing 29, 32, 127, 136–137, 147, 176. See also Listing
checksums 130
colour
colour cast 53, 57, 59, 73, 176
colour checkers 52, 58–59, 90, 95, 102–103, 129
colour temperature 57, 59, 74, 176
communication 19, 154, 158–160
copy stands 41, 64, 67, 69, 72–74
counterfeit goods 82
data storage media 27, 80, 131
camera memory cards 80–82, 86, 147
hard drives 45, 65, 81, 83, 86–87, 131, 134, 147
memory cards 45, 65, 86–87, 131
digital file formats 60
RAW 29, 32–33, 44, 51–52, 57, 60–61, 81, 87, 129, 135, 177
TIFF 29, 32–33, 43–44, 60, 87, 129, 135, 177
digital images 121, 125–126, 128–129, 136–137
exporting 32–33, 44, 60, 87, 89, 121, 129–130, 135, 147
naming 43–44, 121, 127, 128, 132
sequence of/sorting 117, 123, 127–129
documents 27, 30–33, 35–36, 41, 43–44, 50, 53, 55, 59–60, 62, 87, 90, 113–114, 119, 122–128, 130, 135–137, 142, 151, 153, 157, 160, 163, 166, 168, 173
bound volumes 16–17, 43, 48, 106, 109, 111, 115, 117, 126–127, 150
handling methods 9, 30, 43, 113–114, 116–117, 126, 130, 147, 175
housing media 86–87, 99, 117, 119, 126, 129–130
terminology 118
transportation of 125
DSLR 41, 45, 47–49, 51, 60–63, 67, 76, 176–177. See also cameras
electricity supply 16–17, 43, 74, 78, 80, 82, 87
Endangered Archives Programme 9, 11, 15, 18, 21, 150, 171, 184
Pilot and Major grant schemes 21, 158
equipment 10, 13–14, 16–18, 23, 25–26, 28, 30, 32, 36–39, 41–42, 49, 71, 79–83, 85, 87, 89, 93, 136, 144–147, 153, 162, 164
compatibility 25–26, 62, 86, 144
transportation 67, 69, 72, 85, 145, 147
trialling of 21, 30–32, 84, 144–145, 165
exposure 41, 45, 47–57, 60, 61, 64–65, 76, 81, 95, 100–101
exposure modes 50–52, 54, 65, 81
Aperture Priority mode 50–53, 65, 81
Manual exposure mode 50–51, 54, 65, 81
flash photography 75
focus 17, 25, 41, 45–46, 51–55, 61–65, 81, 85, 93, 96, 99, 104, 113, 127, 136, 169, 177
framing of images 24, 45, 48, 52–55, 62–65, 67, 73, 83–84, 95–96, 98–99, 101–104, 176–177
glass plate negatives 16, 78–79, 90, 116
health and safety 141
ISO 21, 23, 31–32, 47, 49–52, 54, 61, 81, 100–101, 104, 119, 126, 154, 160, 167, 171, 175
lenses 16, 25, 41–48, 52, 54, 61–63, 65, 67, 79–81, 83–85, 105–108, 129, 176–177
lights and lighting 41–42, 45, 47–53, 55, 57–59, 63–65, 68–69, 73–74, 76–80, 85, 90, 94–98, 100, 105–107, 115, 119, 126, 176
local partnerships 20
metadata 9, 47, 136, 156, 177. See also Listing
money 20, 29, 37, 119, 149, 152, 161, 164–166
10% grant withholding 39
customs and import duties 39, 147
financial corruption 147–148, 165
international transfers 165
setting budgets 19–20, 25–26, 28–30, 32, 37–39, 87, 158, 160, 164
setting the budgets 25
outreach and publicity 167
permissions and open access 9, 10, 21, 30, 148, 150–153, 155, 164
politics 13, 142, 143, 148–149, 153, 158
scanners 17, 24–25, 41–44, 78, 87–90, 116
shutter 41, 44, 47–52, 54, 64–65, 81, 84, 97, 100, 126
softbox 95. See also lights and lighting
sRGB 51, 177. See also colour space
staff 11, 16, 25, 32–34, 35–37, 81, 115, 125, 131, 141, 154, 158–163, 165, 167
wages 25, 37, 160, 165–166. See also money
work permits 141
tethered shooting 45, 49, 65, 126
tripods 24, 26, 41, 49, 52, 54, 64, 67, 70–72, 80, 85
anti-virus 136
visas 141
