The Princeton University Archives at the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library is continually working to make more materials available in a digital format for ease of use and access.
A large scale project of both photographing and scanning the Trustee Minutes of the University has been an ongoing task.
Currently, the Board of Trustees Minutes. Volumes 1-8 are view able in high resolution in the Princeton University Digital Library (PUDL). Volumes 12-70 are viewable in PDF format on our Finding Aid website.
Recently, we asked the Princeton University Library Digital Studios to photograph the remaining Volumes 9-11, for addition to the PUDL and the Finding Aids.
We were lucky enough to visit the Digital Studios and see the digitization of the volumes in action. Digital Studio staff members use a number of digital cameras and lighting to achieve the best quality image.
Images are fed to a local computer and continually checked by staff as they shoot.
The entire process can take a few months to complete, from photograph to online availability.
We are happy to be able to share the process with you and look forward to announcing the final early volumes being available online soon.