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title: Digitise your bound volumes & protect your collections!
description: Increasingly, organisations are incorporating the digital capture of their bound volume collections into their long term plans and vision.
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- [Data Capture](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/datacapture/)
- [Audio Visual Transcription](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/datacapture/audio-transcription/)
- Make audio searchable by transcribing content to text
- [Handwritten Text Recognition](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/datacapture/handwritten-text-recognition-htr/)
- Make handwritten text searchable through automatic text recognition
- [Optical Character Recognition](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/ocr-scanning-service/)
- Make typed text searchable with accurate data capture
- [Data Entry](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/datacapture/data-entry/)
- Make ambiguous records fully searchable with data entry
- [Handwritten Transcription](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/metadata-transcription-service/)
- Make handwritten text searchable through transcription
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- [Digitisation](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation/)
- [Bound Volume Collections](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation/bound-volume-collections/)
- Registers, guard books, journals, diaries and more
- [Archive Collections](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation/archive-collections/)
- From index cards, maps, posters and reports to letters
- [Photograph Collections](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation/photograph-collections/)
- All 35mm slides, glass plates, transparencies & photos
- [Film Collections](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation/film-collections/)
- Including aperture cards, microfilm and microfiche
- [Audio Visual Collections](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation/audio-visual-collections/)
- From Betamax, compact audio cassette and CD to VHS
- [3-Dimensional Collections](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation/3-dimensional-collections/)
- Including 3D and 2D object photography and VR tours
- [Data Capture](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/datacapture/)
- [Audio Visual Transcription](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/datacapture/audio-transcription/)
- Make audio searchable by transcribing content to text
- [Handwritten Text Recognition](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/datacapture/handwritten-text-recognition-htr/)
- Make handwritten text searchable through automatic text recognition
- [Optical Character Recognition](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/ocr-scanning-service/)
- Make typed text searchable with accurate data capture
- [Data Entry](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/datacapture/data-entry/)
- Make ambiguous records fully searchable with data entry
- [Handwritten Transcription](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/metadata-transcription-service/)
- Make handwritten text searchable through transcription
- [Publishing](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/publishing/)
- [Digital Collections](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/archive-management-software/pastview/welcome-to-pastview)
- Manage, publish and share digital collections online
- [Digital Records](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/archive-management-software/chronicle-cemetery-management/)
- Reimagine the digital management of cemetery records
- [Virtual Tours](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/virtual-reality-tour/)
- Bring internal spaces to life digitally with a VR Tour
- [Industry](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/industry/)
- [Academic](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/industry/academic/)
- Futureproof education with digitally enabling online resources
- [Bereavement Services](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/industry/bereavement/)
- Counter operational costs with digital control and management
- [Business and Corporate](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/industry/business-and-corporate/)
- Protect brand value & discover the power of digital management
- [Cultural Heritage](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/industry/cultural-heritage/)
- Harness the value of collections with financial autonomy
- [Public Sector](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/industry/public-sector/)
- Combat damage and loss with robust digital duplicates
- [Military](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/industry/military/)
- Respectfully and globally mark significant figures and conflicts
- [About](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/about)
- [Our Vision & Mission](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/about-us#vision-mission)
- Supporting collections to thrive in the digital landscape
- [Our Values](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/about-us#values)
- Integrity, Empathy and Truth – Our commitment to you
- [Meet The Team](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/about-us#team)
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# Digitise your bound volumes & protect your collections!
| **Published By:** [Jess Sturman-Coombs](https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/author/jess-sturman-coombs) **Published:** April 12, 2023 **Last Updated:** May 9, 2023 |
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Increasingly, organisations are incorporating the digital capture of their [bound volume collections](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation/bound-volume-collections/?utm_campaign=Digitisation%20Awareness%20Campaign&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_mZ3kwoOCa33ZNMB2uPTxtUCkhbtPIpgBvb_S-6tTJ6t9bl8Z7IlrITyHIpLNvUBSBlqb) into their long-term plans and vision.
These items are particularly vulnerable to damage or loss because of their often awkward size and nature. Poor handling can result in pressure being placed on the spine, as well as damage to the cover and pages. They are equally at risk of deterioration through improper storage or environmental disaster.
[Digitisation](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation/?utm_campaign=Digitisation%20Awareness%20Campaign&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_mZ3kwoOCa33ZNMB2uPTxtUCkhbtPIpgBvb_S-6tTJ6t9bl8Z7IlrITyHIpLNvUBSBlqb) remedies all of these issues by creating a permanent copy of your valuable items, safeguarding and preserving them for generations to come, and opening up all sorts of [**exciting options for online access**](https://pastview.townswebarchiving.com/?utm_campaign=Digitisation%20Awareness%20Campaign&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_mZ3kwoOCa33ZNMB2uPTxtUCkhbtPIpgBvb_S-6tTJ6t9bl8Z7IlrITyHIpLNvUBSBlqb).
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### Why choose TWA for the digitisation of your bound volumes?
- Extensive experience working directly with the heritage sector.
- A holistic approach to the protection and accessibility of bound volumes.
- A suite of services to capture every piece of important content.
- A platform to publish, manage, and make your archive searchable online.
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#### We digitise all manner of bound volumes to include the following:
- [Diaries and minute books](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation/book-scanning/diaries-minute-books/?utm_campaign=Digitisation%20Awareness%20Campaign&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_mZ3kwoOCa33ZNMB2uPTxtUCkhbtPIpgBvb_S-6tTJ6t9bl8Z7IlrITyHIpLNvUBSBlqb)
- [Journals and magazines](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation/book-scanning/journals-magazines/?utm_campaign=Digitisation%20Awareness%20Campaign&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_mZ3kwoOCa33ZNMB2uPTxtUCkhbtPIpgBvb_S-6tTJ6t9bl8Z7IlrITyHIpLNvUBSBlqb)
- [Manuscripts](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation/book-scanning/manuscripts/?utm_campaign=Digitisation%20Awareness%20Campaign&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_mZ3kwoOCa33ZNMB2uPTxtUCkhbtPIpgBvb_S-6tTJ6t9bl8Z7IlrITyHIpLNvUBSBlqb)
- [Newspapers](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation/book-scanning/newspapers/?utm_campaign=Digitisation%20Awareness%20Campaign&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_mZ3kwoOCa33ZNMB2uPTxtUCkhbtPIpgBvb_S-6tTJ6t9bl8Z7IlrITyHIpLNvUBSBlqb)
- # [Photograph albums and scrapbooks](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation/book-scanning/photograph-albums-scrapbooks/?utm_campaign=Digitisation%20Awareness%20Campaign&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_mZ3kwoOCa33ZNMB2uPTxtUCkhbtPIpgBvb_S-6tTJ6t9bl8Z7IlrITyHIpLNvUBSBlqb)
- [Published books and thesis](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation/book-scanning/published-books-thesis/?utm_campaign=Digitisation%20Awareness%20Campaign&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_mZ3kwoOCa33ZNMB2uPTxtUCkhbtPIpgBvb_S-6tTJ6t9bl8Z7IlrITyHIpLNvUBSBlqb)
- [Registers and personal records](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation/book-scanning/registers-personnel-records/?utm_campaign=Digitisation%20Awareness%20Campaign&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_mZ3kwoOCa33ZNMB2uPTxtUCkhbtPIpgBvb_S-6tTJ6t9bl8Z7IlrITyHIpLNvUBSBlqb)
Your collection might consist of one, some, or all of the above, and [we have strict workflows and practices](https://blog.townswebarchiving.com/how-to-digitise?utm_campaign=Digitisation%20Awareness%20Campaign&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_mZ3kwoOCa33ZNMB2uPTxtUCkhbtPIpgBvb_S-6tTJ6t9bl8Z7IlrITyHIpLNvUBSBlqb#bound-books) in place to help us guarantee fast, efficient, and professional results - every time.
[Learn more about digitising bound volumes](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/digitisation/bound-volume-collections/?utm_campaign=Digitisation%20Awareness%20Campaign&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_mZ3kwoOCa33ZNMB2uPTxtUCkhbtPIpgBvb_S-6tTJ6t9bl8Z7IlrITyHIpLNvUBSBlqb)
[](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/datacapture)
Digitisation offers a prime opportunity to capture the valuable data contained within your archive. Given the diverse nature of data, and how it presents itself, we offer a wide range of services for capturing it. Your bound volumes might require some or all of the following services:
#### [Optical Character Recognition (OCR)](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/datacapture/ocr-scanning-service/)
Using specialist software to identify the typed text within your bound volumes, which OCR then converts to usable digital text that can be quickly and easily searched against.
#### [Handwritten Transcription ](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/datacapture/metadata-transcription-service/?utm_campaign=Digitisation%20Awareness%20Campaign&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_mZ3kwoOCa33ZNMB2uPTxtUCkhbtPIpgBvb_S-6tTJ6t9bl8Z7IlrITyHIpLNvUBSBlqb)
Using specialist technicians to meticulously transcribe your content, handwritten transcription enables important written text to be stored as metadata, which can support searches against your material. This is perfect for any annotated notes appearing within your bound volume collections.
#### [Data Entry](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/datacapture/data-entry/?utm_campaign=Digitisation%20Awareness%20Campaign&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_mZ3kwoOCa33ZNMB2uPTxtUCkhbtPIpgBvb_S-6tTJ6t9bl8Z7IlrITyHIpLNvUBSBlqb)
Our data entry experts have years of experience transcribing often fading and tricky to decipher handwritten records, converting this to typed text so that it can be searched against.
[Learn more about our data capture services](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/datacapture/?utm_campaign=Digitisation%20Awareness%20Campaign&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_mZ3kwoOCa33ZNMB2uPTxtUCkhbtPIpgBvb_S-6tTJ6t9bl8Z7IlrITyHIpLNvUBSBlqb)
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Our mission is to help transform the landscape for online collections, creating opportunities for freedom, choice, and flexibility. Through digitisation and data capture, your bound volumes are unlocked from their restricted physical format, whilst [PastView](https://pastview.townswebarchiving.com/?utm_campaign=Digitisation%20Awareness%20Campaign&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_mZ3kwoOCa33ZNMB2uPTxtUCkhbtPIpgBvb_S-6tTJ6t9bl8Z7IlrITyHIpLNvUBSBlqb) offers the perfect means for managing, publishing, and showcasing your material.
Partnering digitisation and data capture with publishing creates an online experience that excites, engages, and keeps your visitors returning, time and again.
[Learn more about our publishing services](https://www.townswebarchiving.com/publishing/?utm_campaign=Digitisation%20Awareness%20Campaign&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9_mZ3kwoOCa33ZNMB2uPTxtUCkhbtPIpgBvb_S-6tTJ6t9bl8Z7IlrITyHIpLNvUBSBlqb)
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