Record Society Conference, IHR, 19 April 2007 The London Record Society and digitisation Dr Matthew Davies Centre for Metropolitan History/London Record Society
Policy decisions…. Include in-print as well as out of print titles 10-year ‘moving wall’ to protect sales of newer vols Include vols covering all periods
Quality control and added value… Accuracy of text Editorial and production stages Text searching Links to other sources Acknowledgment and citation
Costs and Licensing Cost per volume = £700-£1000 Non-exclusive license agreement drawn up between LRS and BHO Copyright
Next steps… Continue digitisation programme (10-yr moving wall?). Seek external funding? Print on Demand?