Diary & Minute Book Scanning in Oxford
Professional non-destructive scanning for diaries, minute books, journals and bound volumes, carefully digitised for preservation, research, online access and long-term archive management.
Diary Archive, Book & Document Digitisation
Explore our related digitisation services for books, bound records, photographs, manuscripts and archive collections.
Diaries & Minutes Digitised to Archival Standards
For companies and organisations holding books, minutes, magazines, diaries and bound volumes going back decades, professional digitisation provides a secure way to preserve and access important records for years to come.
Our digitisation services extend to bound volumes of different sizes, formats and quantities. We work with both small collections and larger archive projects, using careful handling and specialist scanning equipment to protect original material during the process.
Digital output can include Archival TIFF/RAW, JPEG, PDF/A, searchable PDF OCR, multipage PDF and other formats to suit your requirements. ABBYY FineReader Professional OCR can also be used where searchable content is required.
Ideal For
- Historic and private diaries
- Corporate minute books
- Journals and laboratory books
- Heritage and archive collections
- Newspapers and magazines
- Research and searchable archives
Professional Non-Destructive Diary & Minute Book Scanning
Our experienced technicians provide careful, non-destructive scanning for diaries, minute books and other bound records. The aim is to create a high-quality digital master while keeping the original material safe and intact.
This service is particularly suitable for valuable historical records, private diaries, company minute books and archive collections where the original binding must be preserved. We can work with individual items, small collections or larger archive projects.
Once digitised, your files can be prepared for long-term preservation, research, online access or everyday reference. Searchable OCR can also be provided where required.
Diary & Minute Book Scanning Calculator
Estimate your diary, minute book and bound-record digitisation costs by book size, capture method, output format, page count and quantity. The estimate is indicative; unusual or fragile volumes may need an agreed specialist handling charge.
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Diary & Minute Book Scanning Price Guide
Published per-image rates by capture size and order volume. The calculator above applies the relevant rate and shows the estimated breakdown.
| Pricing format / output | 1–250 images | 251–999 images | 1,000+ images |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to A3 (including A5 and A4) | |||
| TIFF 600dpi or 300dpi | £1.00 | £0.75 | £0.55 |
| PDF / JPEG access files | £0.75 | £0.55 | £0.35 |
| A2 | |||
| TIFF 600dpi or 300dpi | £1.25 | £1.00 | £0.75 |
| PDF / JPEG access files | £1.00 | £0.75 | £0.55 |
| A1 | |||
| TIFF 600dpi or 300dpi | £1.50 | £1.25 | £1.00 |
| PDF / JPEG access files | £1.25 | £1.00 | £0.75 |
- All prices are per captured image and exclude VAT. VAT is added at 20%.
- Searchable PDF / OCR and TIFF-to-Word conversion each add £0.10 per image.
- A £40 minimum applies to a single-book order when the calculated subtotal is below £40. It does not apply to orders of two or more books.
- For double-page spreads, the image count is rounded up where a book has an odd number of pages. The larger spread size determines the rate: A5 to A4, A4 to A3, A3 to A2, and A2 to A1. A1 double-page spreads require an individual quotation.
- Complex, fragile or unusual books may require an additional technical service charge, agreed before work begins.
- PDF and JPEG rates above are shown using the published access-file rate. Final output specifications and any specialist requirements should be confirmed in the quotation.