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.
Calculate Your Book Scanning Cost
Select the book size, digital output, capture method, number of pages and number of books to calculate an estimated scanning cost.
Non-Destructive Book Scanning Price List
Professional non-destructive scanning for books, manuscripts, journals, registers and bound volumes. Prices shown are per page and exclude VAT.
Non-Destructive Book Scanning up to A3
High-quality non-destructive scanning for bound volumes up to A3. Suitable for archival, preservation, research and access copies.
| Quantity | TIFF | |
|---|---|---|
| 1–250 pages | £1.00 pp | £0.75 pp |
| 251–999 pages | £0.75 pp | £0.55 pp |
| 1,000+ pages | £0.55 pp | £0.35 pp |
Non-Destructive Book Scanning up to A2
Specialist large-format book scanning for registers, ledgers, newspapers and other bound material requiring careful, non-destructive handling.
| Quantity | TIFF | |
|---|---|---|
| 1–250 pages | £1.25 pp | £1.00 pp |
| 251–999 pages | £1.00 pp | £0.75 pp |
| 1,000+ pages | £0.75 pp | £0.55 pp |
Non-Destructive Book Scanning up to A1
Specialist large-format scanning for newspapers, registers, ledgers and very large bound volumes.
| Quantity | TIFF | |
|---|---|---|
| 1–250 pages | £1.50 pp | £1.25 pp |
| 251–999 pages | £1.25 pp | £1.00 pp |
| 1,000+ pages | £1.00 pp | £0.75 pp |
All prices exclude VAT at 20%.
Prices are indicative and based on standard non-destructive scanning. Complex, fragile, unusually constructed or difficult-to-handle books and bound volumes may require an additional technical service charge. We will advise you before quotation approval.
Single-page and double-page spread capture can be discussed depending on the construction, condition and opening characteristics of the book.