Ephemera Collection Digitisation in Oxford
Professional scanning of tickets, postcards, posters, programmes, menus and other paper ephemera
Ephemera collections contain printed and paper items that were often produced for temporary use but have become valuable historical records. We digitise collections of tickets, postcards, posters, programmes, menus, newspapers, sheet music, greeting cards and other printed material.
We work with personal collections as well as heritage, museum, institutional and corporate archives. The scanning approach can be tailored to the size, condition, format and intended use of the collection.
WHAT IS EPHEMERA?
Ephemera are generally printed or paper-based items intended for short-term use. Once preserved, they can provide an important record of everyday life, local history, organisations, events, music, advertising and popular culture.
- Tickets and ticket stubs
- Postcards and greeting cards
- Posters, leaflets and programmes
- Menus and advertising material
- Newspapers and newspaper cuttings
- Sheet music and printed cultural material
- Stickers and other small-format printed items
- Mixed paper collections containing multiple formats
EPHEMERA COLLECTION DIGITISATION
Mixed collections often require more than a standard document-scanning workflow. We can discuss preparation, handling, image capture, file naming and the digital output required for the project.
Where appropriate, items can be captured in colour at high resolution so that photographs, typography, handwritten annotations and fine printed detail are retained. Digital files can be prepared for online access, research, catalogue systems or long-term archive storage.
HERITAGE & COMMUNITY COLLECTIONS
Our ephemera work includes heritage and community collections such as posters, documents and historical source material. We have worked with collections associated with the Jam Collection, Wandsworth Museum and the Kidlington and District Historical Society.
Digitisation makes mixed historical collections easier to preserve, organise and access while retaining the original material as an important physical archive.
DOCUMENT SCANNING & DIGITAL OUTPUTS
Depending on the collection, we can supply high-quality TIFF, JPEG or PDF files, with OCR where printed text is suitable for recognition. File naming, folder structures and other project-specific requirements can be agreed before scanning begins.
BULK DOCUMENT SCANNING PRICES
| Service | Specification | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Document scanning | Up to A3, colour/greyscale, 300dpi PDF with crop, deskew, enhancement and OCR | £0.25 pp |
| Pre-scanning preparation | Per 1,000 pages where required | £14.75 |
| Indexation | Information taken from cover, sheet or spine | £1.00 |
| Technical support | Per hour | £35.00 |
| Destructive scanning | Slicing the binding where applicable | £4.50 |
Minimum charge: £25.00. Additional delivery and file-conversion options can be quoted according to the project specification. All prices exclude VAT.
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Corporate Document Scanning | Family Archive Scanning | Fragile Document Scanning | Heritage Digitisation | Scrapbook Scanning
HAVE AN EPHEMERA COLLECTION TO DIGITISE?
Tell us what the collection contains, its approximate size and how you would like the digital files supplied. We can advise on preparation, scanning and preservation-quality outputs.
REQUEST A QUOTATION → 01865 457000