Digitisation

Digitisation is responsible for ensuring that the use of the National Archives’ data becomes easier for both internal and external users. Retrodigitization publishes digitized records that are immediately accessible on Arkivalieronline via the National Archives’ website. Digitized but inaccessible records are made available on the National Archives’ internal platform IRMA and can be provided upon request for archive access or self-access.

The selection of collections for digitization is done in accordance with the principles of the National Archives’ retrodigitization strategy.

• Digitization of records, mainly through digital photography and document scanning.
• Coordination of the National Archives’ volunteer efforts and publication of the files prepared by volunteers on Arkivalieronline.
• Improvement of the recorded data quality for the records to be digitized to facilitate the use of the digitized records.
• Accessibility of digitized records according to the National Archives’ chosen accessibility format.
• Error correction in Arkivalieronline based on user reports.
• Ensure long-term preservation of files by converting them to the National Archives’ chosen long-term preservation format.
• Retrieval and copying of files for external projects in collaboration with the User Service unit.