Why digitise? Digitising your documents greatly improves access to your information, whether you are building an online public library to share documents related to corruption, or making documents searchable for your team. Digitisation also helps to preserve and protect important human rights information. Many defenders run the risk that malevolent groups seeking to destroy or confiscate witness testimony, evidence of abuse, and other sensitive information. Others run the risk of documents being subject to harmful storage conditions, such as humidity, insects, and rodents. These are just a few reasons for digitising your documents. However, figuring out the most efficient, affordable, and responsible way to digitise thousands of documents can be a daunting task especially for human rights defenders in the field.
- When:
- Thursday, March 16 at 16:00 UTC (other time zones), and
- Thursday, March 23 at 13:00 UTC (other time zones).
- Where: ReadyTalk (use the access code 2458641 to join)
- Who: Open to anyone who wants to learn more about digitizing documents
Whether you are a seasoned digitization expert or a human rights defender just starting to think about digitisation, this is a good occasion to learn and share.
If you are interested, please contact Kristin Antin at kristin@huridocs.org. Here is an example of a webinar hosted in January on managing contact information.
Source: Community Discussion: Best practices for digitising documents | HURIDOCS
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