NLS Law and Society Archives: Digitisation Workshop

January 3, 2026

The NLS Law and Society Archives invited Dr. Rahi Soren and Ayan Chatterjee from the School of Cultural Texts and Records, Jadavpur University, to conduct a one-day training session for the archives team, Ammel Sharon and Rajesh Gupta, on camera-based digitisation of records on January 3, 2026.

Camera digitisation is particularly useful when records cannot be moved from their location, when transporting a large scanner is impractical, or when materials exceed the dimensions of standard book scanners.

The Jadavpur University team demonstrated the complete workflow for camera digitisation, including preparing records for capture, compiling and using catalogues, assessing physical condition, an introduction to digital cameras, camera set-up, image processing, and the use of checksum software to verify file integrity.

This method follows the guidelines recommended by the Endangered Archives Programme at the British Library. Jadavpur University serves as the South Asia hub for the programme.

NLS Law and Society Archives: Photography Workshop

January 10-11, 2026

The NLS Law and Society Archives team, comprising Ammel Sharon, Rajesh Gupta, and Megha Sharma, participated in a photography skills building workshop led by Jayant Sharma of Toehold Experiences. As a primarily digital archives, the NLS team sought to strengthen its understanding of core photographic principles, including exposure, focus, balance, and image composition.

NLS Law and Society Archives: Workshop with Milli Archives Foundation

January 17, 2026

The NLS Law and Society Archives team, comprising Ammel Sharon and Rajesh Gupta, invited the Milli Archives Foundation, Bengaluru for a discussion on contemporary archival standards, in light of the Foundation’s work on developing guidelines and benchmarks for archives in India. The Milli Archives Foundation was represented by Venkat Srinivasan, along with Anjali Ramachandran, Deepika S., and Ojas Kadu from the Archives at NCBS.

The discussion focussed on archival policy development, long-term sustainability, workflows, and the management of physical and digital records, as the NLS Law and Society Archives prepares to make its collection catalogues available for research access.