{"id":451,"date":"2021-08-31T12:58:36","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T12:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/lyell\/?p=451"},"modified":"2021-08-31T13:33:45","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T13:33:45","slug":"we-are-digitisation-ready-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/lyell\/2021\/08\/31\/we-are-digitisation-ready-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"We are digitisation ready to go!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>We want to share our exciting news featuring the Sir Charles Lyell notebooks! Curious? Read on&#8230;.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We are very happy to advise that the fuller project to digitise Lyell\u2019s notebooks will start in September 2021. This means that we will soon be able to add yet more digital images of Lyell&#8217;s notebooks to those currently available to view online.<\/p>\n<p>This important work is possible thanks to our generous supporters, who, in responding to our funding appeal, have donated over \u00a340,000. That&#8217;s enough to fund two specialist photography staff for 12 months. The work will take place in a newly fitted out digital imaging studio, kitted out with new equipment.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-454 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/lyell\/files\/2021\/08\/Curry-Fund-logoSS2-16-green-266x300.jpg\" alt=\"The logo of the Geologists' Association Curry Fund\" width=\"266\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/lyell\/files\/2021\/08\/Curry-Fund-logoSS2-16-green-266x300.jpg 266w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/lyell\/files\/2021\/08\/Curry-Fund-logoSS2-16-green-907x1024.jpg 907w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/lyell\/files\/2021\/08\/Curry-Fund-logoSS2-16-green-768x867.jpg 768w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/lyell\/files\/2021\/08\/Curry-Fund-logoSS2-16-green-1361x1536.jpg 1361w, https:\/\/libraryblogs.is.ed.ac.uk\/lyell\/files\/2021\/08\/Curry-Fund-logoSS2-16-green-1814x2048.jpg 1814w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/>Thank you to all the individual donors and bodies who have supported us so far. In addition to our anonymous supporters, we would also like to acknowledge the ongoing support of the Murray family, Jim Hunter, the History of Geology Group and the Geologists\u2019 Association Curry Fund. If you are interested in helping us complete the digitisation project\u2019s funding target that would be wonderful. Individual gifts may be made online at: <a href=\"https:\/\/donate.ed.ac.uk\/portal\/public\/donate\/donate.aspx?destination=LyellAccess\">https:\/\/donate.ed.ac.uk\/portal\/public\/donate\/donate.aspx?destination=LyellAccess<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or please contact David McClay directly to discuss: 07815903725 or <a href=\"mailto:david.mcclay@ed.ac.uk\">david.mcclay@ed.ac.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We want to share our exciting news featuring the Sir Charles Lyell notebooks! Curious? Read on&#8230;.\u00a0 We are very happy to advise that the fuller project to digitise Lyell\u2019s notebooks will start in September 2021. 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