The FSB Scanning Bureau provides photographic, digitisation, scanning and related services to:

• Cambridgeshire Archives Service (public orders and grant-and revenue-funded projects)
• colleagues within the Heritage Service
• other services within the County Council
• and on the wider market.

We specialise in the digitisation and electronic preservation of historical documents and artefacts. Our highly qualified team is trained in the handling and conservation of fragile items. Accredited storage facilities are available for overnight storage of work in progress.

The Bureau was originally set up to provide services in relation to a major NOF-funded project, the FenPast Virtual Museum, which is now complete. The Bureau has proven experience in creating digital images, to preservation standards, of a wide range of archival and heritage assets, including archaeological finds, parchment maps, bound historical volumes, archival documents of all sorts, photographs of all ages and sizes, glass plate negatives, and museum objects.

We can deliver images as very high quality tiff files, or in many formats, including jpg, bmp, psd, gif, pict, or as pdf files. We can deliver hard copy prints up to A0 in size. We can also provide thumbnail images on request. For Cambridgeshire County Council customers, we can deliver electronic images straight to your network. For other customers, we can supply electronic images on CD or DVD.

For information about our current prices, please follow the link to the Price List in the left-hand column.