Historical Data

The following pages contain information and advice on creating historical digital data and information on how to deposit data with the History Data Service.

Creating digital historical resources

The History Data Service provides advice to creators of digital historical resources. This includes:

• Online advice on planning, managing and creating digital resources
• Guides to good practice
• Frequently asked questions relating to the creation of digital resources
• Online guides to documenting historical digital resources

Depositing digital historical resources

The History Data Service welcomes offers of new data for deposit.

• Advice to data depositors
• Advantages of depositing
• Types of data suitable for deposit
• How to deposit
• Cost of depositing

For further information about depositing data with the History Data Service is given in Frequently Asked Questions about depositing.

For further advice or specific queries, contact acquisitions@esds.ac.uk.