Tom Derrick

Tom Derrick British Library picture
Position
Digital Curator, Two Centuries of Indian Print
Specialism
Digital Research
Department
Collections

Tom is a member of the Two Centuries of Indian Print project that will digitise and make available rare Indian books held at the library. He is interested in the creation of datasets through exploring OCR technologies and supporting researchers applying digital research methods to the collection.

Prior to joining the Library Tom gained several years of experience across editorial development, production and marketing functions for an academic publisher of digital learning resources, collaborating with an international array of libraries to digitise their collections. 

Two Centuries of Indian Print

A colour photograph showing Nur Sobers-Khan, Lead Curator at the British Library, in a room turning the page of an open book which is sitting in a foam rest on top of a table. Beside the book are two more open books sat in rests.

Two Centuries of Indian Print

An international collaboration to digitise South Asian printed books

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