Creating access to digital surrogates of primary source materials has spurred the growth of history of science as a field. Enabling and supporting virtual access requires an understanding of the behind-the-scenes requirements of a digitization project. Using McGill's Taylor White Project as a case study, this article reveals how such a project is managed, to result in a unique digital collection that supports research in both the humanities and the sciences. The workflows described transformed a collection of 938 eighteenth-century natural history drawings from a relatively inaccessible archive to a searchable and browsable digital collection, complete with contextualizing interactive visualizations. Understanding this process reveals some of the ways in which digitized data can create new avenues for questioning and examining information.

创建对原始资料的数字替代品的访问刺激了科学史作为一个领域的发展。启用和支持虚拟访问需要了解数字化项目的幕后需求。本文以 McGill 的 Taylor White 项目作为案例研究，揭示了如何管理此类项目，以产生支持人文和科学研究的独特数字馆藏。所描述的工作流程将 938 幅 18 世纪自然历史图画从相对难以访问的档案转变为可搜索和可浏览的数字收藏，并配有情境化交互式可视化。理解这个过程揭示了数字化数据可以为质疑和检查信息创造新途径的一些方式。