[MCN-L] ‏‏RE: Digitizing Guidelines for museum artifacts

[Amalyah Keshet [akeshet@imj.org.il]]

Kate:

MCN 2009, Portland Oregon, Nov. 12, 1:30 :

"Speed the Plow: Rapid Capture Digital Workflow"
Chair: Stanley Smith, Head of Imaging Services, The J. Paul Getty Museum
Participants: Chris Edwards, Digital Studio Production Manager, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University; John ffrench, Associate Director, Visual Resources Department, Yale University; Chris Gallagher, Head of Imaging, the Art Institute of Chicago; Alan Newman, Chief of the Division of Imaging & Visual Services, National Gallery of Art
In the best of times, the notion of digitizing our large collections is daunting to contemplate. In the current economic climate, it is imperative that our digitization efforts get the maximum bang for the incredible shrinking buck that most repositories find themselves with. Many institutions have developed careful, deliberate, and high-quality workflows (read: SLOW) in their imaging studios. This session presents alternative working methods that may be appropriate for many collections. Illustrated by several real-life case studies, we will demonstrate that with careful planning, rapid capture methods can indeed work to dramatically cut the cost of large digitization projects—without compromising acceptable quality. The presenters will summarize their own projects with step-by-step descriptions and illustrations, with an emphasis on equipment choices, workflow, tips and tricks, art handling issues, and pitfalls. Following the individual presentations there will be ample time for discussion and questions to the panel.
Full conference program available at:  www.mcn.edu/conferences

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‏‏מאת: ‏‏mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] בשם BOYD, KATE [BOYDKF at mailbox.sc.edu]
‏‏נשלח: ‏‏יום שישי 02 אוקטובר 2009 14:37
‏‏אל: mcn-l at mcn.edu
‏‏נושא: [MCN-L] Digitizing Guidelines for museum artifacts

If anyone has any or knows of any guidelines on digitizing museum
artifacts, from setting up and organizing the photo shoot to digital
specifications and ending the shoot details, please let me know.

Thank you for your time and consideration.
Best,

Kate Boyd


Kate Foster Boyd

Digital Collections Librarian

University Libraries

University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC 29208

803-777-2249

boydkf at mailbox.sc.edu

http://www.sc.edu/library/digital/



South Carolina Digital Library

http://www.scmemory.org





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