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Published: March 15, 2001.

Workshops

Strategies for Digitization in Museums: Leveraging Investments to Succeed
Alan Newman , Art Institute of Chicago, USA
http://www.artic.edu

Session: Digitization Strategies

Museums are increasingly using digital imaging as a companion to and a replacement for conventional analog photography. The uses of digital images include multimedia and web publishing, pre-press lithography, reference in collection management, conservation documentation and desktop video.

This workshop will explore the strategies of digitization for museums applications and present the various tools for image capture and quality evaluation as well as how to capitalize on in-house resources.

A technical overview will be an important part of the workshop, yet substantial time will be devoted to workflow issues and return on investment. Directed at photographers, department heads, managers, educators, administrators, deputy directors or any museum professional wishing to take advantage of the digital environment. Learn when and how to phase out analog photography where necessary while still supporting it where appropriate.

NOTE: The following topics will be addressed in the context of the previous paragraph.

  • Image capture strategies, tools and techniques.
  • Imaging standards organizations and resources
  • Image storage, access and versioning
  • High end digital cameras and scanners evaluated: image quality and work flow
  • What can be done at the lower end?
  • Slide scanner automated workflow
  • Portable digital cameras applications
  • Location and in situ imaging of objects
  • Gallery views
  • Publicity
  • Quick imaging for the web
  • Scanning film vs. direct capture
  • When can we do without film?
  • How do we get back to film?, i.e. slides, transparencies
  • Lighting systems for digital photography
  • Overview of digital watermarking systems
  • Imaging for press vs. imaging for screen
  • Overview of color management systems for the beginner.
  • How to protect legacy files
  • Using desktop image cataloguers to:
  • Manage small projects
  • Generate image metadata to download into enterprise systems
  • Create simple web image catalogues
  • Prototype designs for larger systems
  • Useful color printers for in-house applications
  • Color Laserjet
  • Fujix Pictrography
  • Inkjet