Catholic New Times – digitizing and cataloguing images. Science & Technology Folder.

Scanning Images- scan b&w images in colour and convert in CS3. Different monitors, papers, output devices will generate different results.

Four types of scanners – drum, flatbed, film & transparency or a (specialized) digital camera. Some are hybrid scanners, like Imacon. CCD & CMOS technology is very precise now and therefore can generate very high resolution images.

Networks, System Architecture, Storage – beyond the scope of collection manager, professional should be hired (and develop this strategy witht the commitee). Backup is VERY important and very expensive!

Online and Offline Storage – cd/dvds are completely useless for archiving data because they will brake, scratch, degrade etc… use external hard-drives (5 years), magnetic tapes (5-7 years). Make two copies of everything, every x number of years.

Wired – The Long Tail By Chris Anderson

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.10/tail.html

Apple & Adobe (Bridge) are both using matadata schemas, but no controlled vocabulary.

Quality Control – needs to be worked into the process of digitization. Metadata also needs to be controlled. Spelling is too important; if you can’t find it, you may as well not have it. 

Intellectual Property – security and access policies need to be in place to protect the work in your collection. A record of the rights needs to be part of the metadata, for each item.

 Trina:

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Accessioning system – numbering things as they come into the collection, versus a classification system (dui decimal system.)

OCLC – Changing Metadata Creation Processes Program

RLG Programs Descriptive Metadata Practices Survey Results

Introduction to Image Access

MARC