Message-Id: <mailto:199604091503.KAA28709@library.wustl.edu> Date: Tue, 9 Apr 1996 07:59:55 -0700 From: Christine Sundt <mailto:csundt@OREGON.UOREGON.EDU> Subject: Re: IMAGELIB Digest - 7 Apr 1996 to 8 Apr 1996 To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB
The Besser and Trant book is also available online at:
http://www.ahip.getty.edu/intro_imaging/home.html
I am currently using this book in an Art History course, Visual Resources
Fundamentals. It is a very useful and understandable introduction.
Christine Sundt
University of Oregon
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> 1. _Introduction to Imaging_ by Besser and Trant
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> Date: Mon, 8 Apr 1996 20:15:55 -0700
> From: Stuart Glogoff <mailto:sglogoff@BIRD.LIBRARY.ARIZONA.EDU>
> Subject: _Introduction to Imaging_ by Besser and Trant
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> Last night I read Howard Besser and Jennifer Trant's book, _Introduction
> to Imaging: issues in constructing an image database_. (Santa Monica, CA:>
> The Getty Art History Information Program, c. 1995.) It's a short book ->
> only 48 pages - and serves as a pretty useful introduction for people
> getting into imaging. Most of the sections are only 1-2 pages long and
> many are nicely illustrated. There's a glossary of terms at the end that>
> was pulled from two resources: Moore's _Glossary of Electronic Document
> Processing and a Glossary put together under Mimi King's director for
> ALA's LITA division.
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> The book is geared toward beginners and I will be passing it along to
> colleagues and library school students who are interested in imaging but
> don't understand the basics. Here's what the authors say in the intro
> about who they've targeted it for. "_Introduction to Imaging_ is
> designed to help curators, librarians, collection managers,
> administrators, scholars, and students understand the basic technology
> and processes involved in creating an image database depicting works
> typically found in museums. It also identifies the issues that arise in
> this process and outlines the points at which choices must be made."
>
> Contents: What is a Digital Image?; Image Capture; Compression; Various
> Users, Various Uses; Documentation; Access; Selecting Scanners;
> Images--Digital Image, Print vs. Monitor Display, Resolution, Dynamic
> Range, Compression, Image Source; Image Quality; Quality Control; Display>
> Devices; The Working Environment; Displaying Images and Text; Networks;
> Security Policy and Procedures; Technical Standards; Research Agenda;
> Other Resources; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography.
>
> The book's content is similar to a workshop I took from Howard Besser a
> couple years ago. It was an excellent ½ day workshop covering an overview>
> of the technicalities while still making us quite aware of important
> issues. You should be able to order a copy of the book from Getty AHIP,
> 401 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1100, Santa Monica, CA 90401-1455. Sorry I>
> don't know what it costs. It's printed on high quality paper and
> contains many color illustrations so it could be in the $40 range. A
> good library acquisition! ;>)
>
> Regards, Stuart
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