Message-Id: <200004261711.KAA17074@dns.ccit.arizona.edu> Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 10:05:32 -0700 From: Guenter Waibel <mailto:guenter@UCLINK4.BERKELEY.EDU> Subject: Re: SPECTRA Special Issue on Digital Imaging To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
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Dear John,
delighted to have you on board. What were you thinking about as a
specific topic for your contibution? I am still looking for somebody
who could write on the "economics" of digital imaging - the prize tag
per image for direct capture with a cameraback vs a flatbed scanner,
for capture from an original source vs capture from a 4x5 or a slide,
and also a comparison between in-house digital imaging and giving
your images out of house.
A lot of museums these days have to decide how to capture their
digital images: a cheap & fast way is to digitize already existing
4x5s or slides; some museums even create new 4x5s or slides for the
express purpose of digitizing them since they don't have a digital
cameraback. Others give their 4x5s out of house to get them
digitized. If your article could shed some light on the financial and
qualitative issues involved, it would be a great contribution. I
could put you in touch with museums who give their images out of
house if you need more info on that end.
Just batting around ideas - let me know what you're thinking. Any
other suggestions are welcome.
Guenter
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>Dear Guenter.
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>I am the technical manager for the repro services in the British
>Library and our
>photographic section has been providing a commercial digital copying
>service for
>about three years during which time they have built up a fair amount of
>expertise. We now have a lot more work than we can cope with
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>I would be happy to write an article about the current service if you think it
>would be of interest.
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>Best regards
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>John Fletcher - Head of technical services - British library
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>>>> Guenter Waibel <mailto:guenter@UCLINK4.BERKELEY.EDU> 04/20/00 12:42PM >>>
>Hi there,
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>I'm looking for people interested in contributing to the Fall Issue
>of Spectra, the Museum Computer Network's quarterly publication. The
>issue will be dedicated to Digital Imaging. For those of you who are
>not familiar with MCN and its publications, please check it out at
>http://www.mcn.edu/spectra.htm. And yes, you don't have to be a
>member to contribute:-).
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>I see the Digital Imaging Special Issue as a very hands-on guide to
>various topics in Digital Imaging ranging from image capture and
>storage to administration and management. Any and all types of
>approaches are welcome; topics that come to mind off the top of my
>head: descriptions of workflows (e.g. the workflow of capturing &
>administering collections inhouse - policies & procedures, standards
>you established, guidelines), overviews over the state of the art
>(e.g. comparison of different capture methods plus their prize-tag -
>flat-bed scanning vs direct capture vs outsourcing), issues in
>managing digital assets (e.g. tracking digital images in a database,
>metadata issues), latest developments in File Formats (vector based
>file formats, etc.), conservation issues with digital data
>(standards), color management, etc. Please don't feel limited by
>these suggestions - any and all ideas are welcome.
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>The deadline for contributions will be August 1st 2000. As for the
>size of the piece, I would say it could range from about 4000 to 8000
>words, which should translate roughly into 3-6 Spectra-pages (more if
>you have illustrations). If you have a longer contribution, I think
>we can be flexible, too. The complete issue of Spectra usually has
>about 50 pages. Ideally, you could give me an idea about a topic and
>an approximate number of pages you would want to commit to. I am also
>more than happy to brainstorm if you feel you want to contribute, but
>haven't honed in on the "right" topic yet.
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>I hope to hear from you!
>
>Guenter
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>Guenter Waibel
>Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
>Digital Media Developer http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/
>Digital Imaging SIG Chair, MCN http://www.mcn.edu/visig_subscribe.taf
mailto:>guenter@uclink4.berkeley.edu
>Phone 510-643-8655
>Fax 510-642-4889
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Guenter Waibel
Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
Digital Media Developer http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/
Digital Imaging SIG Chair, MCN http://www.mcn.edu/visig_subscribe.taf
mailto:guenter@uclink4.berkeley.edu
Phone 510-643-8655
Fax 510-642-4889
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