Message-Id: <200004271403.HAA13458@dns.ccit.arizona.edu> Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 09:49:54 -0400 From: Bliss B Siman <mailto:bliss_siman@BARUCH.CUNY.EDU> Subject: Re: SPECTRA Special Issue on Digital Imaging To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
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FWIW, I for one would love to read on these issues!
At 09:09 PM 4/26/00 , you wrote:
>Guenter,
>
>I am responsible for the technical side of various digitisation projects
>at the National Library of Australia. We use high-end scanners and
>digital scanning backs. As our main priority is archiving we decided on
>strict standards that we want to use. I will be happy to write on topics
>including workflows, colour management, archiving issues, digitising
>standards, metadata, on-line delivery of images and explaining how
>digital devices work, and pros and cons for using them.
>Let me know if you are interested.
>
>Regards
>
>Andrew Stawowczyk Long
>Public Affairs Officer
>National Library of Australia
>+61 2 62621382
mailto:>anlong@nla.gov.au
>
>
>Guenter Waibel wrote:
>
> > > ----------
> > > From: Guenter Waibel[SMTP:mailto:GUENTER@UCLINK4.BERKELEY.EDU]
> > > Sent: Friday, April 21, 2000 2:42:05 AM
> > > To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
> > > Subject: SPECTRA Special Issue on Digital Imaging
> > > Auto forwarded by a Rule
> > >
> > Hi there,
> >
> > 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:-).
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > I hope to hear from you!
> >
> > Guenter
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > 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
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bliss B Siman
Associate Professor, Deputy chief librarian
Newman library, Baruch college, City University of New York
212/802-2394 (voice)
212/802-2393 (fax)
mailto:Bliss_Siman@baruch.cuny.edu
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