The Illinois State Library is pleased to announce an upcoming
     satellite videoconference entitled.....

                  FIRST STEPS IN DIGITIZING:  QUESTIONS TO
                   CONSIDER BEFORE BEGINNING YOUR PROJECT

     Digitization            Digital Imaging          Image Databases

     -Are you interested in learning more about this new technology - -
      a technology so new the vocabulary is still fluid?
     -Wondering how to fund your digitization project and how to make
      your project accessible to the public?
     -Are you unclear about how to determine and evaluate your project's
      goals?
     -How do you know the best technology to use and how do your insure
      all the hardware will be compatible?
     -Are you on the verge of planning a digitization project but unsure
      if your collection is appropriate?
     -Where do you find expert information - - individuals and
      electronic?

     You'll find all the answers to all of the above questions at the
     Illinois State Library Satellite Videoconference on Wednesday,
     September 23, 1998 from 9:30 am - 11:30 am.  If you are interested
     in downlinking this program and you have a dish that can receive a
     KU band broadcast, please contact Jill Heffernan for the
     coordinates.  Call Jill at 217-782-7848 or e-mail her with your
     request at:  [log in to unmask]