ILLINOIS DIGITIZATION INSTITUTE
DIGITIZATION FUNDAMENTALS WORKSHOPS
The Illinois Digitization Institute is now
offering two-day workshops on digital imaging for
cultural heritage institutions. The workshops
will include a mixture of classroom training and
hands-on work covering the basics of
digitization, including project planning,
equipment selection, what digital images are,
metadata, and more. Hands-on activities will
ensure that participants are familiar with
digitization concepts such as bit depth,
resolution, and metadata creation. We will also
do hands-on image capture using scanners and
digital cameras, learn more about how to use
optical character recognition software, and
create metadata using CONTENTdm, a digital asset
management system. Participants are encouraged to
bring a few items from their own collections to
use. The following topics will be addressed:
• Digital image basics
• How to plan successful and sustainable projects
• Professional standards for digital images
• Equipment choices
• Using scanners and digital cameras to capture your images (hands-on)
• The basics of using Adobe Photoshop Elements (hands-on)
• Metadata schemes and creating metadata in CONTENTdm (hands-on)
• Creating searchable text from scanned images
using Optical Character Recognition (hands-on)
The registration fee: $95.00 per person, plus
travel expenses and lunch on your own both days
Workshop dates and locations:
· July 20–21, 2006 at the Illinois State Library in Springfield, IL
· August 17–18, 2006 at the Illinois State Library in Springfield, IL
Space is limited and will be available on a
first-come, first-served basis, so please
register as soon as possible! If you cannot
attend this workshop you may be interested in
other workshops and online training courses offered by the IDI.
To register for a workshop or for more
information about other digitization training
opportunities, please check the IDI website at
<http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/IDI>http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/IDI
or contact:
Patricia L. Miller, Executive Director
Illinois Heritage Association
Phone: (217) 359-5600 / Fax: 877-271-5871
E-mail: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]
Patricia L. Miller, Executive Director
Illinois Heritage Association
602 1/2 E. Green St., Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 359-5600 [log in to unmask]
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