Margaret: The Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) has just finished putting on a series of digitization workshops across Canada. The agenda for the workshop follows. We will be putting more of these workshops on next spring. You can contact me for further information if you wish. Jim Jim Fox Product Manager, Skills Development 1-800-520-2446 (Canada and U.S.) Canadian Heritage Information Network (819) 994-1200 15 Eddy St. 4th Floor Fax (819) 994-9555 Hull, Que. [log in to unmask] K1A-0M5 Website: http://www.chin.gc.ca Digitizing Images for your Museum Workshop Agenda Day One 9:00 Introductions, Workshop goal, Overview of 2-day agenda 9:30 Objectives Introduction to digitization ? Why digitize? Benefits of digitization Fundamentals Exercise 10:30 Break 10:45 Planning a digitization project Exercise 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Costs of a digitization project Legal issues Standards and guidelines Managing Images and long-term maintenance Preservation and Conservation Resources & Questions 2:00 Digital basics 2:30 Break 2:45 Scanners & Cameras Capturing Images Hands-On ? participants using the scanners 4:00 Summary Additional resources 4:30 Close of day 1 Day Two 9:00 Review, questions and answers 9:15 Hardware and software selection Storage Image Manipulation Tips and Techniques 10:30 Break 10:45 Digital Camera demo Image Manipulation (continued) 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Questions and answers 1:30 Hands on ? participants using the scanners and image manipulation software 2:15 Break 2:30 Hands on ? continuing 4:00 Wrap-up, questions and answers, feedback 4:30 Close of workshop ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).