The Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) is pleased to announce
that registration is now live for *Documenting Cultural Heritage:
Strategies and Spaces for Digital Capture*
<https://vrafoundation.com/documenting-cultural-heritage/>, to be held
on *March
16, 2018*. This workshop will be hosted by the *Knowlton School of
Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and City and Regional Planning, Ohio
State University, Columbus, Ohio*, and is open to cultural heritage
professionals, the information, museum, and educational communities, and
anyone interested in visual culture. *Documenting Cultural Heritage:
Strategies and Spaces for Digital Capture *is one of four workshops being
offered in the 2017-2018 VRAF Regional Workshop Program
<https://vrafoundation.com/current-regional-workshops/>. The VRAF is
grateful to the Samuel H. Kress Foundation for their continued support of
this exciting opportunity to partner with cultural heritage and educational
institutions.



“Digital capture” encompasses a broad range of technologies and processes.
While the role of a digitization space has historically revolved around
slide and flatbed scanners, these represent just two of many possible
approaches to digital imaging. The first part of this workshop will explore
traditional methods for digital capture, including scanners, DSLR cameras,
copystands, lighting, and specialized imaging devices for specific uses.
Part two of the day will take participants beyond the basics by focusing on
emerging technologies and their impact on the capture, dissemination, and
storage of cultural materials.  All workshop content will be framed within
the important questions you should be asking when planning the present and
future directions of your digital capture project or facilities.
Participants will also receive significant supplemental material, including
equipment recommendations, buying guides, and workflow documents. When
combined with the presented information, participants will have the tools
in place to build an efficient digitization space that is as unique as
their specific resources and project needs.



Documenting Cultural Heritage will be taught by Chris Strasbaugh, Digital
Library Archivist and Curator at the Knowlton School of Architecture,
Landscape Architecture, and City and Regional Planning at The Ohio State
University.  As photographer, art historian, and digital curator, Chris has
always been driven to document and preserve cultural heritage. His
professional background is a perfect mix of his passions in preservation,
photography, emerging technology, open access, and metadata management. He
works with an archive of unique items, documenting the history of the
various programs in the Knowlton School as well as highlighting new work
that showcases each programs’ students. Chris has also served as the staff
photographer of the Greek-American Excavations at Kenchreai through Harvard
University since 2015 which provides a test case for location photography
of unique and varied materials.



Chris has recently presented on the topic of digitization at the 2+3D
Photography – Practice and Prophecies – 2017 conference at the Rijksmuseum
in Amsterdam, HASTAC 2017 in Orlando, and the June 2017 Images:
Digitization and Preservation of Special Collections in Libraries, Museums,
and Archives, NISO Virtual Conference. In addition to conference
presentations, he has also produced online learning training sessions,
taught local workshops, and has actively assisted special collections in
designing and streamlining their digitization process.



To register for *Documenting Cultural Heritage: Strategies and Spaces for
Digital Capture* and to learn more about the workshop, visit
https://vrafoundation.com/documenting-cultural-heritage/.  The fee for this
day-long workshop is $125. If you have questions about registration, feel
free to contact Steven Kowalik, VRAF Director, [log in to unmask]
For questions about the program or venue, please contact Chris Strasbaugh,
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Curator of Visual Resources + Lecturer (Spring 2018)
Co-Chair, Danforth Staff Council
Washington University in Saint Louis
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