Colloquium on digitizing photographic collections

Digitizing Photographic Collections: Where are we now? What does the
future hold?--A colloquium for the exchange of information among
those actively involved in digitizing projects, sponsored by the
National Endowment for the Humanities, Division of Preservation and
Access and Image Permanence Institute

June 7-9, 1997

    How will institutions use digital images?
    What image quality is required?
    Do we need standards?
    If so, who should define them?

Questions like these will be discussed at the two-and-a-half-day
event. It will be an ideal opportunity to ask questions and share
your experiences with others in the field. Photohistorians are
encouraged to attend, to add a scholar's input to the discussions
and evaluations. This colloquium is part of a two-year NEH-sponsored
project conducted by Image Permanence Institute (IPI) to investigate
the key technical issues and problems of digital imaging for use in
library and archive photographic collections. IPI's project is
examining the issue of  image quality requirements and their
relationship to institutional policies and purposes. Results of the
project so far will be presented along with status reports and
thoughtful presentations from other institutions and experts.

Speakers and panelists will include Steve Chapman, Harvard
University; Frank Cost, RIT; Nancy Elkington, Research Libraries
Group; Michael Ester, Luna Imaging; Carl Fleischhauer, National
Digital Library Project, Library of Congress; Franziska Frey, IPI;
Jack Holm, Imaging Consultant; Anne Kenney, Cornell University;
Constance McCabe, Photo Preservation Inc.; Paul Messier, Boston Art
Conservation; Phil Michel, National Digital Library Project, Library
of Congress; Steve Puglia, National Archives and Records
Administration; Doug Rea, RIT; James Reilly, IPI; Lou Sharpe,
Picture Elements, Inc.; John Stokes, JJT Inc.; Sabine S�sstrunk,
Corbis Corp.; George Thoma, National Library of Medicine; Vienna
Wilson, University of Virginia; and other distinguished
professionals in the field.

The brochure, including an application form, can be downloaded as a
PDF file at <URL:http://www.rit.edu/~andpph/brochure.pdf>. You will
need Acrobat Reader to download this document.(Acrobat Reader can be
downloaded for free off the web.) To request a hard copy of the
brochure, contact

    Jane Pestke
    Image Permanence Institute
    716-475-5199
    Fax: 716-475-7230
    cjppph<-a t->rit< . >edu.

Douglas Nishimura
Image Permanence Institute

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