Subject: Training days on digitization
The British Library Preservation Advisory Centre and RLUK are delighted to announce two training days focusing on digitisation. Approaches to digitisation London Wednesday 9 February 2010 <URL:http://www.bl.uk/blpac/approaches.html> Are you planning a digitisation project? Do you want to learn more about how to approach this? This training day includes presentations on the benefits of digitising books and documents; planning for digitisation; how to select materials for digitisation; and preservation issues. Handling for Digitisation York 18 February 2011 <URL:http://www.bl.uk/blpac/digitise.html> Are you setting up a digitisation project? Do you want to learn more about how to handle books and documents during digitisation? This training day includes presentations on what to consider when sourcing equipment; preparing books for digitisation; handling during digitisation; outsourcing digitisation and dealing with digital images. Each course costs UKP95 + VAT including lunch and refreshments (UKP71 + VAT for members of Research Libraries UK) Book and pay now to avoid the January VAT rise. For full programme and booking details, please see: <URL:http://www.bl.uk/blpac/events.html> These events are part of a Preservation Learning Programme jointly sponsored by RLUK and the British Library Preservation Advisory Centre. Alison Faraday Preservation Advisory Centre The British Library 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB United Kingdom *** Conservation DistList Instance 24:29 Distributed: Tuesday, December 14, 2010 Message Id: cdl-24-29-016 ***Received on Thursday, 9 December, 2010