Digital Project Skills: Digitizing Collections

Are you planning a digital project or program at your organization, but unsure where to begin? Attend this class to learn about digital imaging (scanning) for cultural heritage organizations.

By the end of the class, you will know more about:

• Planning for digitization projects
• Digital image basics such as resolution, modes of capture, bit depth, file size, file formats, file naming, compression, color management, and quality control
• Types of equipment for scanning and capture
• Technical metadata and digital imaging standards and best practices
• Resources needed to build and manage a successful project/program

Who Should Attend?
This introductory series is for staff of any library, archive, museum, or other organization planning or already working on digital projects. No previous knowledge about digitization is assumed.