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HEDS Conference 2002: Developing the Digital Collection
Date: 26th June 2002
HEDS have placed all the presentations from the above conference online at
http://heds.herts.ac.uk/conf2002/conf2002.html
HEDS presented the findings of the recent Mellon Foundation funded study:
Exploring Charging Models for Digital Cultural Heritage.
The following topics were also explored:
· Strategic planning and integration of digital collections.
· METAe Project: Automated metadata and XML creation from printed materials
· How digitisation initiatives seed further innovation and partnerships
· Digital Libraries - working in co-operation to develop content and services
· Building the Digital Library - strategies and practical steps
· Model for evaluation and resource deployment in digital library initiatives
Speakers included:
· David Dawson - Senior ICT Adviser, Resource: the Council for Museums,
Archives and Libraries
· Simon Tanner - Senior Consultant, HEDS
· Linda Kaye - BUNSP Project Manager, British Universities Film and Video
Council
· Guenter Muehlberger - METAe Project Co-ordinator, University Library
Innsbruck
· Robert Kiley - Head of Systems Strategy, The Wellcome Library
· Norbert Lossau - Head of the Oxford Digital Library, University of Oxford
· Judith Andrews - Director of Library Services, University of Central England
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Simon Tanner
Senior Digitisation Consultant (HEDS)
Higher Education Digitisation Service
University of Hertfordshire
Phone: +44 (0) 1707 286078
Fax: +44 (0) 1707 286079
Web: http://heds.herts.ac.uk
METAe Project: http://heds.herts.ac.uk/projects/projectsE.html
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