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Developing the Digital Collection: HEDS Conference 2002
Date: 26th June 2002, 09:30 - 15.30
Venue: The British Library, London
http://heds.herts.ac.uk/conf2002/conf2002.html
The 3rd annual HEDS Conference is now open for bookings.
This is a premier event aimed at anyone who is interested in digitisation
or is working on a digital library project.The conference addresses the
main issues involved in developing digital content for collections, with
the aim of imparting advice that will help projects be more productive and
cost effective.
A series of papers from practitioners and experts in the field will combine
to produce a day that will be lively, interesting and above all useful.
The following topics will be explored:
- Strategic planning and integration of digital collections.
- 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
Plus HEDS will be presenting the findings of the recent Mellon Foundation
funded study: Exploring Charging Models for Digital Cultural Heritage which
compares the pricing of analog versus digital surrogates from photographic
sources.
Speakers will include:
- 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
This event is free to members of UK Higher and Further Education.
For others it is £75 + VAT.
Online booking and booking forms are available at
http://heds.herts.ac.uk/conf2002/conf2002.html
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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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