IT Forum: digitisation of archives
By popular demand (by which I mean responses to a message on
this list) the event held in February in Liverpool is being repeated in
London, at the Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African
Studies, on Monday October 9th from 10.30-4.30. The programme
appears at the end of this message, but you can also see it on the
Society of Archivists web site (http://www.archives.org.uk) in the
Training Digest under Education and Training, and in the current
Training Brochure, where you will find a booking form.
The day begins with an overview of project planning from Joanne
Lomax Smith of the Higher Education Digitisation Service. This will
be followed by case studies. The projects described and
demonstrated range in scale from the large and collaborative to
small single office, and cover a range of archival materials. The
Liverpool meeting generated a great deal of discussion- both
questions and sharing of experience. Following that, the internal
timings published in the web-site programme will be rescheduled
on the day to give all the case study speakers a little more time.
The IT Panel looks forward to meeting you on the 9th.
Brenda Weeden
Programme follows:
IT Forum: the digitisation of archives
Society of Archivists: Information Technology Panel
9th October 2000
Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies, London
Coffee and registration from 10.30 am
Sessions will start at 11.00 and end at 4.30
The aim of the Forum will be to provide an overview of the
management issues involved in planning and implementing a
digitisation project, followed by a series of case studies of current
projects. These cover a range of materials- including photographs,
large-scale drawings and plans, glass plate negatives. The
emphasis will be on the sharing of practical experience, with time
for questions and discussion.
Speakers:
Joanne Lomax Smith, Consultant, Higher Education Service
(HEDS), University of Hertfordshire: planning for a successful
project.
Patricia Whatley, University of Dundee: Drawn Evidence:
digitisation of architectural drawings.
Hazel Anderson, National Archives of Scotland: Scottish Archival
Network (SCAN): digitising Scottish wills.
Mike Evans, English Heritage: digitisation of photographs
Heather Needham, Suffolk Record Office: investigation into the
digitisation of glass plate negatives.
Philip Winterbottom, Royal Bank of Scotland: digitisation for
education.
Fee: £42 Society of Archivists members, £55 non-members
Use booking form in Training Brochure or contact SoA Office on 020
7278 8630
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Brenda Weeden
Archivist, University of Westminster
ISLS
4-12 Little Titchfield Street
London W1W 7UW
Tel 020 7911 5000 ext 2524
Fax 020 7911 5894
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