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Dear
Colleague,
I am
writing to invite you to attend a FREE workshop.
High
Volume Digitisation: Issues, Trends & Innovative Robot Tech
Location:
The New Technology Institute,
Birmingham http://www.ntibirmingham.co.uk/facilities/
Date:
Wed 23rd September 2009 (all day)
Sponsored by JISC
Who Should Attend
This
workshop focuses on high-volume digitisation of bound materials e.g. books,
manuscripts, newspapers, magazines, registers and ephemera.
This
is a growing area of interest for technical and project managers,
practitioners, researchers and useful for anyone interested in what is also
known as ‘mass’ or Large Scale Digitisation Initiatives (LSDIs).
Bringing
together experts, UK and European case studies, the latest technical
developments and good practices; the day is intended to provide an outline
awareness of what is involved in planning LSDIs for digital preservation or
digital access. This includes LSDI feasibility, logistics, scaling, outsourcing,
costing, risks, quality, metadata, OCR and FAQs.
The
day will include real-time demos of robotic-arm scanners with opportunities for
two way dialogue and open questions.
More Information & How to Register
For more details
and the workshop programme please click here
. Alternatively,
email [log in to unmask] or tel. (0)121 331 6350 and ask for Bev Dodd or Beth Delwiche for information or to register.
Deadline
for registration is Fri 18th September 2009. Attendance is
free until the deadline, but places are limited so attendees are urged to
reserve places early and avoid possible disappointment !
Hope
to see you there!
Best
wishes
Bev Dodd,
DCS,
Library & Learning Resources,
Birmingham
City University
Tel. 0121
331 6350