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With apologies for cross posting*
The
National Archives and the British Library Preservation Advisory Centre are
pleased to announce a training day:
Introduction
to Digitisation
The
National Archives
TW9
4DU
This
training day draws on the expertise of staff from The National Archives who
have carried out a number of digitisation projects. The day summarises the
practical issues to prepare for when planning and undertaking a digitisation
project. Participants will gain an overview of how to prepare a digitisation
strategy; the issues to consider when preparing library and archive items for
digitisation, including handling of original materials; practicalities around
the set up of a digitisation studio and how to preserve the digital data.
This
event is being jointly run by The National Archives and the British Library
Preservation Advisory Centre as part of the RLUK/BL Preservation Learning
Programme.
Programme
09:30 Registration
10:00 Introduction
10:15 Digitisation strategy
– stakeholder management, business models, funding, sustainability.
11:15 Break
11:45 Collection care –
spot checks, collection surveys, condition assessment, preparation for
scanning, dealing with damaged documents, advice and guidance.
13:00 Lunch
13:45 In-house digitisation
– equipment and set up, resources management, work flows and document
tracking, technical advice.
14:30 Metadata and
discovery/access to online images
15:15 Break
15:30 Digital preservation
– storage equipment, methods and formats, PRONOM
16:30 End
Cost:
£95 + VAT including lunch and refreshments (£71 + VAT for members of Research
Libraries UK)
To
book please visit: http://www.bl.uk/blpac/digitisation.html
Alison
Faraday
Preservation Advisory CentreThe British Library