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This is an email sent via the SHCG List. If you reply to this message, your message will be sent to all the people on the list, not just the author of this message. --------------- Dear all Details of a seminar for those interested in 3D digital imaging and creating virtual objects. Best wishes Georgina SHCG Secretary On Mon 17/10/11 1:56 PM , "Museums Sheffield" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > MUSEUMS SHEFFIELD PRESENTS: TOUCHING THE VIRTUAL > TUESDAY 1 NOVEMBER > 10am - 3.30pm, Millennium Gallery, Sheffield. Full day £15, half > day £10 (refreshments/lunch included) > > To reserve a place or for further info please contact Sara Unwin > 07951 043 715 or by Wednesday 26 October. > [4] [5] > A day of sharing for people interested in 3D digitisation: > development, funding, learning potential > > Touching the Virtual will explore the recent Rapid 3D Digitisation > of Museums Sheffield’s Designated Metalwork collection, a > project developing interactive 3D content and providing access to > scanned objects over the internet. Working with state-of-the-art fast > 3D scanning technologies developed at Sheffield Hallam University, the > project has created new ways of accessing and viewing objects that are > either too delicate or unsuitable for handling. This has improved > collection access and public understanding. This pioneering project > will leave a permanent digital record of the Metalwork collection for > use by Collections and Learning teams and provide access to > researchers and the general public. > > We are keen to share our experience of the process so far and > explore how the project will develop online and learning resources. > > Programme > 10.30 Welcome & Refreshments. > 10.45 Lucy Davison, Curator of Metalwork, Museums Sheffield: > The Collection Manager‘s approach to digitisation. Why we did > it. > 11.15 Marcos Rodrigues, Professor of Computer Science, Sheffield > Hallam University: How we did it. The process and how it can be > applied to museum objects. > 11.45 Paola Marchionni, Digitisation Programme Manager, JISC: The > JISC Digitisation and Content programme: How the project was funded > and the wider context of work JISC supports through the programme. > 12.00 -12.45 buffet lunch > 1.00 Breakaway sessions: > 1) Jon Bradley, Communities Manager & Jenny Barnett, tutor: ESOL and > basic skills. > 2) Laura Travis, Formal Learning Manager & Louise Woodward: Design > based resources. > 3) Lucy Davison, Curator of Metalwork: > 3D digitisation for curating. > 1.45 Coffee & Refreshments. > 2.00 Plenary: feedback and sharing. > 2.30 Social: Join Museums Sheffield staff in our > galleries to explore object handling, other online and printed > learning resources and extend your networking. > 3.30 Thanks and Close. > > Who should attend? > Museum professionals, especially collections and learning staff; > staff from other organisations with collections. The afternoon has a > learning focus but both sessions are open to all. > > Why should I attend? > We hope you will leave with: > - An overview of how 3D digitisation can enhance your collection > - Technical information about the 3D digitisation process > - An understanding of the learning potential of virtual objects > - Information about how we were able to fund the project with > partner JISC > - An understanding of how partnership working (Museums + University > + Funder) can help to foster engaged learning > - Advice and support from a team who have been through the process > You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to Museums > Sheffield's mailing list. > > Unsubscribe [6] from future emails. It’s your responsibility > to make sure this email is virus free. Museums Sheffield accept no > responsibility for any loss or damage in any way arising from its > use. Please save a tree and only print this email if necessary. > [7] > > > Links: > ------ > [1] http://mailout.rckt.co.uk/t/r/e/tkdjhky/chhklhiur/r/ > [2] http://mailout.rckt.co.uk/t/r/l/tkdjhky/chhklhiur/i/ > [4] http://mailout.rckt.co.uk/t/r/fb/tkdjhky/chhklhiur/y/ > [5] http://mailout.rckt.co.uk/t/r/tw/tkdjhky/chhklhiur/j/ > [6] http://mailout.rckt.co.uk/t/r/u/tkdjhky/chhklhiur/t/ > [7] http://mailout.rckt.co.uk/t/r/l/tkdjhky/chhklhiur/d/ > > The SHCG list is provided for members of Social History Curators Group to discuss subjects relevant to social history in museums. To join SHCG visit www.shcg.org.uk . Opinions expressed in this email are the responsibility of the author and are not necessarily shared by SHCG. To leave the list do not reply to this message but send an email to [log in to unmask] with a blank subject line and these words as the body of the email: SIGNOFF SHCG-LIST