I thought Tony's post was worth highlighting for those who weren't following the photography thread with bated breath!

From the link he shared:

ISO/TC42 JWG26 - Digitizing Cultural Heritage Materials
This page describes a new ISO/TC42 working group, JWG26, which has been formed to standardize tools and techniques for maintaining consistency when digitizing cultural heritage materials.
What is JWG26?
ISO/TC42’s JWG26, officially known as “Imaging system capability qualification for archival recording and approval”, was formed at the 22nd Plenary meeting of ISO/TC42. The convener is Dr. Franziska Frey, Head of Preservation and Digital Imaging Services at Harvard Library, Harvard University. The scope of JWG26 is to unify metrics, related methods, and tools used to specify and measure image quality capability of systems for the recording and evaluation of cultural heritage materials for archival purposes.
Work Program
JWG26 is standardizing tools and techniques for maintaining consistency when digitizing cultural heritage materials. This will ensure the accurate capture, encoding, and long-term preservation of digital representations of these cultural heritage materials. Documents describing the work of JWG26 are available to registered experts on the ISO/TC42 server.

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From: Tony Harris <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 6 October 2016 at 11:03
Subject: Re: [MCG] Good basic camera for small museum digitisation setup?
To: [log in to unmask]

Hi Jon,

I'd like to highlight to the MCG that coming down the track is an ISO standard for digitising museum objects, details can be found below. This will be voluntary of course, but in time it should help raise the overall standard of digitisation which further down the line hopefully will have an effect on volunteer led projects as I am sure they are desperately in need of help and guidance.

http://www.imaging.org/ist/resources/standards/materials.cfm

I'd also highlight the UK & Irish Museum photography annual conference will be held next month at the IWM London, link below, there is one speaker incidentally going to speak on the use of 4/3rds cameras for CH objects.

http://www.ahfap.org.uk/conferences/2016-conference/

All the best

Tony

Tony Harris  Digital Media & Photography Officer Government Art Collection tony.harris @culture.gov.uk | 020 7211 2426 @govartcol   /governmentartcollection | www.gac.culture.gov.uk

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