2016 Post-ATALM SHN Workshop Part 2: Image Digitization

Description: 

Led by Jeanine Nault, Digital Imaging Specialist, National Anthropological Archives of the National Museum of Natural History, and Lotus Norton-Wisla, Tribal Archives Digital Curriculum Coordinator, Washington State University. This hands-on session on image digitization was part of the 2016 Post-ATALM Sustainable Heritage Network Workshop. This session covers technical specifications, image scanning, file management, quality control, metadata, project management, editing, and access. The presentation slides walks through each of these topics and the handouts provide targeted information to help you plan an image digitization project.

HANDOUTS:

Digitization Project Decision Making: Starting A Digitization Project

Technical Specifications for Image Digitization

Image Scanning Instructions

File Naming for Photographs

Metadata for Photographs

Metadata Spreadsheet

Image Digitization Resource List