1	Life After Slides: Stepping up to the Digital Image ARTTABLE / CAA March 7, 2005 Linda Serenson Colet 914-843-2345 lcolet@prodigy.net www.daopoint.com/digital/
2	Overview Transitioning from slides to digital Planning a digital project Current standards Digital trends
3	Life after slides
4	Transitioning from slides to digital Why move towards digital? Kodak does not make slide projectors anymore “Digital imaging is the new imaging standard” – CAA News Sept 2004 Digital files can be re-purposed for many uses Increased requests for digital files Issues moving towards digital Lecturer needs to learn how to troubleshoot technical problems Digital images, like slides, need to be organized and maintained Digital archives cost money to re-purpose, maintain and preserve
5	Planning a digital project What do you want to use your digital images for? What to scan? What type of data needs to be tracked and retrieved? Who’s going to do the work?
6	What is the purpose for the digital project? What do you want to use your digital images for? Identification purposes (internal) Web access (share and promote) Print (flyers, brochures, publications, etc.) Archive (working or long-term)
7	What to scan? Identifying your source materials: Existing digital images Slides Transparencies Prints Original artwork Identify condition, prioritize what to scan, approvals needed, etc.
8	What type of data to track and retrieve? Data about the image Imbedded with the file (scanner type, file format, color info, etc.) Descriptive data about the object scanned Unique identifying number (accession # / inventory #) Basic tombstone information Credit-line Licensing issues (if known) Database to store this information For identifying, searching and reporting
9	Who is going to do the work? In-house and/or outside resources to: Manage the project budget, timeframe, workflow, etc. Prepare and transport work for scanning Create the digital image (in-house or outside vendors) Process the image file, maintain scanning log, etc. Catalogue descriptive data about the object Manage supporting technologies (tech person)
10	Standards – File formats and approximate sizes
11	Standards – Storage methods Most common storage choices for images: CDs DVDs Online server A data migration plan is critical to ensure long-term storage of your images
12	Digital trends No storage method is dependable – migration is key Archivist and IT roles are overlapping Content management and Digital asset management is converging Image capture should always be digital
13	Contact information Linda Serenson Colet Digitization Consultant lcolet@prodigy.net Tel: 914-843-2345 www.daopoint.com/digital/