Digitizing Images and Text

CONTENTS: Articles & Papers | Companies | Example Projects | Reference | Resources | Tools |

Articles & Papers

	Content-Based Image Retrieval A report to the JISC Technology Applications Programme, January 1999.
	Digital Formats for Content Reproductions A paper by Carl Fleischhauer of the Library of Congress National Digital Library Program.
	Digital Imaging for Photographic Collections: Foundations for Technical Standards An article by Franziska Frey, Research Scientist, Image Permanence Institute in RLG DigiNews.
	Example Decisions on Digital Image Formats Practical decisions on image formats for preservation and network access by the UC Berkeley Library.
	Final Report of the Library of Congress Manuscript Digitization Demonstration Project
	Issues in Digitization A report prepared for the Washington State Library Council, January 1999.
	Recommendations for the Evaluation of Digital Images Produced from Photographic, Microphotographic, and Various Paper Formats By James Reilly and Dr. Franziska Frey, for the Library of Congress.
	Technical Recommendations for Digital Imaging Projects An excellent "best practices" document from Columbia University.
	Toward On-line, Worldwide Access To Vatican Library Materials An article from the IBM Journal of Research and Development.

Companies

	Agfa Information on their products (such as digital cameras) and more.
	Corbis The Microsoft subsidiary that is buying up the digital rights to everything in sight.
	Kodak: Digital Cameras and Technology Information about digital imaging services and products from Kodak, Inc.
	Leica Digital Imaging Digital imaging products from Leica.
	Xerox Scanning Solutions

Example Projects

	American Memory A Library of Congress (U.S.) project.
	California Heritage Collection A collection of over 28,000 digital images relating to California history from the collections of the University of California, Berkeley.
	Center for Electronic Text & Image (CETI) At University of Pennsylvania Library. Collections include: | Annual Reports | The Furness Shakespeare Library | Manuscript Diaries |
	Cline Library Special Collections and Archives Department, Northern Arizona University. An excellent example of a Web-accessible image database, with full bibliographic records and thumbnail images that link to full-size images.
	Colorado Digitization Project A collaborative initiative of the state's libraries, museums, and archives to create a collection of the historical and cultural aspects of the state.
	Columbia University Digital Image Access Project (DIAP) Image collections include: | Prof. Joseph Connors | Stephen Murray: Notre-Dame Cathedral of Amiens, an orderly vision | Camilo Vergara | Empire State Building | Selections from the Aviador Collection |
	Corbis Image Catalog Where you can find many of the most famous images in the world.
	Fort Worth Star-Telegram Photograph Collection At the Special Collections of the Library at the University of Texas at Arlington.
	The Geo-Images Project A project of the UC Berkeley Geography Department, that includes many QuickTime Virtual Reality panoramas of locations in the Western United States.
	Images from the History of Medicine By the National Library of Medicine.
	Images of the Southwest Image collections from the University of Arizona Library.
	Museum Web Sites A list of sites maintained by the Museum Computer Network in four sections: A - C, D - K, L - M, N - P, Q - S, and T - Z.
	UC Berkeley Architecture/Slide Library Slide and Photograph Collection A large database of architecture and art images.
	UC Berkeley Earthquake Image Information System A database of more than 5,000 images from more than 80 earthquakes.
	UC Berkeley Earth Sciences Library Digital Map Collection Online maps and map fragments of various kinds, including general, topographic, thematic, facsimile, and nautical charts.

Reference

	The Clearinghouse of Image Databases and IMAGELIB Listserv Archives Hosted by the University of Arizona Library.
	Creating and Documenting Electronic Texts: A Guide to Good Practice If you read one thing on digitizing electronic texts, make this one it.
	Digital Eyes A site that reviews digital cameras and scanners.
	Image Database Information Links to a vast amount of information on image databases, created and maintained by Howard Besser.

Resources

	Digital Camera Reviews A listing of digital cameras available on the market and basic information about their features. Includes reviews and samples shots.
	Digital Toolbox From the Colorado Digitization Project.
	Digitizing Video Some important advice on how to digitize video from the Berkeley Multimedia Research Center.
	The Library of Congress Thesaurus of Graphic Materials A descriptive vocabulary for image cataloging and indexing.

Tools

	Adobe Photoshop The premiere image editing software program.
	Paint Shop Pro A PC-based image editing program. Evaluation copies are also available from sites like TUCOWS.
	QuickTime Download your free MS Windows or Macintosh viewer from Apple Computer.

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Last update March 28, 2000. SunSITE Manager