Course Introduction
Why Digitize?
Digital Image Fundamentals
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From Paper to Pixels
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Digital Images as Surrogates
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Digital Cameras and Scanners
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Dynamic Range and Bit Depth
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Resolution and Resolution Recommendations
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Master File Resolution and Bit Depth Guidelines
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Master and Derivative Files
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Advantages and Disadvantages of TIFFs and JPEGs
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Interpolation and Compression
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Suggested File Formats
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Lesson Summary
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Digital Image Fundamentals Quiz
Selection
Digitization
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Best Practices for Digital Projects
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Project Objectives
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Cost Estimations
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Digitization Options
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Staffing and Collaboration
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Documentation
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Benchmarking
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Calibration
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Batching
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Postproduction Work
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File Naming Conventions
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Guidelines for Developing a File Naming Convention
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Quality Assessment
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Lesson Summary
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Digitization Quiz
Description
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Access Points
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Description for Archives
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Description Challenges
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Item-Level Description
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Collection-Level Description
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Subject Description
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Metadata and Metadata Crosswalks
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Metadata Categories and Functions
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Best Practices for Metadata
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Description Practices
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Description for Digitization Initiatives
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Metadata for Information Management
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Lesson Summary
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Description Quiz
Access
Course Conclusion
Extra Credit
