Luna understands the breadth and depth of knowledge required to carry
out digital imaging projects and has compiled the following list of
helpful sites to assist you with your project. The following sites will
help you gain a better understanding of digital imaging best practices,
definitions, and collection building.
About.com - Graphics Software
http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/general/
General graphics tutorials, glossaries, basic information, and explanations
of graphics terminology including vector and bitmap, anti-aliasing,
and other fundamental concepts. A good starting point.
Berkeley Digital Library - SunSite
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/
Builds digital collections and services while providing information
and support to digital library developers worldwide.
California Digital Library
http://www.cdlib.org/about/overview/
Applying appropriate digital technologies to manage shared information
resources.
CLIR
http://www.clir.org/search.asp?qu=digital+imaging&area=
Council on Library and Information Resources digital imaging search results.
CLIR - Digital Image Collections: Issues and Practice by Michael
Ester
http://www.clir.org/pubs/abstract/pub67.html
Provides library and archives administrators with ways of thinking about
digital imaging for the long-term benefit of preservation and scholarship.
Cornell University Library
http://www.library.cornell.edu/preservation/tutorial/intro/intro-01.html
Digital Imaging tutorial.
Digital Exposure
http://www.digitalexposure.ca/sub1.html
This glossary contains Photographic and Digital Imaging terms.
Digital Library Federation
http://www.diglib.org/dlfhomepage.htm
This site offers you information about developing digital collections
and managing networked information for the benefit of scholarship, education,
and cultural progress.
Getty Information Institute
http://www.getty.edu/research/institute/standards/introimages/
Introduction to Imaging: Issues in Constructing an Image Database.
Kodak
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/digital/dlc/
Digital Learning Center: collection of information, tips and techniques
on Digital Imaging.
Library of Congress
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ftpfiles.html
Building Digital Collections: links to descriptions of technical methods.
National Endowment for the Humanities
http://www.neh.gov/grants/digitalhumanities.html
NEH has launched a new digital humanities initiative aimed at supporting projects that utilize or study the impact of digital technology.
National Information Standards Organization
http://www.niso.org/framework/Framework2.html
A Framework Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections.
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