Overview
The digitization of a museum's collection is an enormous undertaking, one that involves longterm planning on a variety of fronts. Although national standards are still being developed for many aspects of this type of project, there are some credible resources available for review. The list below is intended to be a starting place for curatorial and library staff investigation of this topic area. Keep an eye out for professional development in this area as well. The numbers of summer institutes and workshops covering preservation and conservation issues in the Digital Age are increasing rapidly.
Resources
Introduction to Imaging: Issues in Constructing an Image Database, Howard Besser and Jennifer Trant, The Getty Information Institute (http://www.getty.edu/research/institute/standards/introimages/)
Another useful introduction to imaging. Expect to spend some time exploring the site.
Digital Imaging, Conservation Online, Preservation Department of the Stanford University Libraries (http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/imaging/)
Abstracts and titles of various publications with regard to imaging. Useful reference points for introductory research and exposure to ongoing debates in the field.
Resources compiled and annotated by Beth Terhune, University of Massachusetts, 5/27/99
