----------------------------Original message---------------------------- The following is a news announcement from the Research Libraries Group. It is being posted to other museum and library-related LISTSERVs. RLG Publishes Proceedings from Digital Image Access Projects' Final Session The Research Libraries Group has just published "RLG Digital Image Access Project" -- proceedings from a symposium held in Palo Alto, March 31-April 1. RLG recently completed two projects funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and involving nine RLG institutions. The symposium brought together the projects' participants with other digital experts to share what had been learned and identify areas for future work. The publication, edited by Patricia McClung, contains papers by seven knowledgeable and articulate speakers, flanked by an introductory overview and concluding observations from Anne R. Kenney of Cornell University. Presenters were: Hinda Sklar of the Harvard Graduate School of Design; Ricky Erway, RLG member services officer for digital access initiatives; Jackie Dooley -- at the Getty Center during the project and now at the University of California at Irvine; Stephen Davis of Columbia University; Jack von Euw and Daniel Pitti from the University of California at Berkeley; and James Reilly of the Image Permanence Institute, who managed the project that focused on image quality in digital conversions. Each paper is followed by a discussion summary. The Digital Image Access Project resulted in the conversion of 9,000 photos in RLG-member collections on the theme of "Urban Landscapes." Software to combine a descriptive record with a thumbnail image was developed for the project by Stokes Imaging in Austin, Texas. The proceedings reflect the importance of intellectual control and retrieval issues -- just as important as technical ones in digitizing images for the purposes of both preservation and access. The publication is being distributed to RLG members. Copies are also available for $20 each, plus shipping and handling. In the US, this is $8 for the first copy, and $2 for each additional copy in a shipment. For international requests, shipping and handling is $25 for the first copy and $5 for additional copies. Orders can be sent to Distribution Services Center, The Research Libraries Group, Inc., 1200 Villa Street, Mountain View, CA 94041-1100, or via electronic mail to [log in to unmask], or by fax to 415.964.0943. For more information, please send e-mail to [log in to unmask] To: MAPS-L@UGA