ILLINOIS DIGITIZATION INSTITUTE
DIGITIZATION FUNDAMENTALS WORKSHOPS

The Illinois Digitization Institute is now 
offering two-day workshops on digital imaging for 
cultural heritage institutions.  The workshops 
will include a mixture of classroom training and 
hands-on work covering the basics of 
digitization, including project planning, 
equipment selection, what digital images are, 
metadata, and more. Hands-on activities will 
ensure that participants are familiar with 
digitization concepts such as bit depth, 
resolution, and metadata creation. We will also 
do hands-on image capture using scanners and 
digital cameras, learn more about how to use 
optical character recognition software, and 
create metadata using CONTENTdm, a digital asset 
management system. Participants are encouraged to 
bring a few items from their own collections to 
use.  The following topics will be addressed:

• Digital image basics
• How to plan successful and sustainable projects
• Professional standards for digital images
• Equipment choices
• Using scanners and digital cameras to capture your images (hands-on)
• The basics of using Adobe Photoshop Elements (hands-on)
• Metadata schemes and creating metadata in CONTENTdm (hands-on)
• Creating searchable text from scanned images 
using Optical Character Recognition (hands-on)

The registration fee: $95.00 per person, plus 
travel expenses and lunch on your own both days

Workshop dates and locations:
·        July 20–21, 2006 at the Illinois State Library in Springfield, IL
·        August 17–18, 2006 at the Illinois State Library in Springfield, IL

Space is limited and will be available on a 
first-come, first-served basis, so please 
register as soon as possible! If you cannot 
attend this workshop you may be interested in 
other workshops and online training courses offered by the IDI.

To register for a workshop or for more 
information about other digitization training 
opportunities, please check the IDI website at 
<http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/IDI>http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/IDI 
or contact:
Patricia L. Miller, Executive Director
Illinois Heritage Association
Phone: (217) 359-5600 / Fax: 877-271-5871
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