This is the home page for the Cornell University Library Digitization Resources space.

DCAPS and DLIT at CUL - about us
Digitization
Metadata
Quality Control
Color Management
Photoshop
Post-Processing
Lists, Blogs, Online Journals
Project Management
Copyright
Preservation and Conservation
Presentation PowerPoints

DCAPS and DLIT at CUL

Digital Consulting and Production Services (DCAPS)
http://dcaps.library.cornell.edu/
- Digital Media Lab - http://dcaps.library.cornell.edu/digitization/lab/imaginglab.htm
Articles and Presentations - http://dcaps.library.cornell.edu/presentations/
Division of Library Information Technologies (DLIT)
http://www.library.cornell.edu/dlit/index.html

Digitization

A Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections
http://www.niso.org/framework/Framework2.html
Common Image File Formats
http://www.library.cornell.edu/preservation/tutorial/presentation/table7-1.html
Digital Imaging Basics
http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/technology/tutorials/graphics/digital/
Moving Theory into Practice: Digital Imaging Tutorial from Cornell University
http://www.library.cornell.edu/preservation/tutorial/contents.html
Conservation Online, Stanford University
http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/bytopic/imaging/
Moving Theory into Practice: Digital Imaging for Libraries and Archives (2000, Anne R. Kenney & Oya Y. Rieger)
http://worldcat.org/oclc/44003953/viewonline
Library of Congress Cataloging and Digitizing Toolbox
http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/cataloging.html

Metadata

Digital Libraries and Metadata Resources
http://archive.ifla.org/II/metadata.htm
Metadata, Digital Imaging Tutorial, Moving Theory into Practice
http://www.library.cornell.edu/preservation/tutorial/metadata/metadata-01.html

Color Management

An Overview of Colour Management for Still Images, JISC Digital Media
http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/stillimages/advice/an-overview-of-colour-management-for-still-images/

Color Targets

MacBeth - best for manuscript material and silver gelatin prints
http://www.quality-photo.net/images/new-macbeth-card.jpg
Kodak - ideal when not utilizing color management system
http://static.photo.net/attachments/bboard/00A/00AJDA-20725084.jpg
Kodak IT8- best for contemporary photographs (color glossy paper)
http://www.teamworkphoto.com/images/kodak/kodak_it8.jpg

Software

PictoColor in Camera&nbsp; - software for characterizing scanners - Photoshop Plug-in
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