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Date:   1/28/99  2:18 PM

RE:     New LITA publications on digital imaging and metadata
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NINCH ANNOUNCEMENT
January 28, 1999


     NEW LIBRARY & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION (LITA) PUBLICATIONS:
                     "DIGITAL IMAGES OF PHOTOGRAPHS:
      A Practical Approach to Workflow Design and Project Management"

     "GETTING MILEAGE OUT OF METADATA: Applications for the Library."
                <http://www.lita.org/litapubs/index.html>



>Date:         Thu, 28 Jan 1999 13:16:49 -0500
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>NEWS
>January, 1999
>Contact: Jacqueline Mundell
>800-545-2433, ext. 4267
>
>New LITA publications on digital imaging and metadata
>
>The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division
>of the American Library Association, has published two new books in
>the LITA Guides Series. They will be for sale for the first time at
>the ALA Store at Midwinter Conference in Philadelphia.
>
>"Digital Images of Photographs: A Practical Approach to Workflow
>Design and Project Management," by Lisa Macklin and Sarah Lockmiller,
>is a comprehensive approach to management of digital imaging in
>libraries and archives from archival negatives to metadata cataloging
>and web-based access.  Practical guidelines and recommendations are
>provided for equipment, software, staffing and workflow for every step
>of the digital imaging process.  A unique collaboration between a
>technical services administrator and a professional archival
>photographer, the book builds on their considerable experience with
>and expertise in electronic materials, project workflow design,
>professional photography and digital scanning.
>
>"Getting Mileage Out of Metadata: Applications for the Library," by
>Jean Hudgins, Grace Agnew and Elizabeth Brown, is an overview of
>state-of-the-art metadata cataloging and currently available metadata
>standards. The book provides comprehensive descriptions and links to
>current applications, to assist libraries and archives in evaluating
>the standards for their use.  It guides the reader through all steps
>in a successful metadata project, including planning, staffing,
>training, workflow and evaluation.  The authors draw on their own
>experience in designing and implementing several metadata cataloging
>projects, to give the reader a practical and thorough grounding in the
>design and management of metadata projects.
>
>After Midwinter Conference orders may be placed by phone, fax or
>mail.  See the LITA website -- <HTTP://www.lita.org> - for a complete list of
>LITA publications and a printable order form.
>
>
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David L. Green
Executive Director
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