Please excuse cross-postings. At MCN 2007 in Chicago there will be a panel introducing the UPDIG "Museum Best Practices" for submitting digital files for publication. Imaging professionals from 13 museums have formed a study group called ImageMuse to work on this and related issues.
If you are unfamiliar with UPDIG, Universal Photographic Digital Imaging Guidelines, please see http://updig.org We hope to see you in Chicago. Alan Newman Chief, Digital Imaging & Visual Services National Gallery of Art ============================================================================= Here is the Library Congress announcement via the UPDIG chair, Richard Anderson: The Library of Congress has awarded a grant to the ASMP Digital Standards Committee through NDIIPP [National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program]. The main features of the ASMP grant will be to expand UPDIG with these goals: 1. Determine and develop refined production workflows. 2. Determine best practice Digital Asset Management & archiving methods. 3. Determine best practice guidelines for digital photography based on image usage and capture methods. 4. Upgrade the UPDIG website with more screen shots and video tutorials. 5. Promote UPDIG with a booth at PhotoPlus 2007 & 2008. 6. Create traveling educational seminars. [10 day & 10 evening events].
