[MCN-L] Digital Copyright: opportunities and practicalities - Training course
or digitisation project. It will emphasize the management element of colour management and so will be of interest to project staff, managers and technical staff alike. The National Gallery will give a demonstration and talk about their method of colour management. Content * Introduction to colour in digital imaging (colour spaces and colour gamut) * Introducing colour calibration and management * National Gallery demonstration of colour management * Managing colour in your project or organisation * Integrating colour management into your working environment Dates to be confirmed: register your interest now! Fundraising Heritage and memory organizations are increasingly engaging in many different kinds of digital projects large and small. These projects often need to be funded from outside sources, at least in the early stages, as it is difficult to create new funding streams for new initiatives. This workshop will address some of the key issues in planning and costing digital projects, identifying funders, writing grant proposals, and will discuss some of the major sources of funding available to not-for-profit organisations. Topics covered in this training day include: * Finding funders * Matching bids to funders needs * Proposal development * Writing and pitching proposals * Financial issues o Managing the project/programme finances o Cost and benefit analysis for planning expenditure o Tendering and procurement o Sustaining the funding stream Dates to be confirmed: register your interest now! Sustaining digital projects: funding the future The long-term sustainability of digital resources is a problem in a world where projects are conceived of as short-term activities and where funders have limited resources to commit beyond initial development phases. Regular updating and upgrading is inevitable, and hardware and software must be replaced regularly if a resource is to grow and thrive. This course will identify the key issues in developing a sustainability plan including what to sustain (resource, people and/or activity), various revenue models and finding your market niche for future funding. Topics covered in this training day include: * What are you sustaining? * Cost and benefit analysis for planning the future * Stakeholder studies - knowing your audience * Revenue models and channels to market o Advertising model o Infomediary model o Merchant model o Affiliate model o Community model o Subscription model o Utility model Simon Tanner Director, King's Digital Consultancy Services King's College London 26-29 Drury Lane, 2nd Floor, London WC2B 5RL tel: +44 (0)20 7848 1678 or +44 (0)7887 691716 email: simon.tanner at kcl.ac.uk www.digitalconsultancy.net Digital Futures: 5 day training event for 2008 See: http://www.digitalconsultancy.net/digifutures/
[MCN-L] Professional Development -- Digital Futures: from digitization to delivery 7th - 11th April 2008, London, UK.
** Apologies for cross postings ** Digital Futures: from digitization to delivery 7th - 11th April 2008, London, UK. Including visits to the National Gallery and The National Archives King's College London is pleased to announce the Digital Futures 5-day training event for 2008. http://www.digitalconsultancy.net/digifutures/ Led by experts of international renown, Digital Futures focuses on the development, delivery and preservation of digital resources from cultural and memory institutions. Lasting five days, Digital Futures is aimed at managers and other practitioners from the library, museum, heritage and cultural sectors looking to understand the strategic and management issues of developing digital resources from digitisation to delivery. Digital Futures will cover the following core areas: - Planning and management - Fund raising and sustainability - Copyright and IPR - Visual and image based resource development and delivery - Metadata - introduction and implementation - Implementing digital resources - Digital preservation There will be visits to 2 institutions to see behind the scenes and received expert presentations at the National Gallery and the National Archives. The agenda is here: http://www.digitalconsultancy.net/digifutures/digiprog.htm Digital Futures aims for no more than 25-30 delegates and every delegate will have the opportunity to also spend one-to-one time with a Digital Futures leader to discuss issues specific to them. Digital Futures will issue a certificate of achievement to each delegate. The Digital Futures leaders are: Simon Tanner - Director of King's Digital Consultancy Services, King's College London Tom Clareson - Program Director for New Initiatives, PALINET. Other experts will be invited to speak in their areas of expertise. What past delegates say about Digital Futures: - Excellent - I would recommend DF to anyone anticipating a digitization program - I was very pleased. The team was exceptionally knowledgeable, friendly and personable. - Excellent, informative and enjoyable. Thank you. - Thanks, it has been an invaluable experience. - A really useful course and great fun too! Cost: ?770 (VAT not charged, excludes accommodation) Venue: King's College London, London Dates: 7th - 11th April 2008 To register, go here: http://www.digitalconsultancy.net/digifutures/digireg.htm The Digital Futures is run by King's Digital Consultancy Services and the Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London working in co-operation with PALINET, USA. Simon Tanner Director, King's Digital Consultancy Services King's College London 26-29 Drury Lane, 2nd Floor, London WC2B 5RL tel: +44 (0)20 7848 1678 or +44 (0)7887 691716 email: simon.tanner at kcl.ac.uk www.digitalconsultancy.net Digital Futures: 5 day training event for 2008 See: http://www.digitalconsultancy.net/digifutures/
[MCN-L] Digital Futures: from digitization to delivery 7th - 11th April 2008, London, UK.
** Apologies for cross postings ** Digital Futures: from digitization to delivery 7th - 11th April 2008, London, UK. King's College London is pleased to announce the Digital Futures 5-day training event for 2008. http://www.digitalconsultancy.net/digifutures/ Led by experts of international renown, Digital Futures focuses on the development, delivery and preservation of digital resources from cultural and memory institutions. Lasting five days, Digital Futures is aimed at managers and other practitioners from the library, museum, heritage and cultural sectors looking to understand the strategic and management issues of developing digital resources from digitisation to delivery. Digital Futures will cover the following core areas: - Planning and management - Fund raising and sustainability - Copyright and IPR - Visual and image based resource development and delivery - Metadata - introduction and implementation - Implementing digital resources - Digital preservation There will be visits to 2 institutions, which had previously included the National Gallery, the National Archives and the Imperial War Museum. The agenda is here: http://www.digitalconsultancy.net/digifutures/digiprog.htm Digital Futures aims for no more than 25-30 delegates and every delegate will have the opportunity to also spend one-to-one time with a Digital Futures leader to discuss issues specific to them. Digital Futures will issue a certificate of achievement to each delegate. The Digital Futures leaders are: Simon Tanner - Director of King's Digital Consultancy Services, King's College London Tom Clareson - Program Director for New Initiatives, PALINET. Other experts will be invited to speak in their areas of expertise. What past delegates say about Digital Futures: - Excellent - I would recommend DF to anyone anticipating a digitization program - I was very pleased. The team was exceptionally knowledgeable, friendly and personable. - Excellent, informative and enjoyable. Thank you. - Thanks, it has been an invaluable experience. - A really useful course and great fun too! Cost: ?770 (VAT not charged, excludes accommodation) Venue: King's College London, London Dates: 7th - 11th April 2008 To register, go here: http://www.digitalconsultancy.net/digifutures/digireg.htm The Digital Futures is run by King's Digital Consultancy Services and the Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London working in co-operation with PALINET, USA. Simon Tanner Director, King's Digital Consultancy Services King's College London Kay House, 7 Arundel Street, London WC2R 3DX tel: +44 (0)20 7848 1678 or +44 (0)7887 691716 email: simon.tanner at kcl.ac.uk www.digitalconsultancy.net
[MCN-L] Digital Futures: last chance to book your place for 2007
Register now -- final spaces are limited for: Digital Futures, a 5-day training course on key issues in digitization for cultural heritage institutions, to be held 21-25 May at king's College London, UK. http://www.digitalconsultancy.net/digifutures/ Digital Futures focuses on the strategic, business, and financial aspects for the creation, delivery and preservation of digital resources from cultural and memory institutions. Lasting five days, Digital Futures is aimed at managers and other practitioners from the library, museum, heritage and cultural sectors looking to understand the strategic and management issues of developing digital resources from digitisation to delivery. Items of special note for 2007 are: + Visit to the National Gallery to see digital camera and digital delivery systems + Visit to the Imperial War Museum to see audio and photographic digitisation activities Digital Futures will cover the following core areas: + Group and individual exercises throughout the week + Strategic issues + Planning and management + Fund raising and finance + Sustainability + Copyright + Metadata - introduction and implementation + Implementing digital resources + Digital preservation See the full programme at: http://www.digitalconsultancy.net/digifutures/digiprog.htm Registration is available at: http://www.digitalconsultancy.net/digifutures/digireg.htm Please email us if you have any questions and even if you can't come, I would be grateful if you could pass this information to any you think might be interested. All my best, Simon Simon Tanner Director, King's Digital Consultancy Services King's College London Kay House, 7 Arundel Street, London WC2R 3DX tel: +44 (0)20 7848 1678 or +44 (0)7887 691716 email: simon.tanner at kcl.ac.uk www.digitalconsultancy.net Digital Futures: from digitization to delivery: 5-day training event 21st - 25th May 2007, London, UK. http://www.kdcs.kcl.ac.uk/digifutures/
[MCN-L] Conference - Connecting Culture Commerce: speakers announcement
** apologies for any cross posting ** Conference - Connecting Culture Commerce: Getting the Right Balance Friday 26th January 2007, National Gallery http://www.digitalconsultancy.net/mcg2007/www.digitalconsultancy.net/mcg2007/ The Connecting Culture and Commerce Conference will bring an eclectic international mix of decision makers from the museum, library, archive and education communities together with those from the creative industries, media, legal, commerce and other business sectors. Speakers include: Jon Snow, Channel Four News presenter, Trustee of the National Gallery and Tate Liaison Trustee. Alan Yentob, BBC's Creative Director, Director of Drama, Entertainment and CBBC. Sandy Nairne, Director of the National Portrait Gallery. Professor Charles Oppenheim, Head of Information Science, Loughborough University. Alex Beard, Deputy Director, Tate. (More speakers to be announced on the website soon) The speakers, together with an expert panel, will be discussing the exciting challenges ahead to suppliers of cultural content who are experimenting with innovative ways of opening wider public access to their collections, balanced against the needs to protect rights, emerging business and licensing models, technological change, the legislative framework and the demands of the 21st Century. It will be an opportunity to openly challenge misconceptions about roles and to start discussing new working practices and partnerships. Our Panellists include: Christian Ahlert, Open Business and Creative Commons UK. Catherine Draycott, Head, Medical Photographic Library, Wellcome Library Chair of BAPLA. David Ferguson, media composer and Chair of the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters. Sara Milne, CEO, Science and Media LLP Nick Poole, Director, MDA. Gretchen Wagner, General Counsel, ARTstor. Ben White, Copyright and Compliance Manager, British Library. The day will conclude with an evening reception at the National Gallery. The conference is hosted by the Museums Copyright Group www.museumscopyright.org.uk, in association with Kings College London. Registration for the conference is open at: http://www.digitalconsultancy.net/mcg2007/registration.htmhttp://www.digitalconsultancy.net/mcg2007/registration.htm Best Regards, Simon Simon Tanner Director, King's Digital Consultancy Services King's College London Kay House, 7 Arundel Street, London WC2R 3DX tel: +44 (0)20 7848 1678 or +44 (0)7887 691716 email: simon.tanner at kcl.ac.uk www.digitalconsultancy.net Connecting Culture and Commerce Conference: January 2007, National Gallery http://www.digitalconsultancy.net/mcg2007/
[MCN-L] Conference: Connecting Culture and Commerce: Getting the Right Balance 26 January 2007 at the National Gallery, UK
** Apologies for any repeated postings ** Conference: Connecting Culture and Commerce: Getting the Right Balance 26 January 2007 at the National Gallery Register and find out more at: http://www.kdcs.kcl.ac.uk/mcg2007/http://www.kdcs.kcl.ac.uk/mcg2007/ The Museums Copyright Group in association with Kings College London are delighted to announce the following confirmed speakers: Alan Yentob, BBC's Creative Director, Director of Drama, Entertainment and CBBC. Sandy Nairne, Director of the National Portrait Gallery. Jon Snow, Channel Four News presenter and a Trustee of the National Gallery and Tate Liaison Trustee. Professor Charles Oppenheim, Head of Information Science, Loughborough University. We are also really pleased to announce our expert panel members: Gretchen Wagner, General Counsel, ARTstor Sara Milne, CEO, Science and Media LLP Catherine Draycott, Chair of BAPLA and Head of Medical Library, Wellcome Trust Nick Poole, Director, MDA Ben White, Copyright and Compliance Manager, British Library The conference will provide a forum for our high profile expert speakers and international representatives from the cultural, media, education, commerce, Government as well as other interested sectors to debate how to balance cultural and commercial interests. More about the conference can be found at: http://www.kdcs.kcl.ac.uk/mcg2007/http://www.kdcs.kcl.ac.uk/mcg2007/ This is a critical time for owners and users of cultural content. Issues surrounding creative industries, technology and new media together with discussions about Intellectual Property Rights are being played out at the highest political levels and the landscape has the potential to be reshaped dramatically. Cultural heritage organisations need to embrace these developments and position themselves to ensure that they are represented as a sector that provides cultural content, free at the point of access, whilst looking to the rights that they own themselves to develop models to sustain their core activities and achieve high levels of service to their commercial users. This conference will provide an exciting forum to simulate debate and discussion about these key areas with suppliers and users of cultural content set within one of the foremost collections of art in the world. http://www.kdcs.kcl.ac.uk/mcg2007/programme.htmhttp://www.kdcs.kcl.ac.uk/mcg2007/programme.htm Registration for the conference has now opened at: http://www.kdcs.kcl.ac.uk/mcg2007/registration.htmhttp://www.kdcs.kcl.ac.uk/mcg2007/registration.htm Simon Tanner Director, King's Digital Consultancy Services King's College London Kay House, 7 Arundel Street, London WC2R 3DX tel: +44 (0)20 7848 1678 or +44 (0)7887 691716 email: simon.tanner at kcl.ac.uk www.digitalconsultancy.net Connecting Culture and Commerce Conference: January 2007, National Gallery http://www.digitalconsultancy.net/mcg2007/
[MCN-L] TAPE workshop, London, UK, 10 November 2006: preliminary announcement
Audiovisual Preservation for Culture, Heritage and Academic Collections A One-Day course of what you need to know - and who! Preliminary announcement Seventy percent of all audiovisual material is under immediate threat of deterioration, damage or obsolescence - and seventy percent of collection managers don't know it. Surveys have found serious shortages of trained staff and equipment, and an even more serious shortage of concerted preservation actions. The immediate needs are: awareness - and help. This one day course will provide basic information on the problems of audiovisual material, what to do about them - and where to get help and more information. The targets are culture, heritage and academic collections, to focus on a group of people and collections with broadly similar issues and solutions. Sponsored by: King's Digital Consultancy Service, King's College London: www.kdcs.kcl.ac.uk British Universities Film and Video Council: www.bufvc.ac.uk Training for Audiovisual Preservation in Europe: www.tape-online.net Prestospace: www.prestospace.org 10 November 2006, at King's College London, Centre for Computing in the Humanities. Fee: ?60 includes lunch for non-profit making organisations (VAT will not be charged) or ?180 (plus VAT) for the corporate sector (who will be allocated any remaining places not taken). Early registration is advised, as numbers will be limited to approximately 25 persons. For registration and further information http://www.kdcs.kcl.ac.uk/AVpres.htm Programme for the day Basics: (1.5 hrs) Welcome and Introduction - KDCS Basic facts about audiovisual materials - BBC Lessons to be learnt from major film and video digitisation projects - BUFVC Digital Audiovisual Preservation: AHDS - Arts and Humanities Data Service Case Studies: (1.5 hrs) The ITN News Archive - a JISC project The British Library Sound Archive - a JISC project Preservation and access at the BFI - British Film Institute Preservation and Commercialisation - Imperial War Museum Preservation in a Research Institute - Welcome Institute Advanced topics: (2 hrs) Preservation Cost models - Southampton University (PrestoSpace) Audiovisual Websites and Portals - System Simulation Ltd (PrestoSpace) Metadata - BBC Sources of Help: PrestoSpace, TAPE, JISC, KDCS, AHDS, EC - BBC The JISC strategy for the future of audiovisual collections - JISC Open Question and Answer session. Attendees may book 15 minute individual consultancy sessions with the speakers from BBC, AHDS, KDCS and Prestospace after the end of the course until 6.00pm. Simon Tanner Director, King's Digital Consultancy Services King's College London Kay House, 7 Arundel Street, London WC2R 3DX tel: +44 (0)20 7848 1678 or +44 (0)7887 691716 email: simon.tanner at kcl.ac.uk www.digitalconsultancy.net Connecting Culture and Commerce Conference: January 2007, National Gallery http://www.digitalconsultancy.net/mcg2007/
AHDS Moving Image and Sound Preservation Study
Dear All, ** apologies for cross posting ** The AHDS are working on a JISC study into digital preservation. We would be very grateful if you could spare a few minutes to fill out a very short online survey about the preservation of moving images and sound. You may already be familiar with our survey on digital image preservation. PLEASE NOTE that this survey addresses concerns central to the preservation of digital moving images and sound. The survey can be found at: http://www.ahds.ac.uk/moving-images-survey.htm If you know of anyone else who you think could contribute to this study, please could you forward the details. Best wishes, Emma Beer Arts and Humanities Data Service King's College London 3rd floor 26-29 Drury Lane London WC2B 5RL Tel: 0207848 1976 Fax: 0207 848 1989 Please note new mobile number: 07887 691716 Simon Tanner Director, King's Digital Consultancy Services King's College London Kay House, 7 Arundel Street, London WC2R 3DX tel: +44 (0)20 7848 1678 or +44 (0)7887 691716 email: simon.tan...@kcl.ac.uk www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/ --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Archiving 2006 Call for Papers Deadline Approaching
This is a reminder that the deadline for submitting presentation abstracts for Archiving 2006 to be held May 23-26, 2006, at the Library Archives of Canada in Ottawa is November 11, 2005. For a copy of the Call for Papers go to www.imaging.org/conferences/archiving2006. Paper proposals should be submitted according to the process described at http://www.imaging.org/conferences/archiving2006/authors.cfm Archiving 2006 will bring together a unique group of international experts from industry, government, cultural heritage institutions, universities, and research facilities to discuss the complex and diverse topics related to the theory and practice of archiving personal and institutional collections. Prospective authors are invited to submit oral and interactive presentations by the November 11th deadline. Proposed program topics include: · File Formats for Digital Archiving · Electronic Archiving Content management · Storage Technologies · Archiving Management of Non-Electronic Media · Electronic Access · Personal Photo Archives · Case Studies Please feel free to contact me with any questions. We hope to see you there. Felecia Marsh IST Conference Assistant mailto:fma...@imaging.orgfma...@imaging.org 703/642-9090 x 105 Please note new mobile number: 07887 691716 Simon Tanner Director, King's Digital Consultancy Services King's College London Kay House, 7 Arundel Street, London WC2R 3DX tel: +44 (0)20 7848 1678 or +44 (0)7887 691716 email: simon.tan...@kcl.ac.uk www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/ --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Digital Copyright: opportunities and practicalities
** apologies for cross posting ** 16th June Digital Copyright: opportunities and practicalities Presented in association with Naomi Korn, copyright consultant. Copyright is a current and important topic for many organisations, particularly those that are considering digitising and delivering digital content in order to make sure that their rights are not infringed upon and their assets are fully exploited. This all-day course will focus upon participant's experiences and case studies. It will encourage group work and discussion around key areas, whilst focusing on current topics and real world digital issues. This course will appeal to everyone currently digitising content or thinking of embarking on a digital project who wishes to learn more about rights issues. Participants are invited to bring case studies and outlines of current projects to the session. By the end of the day, participants will: * Encounter the key issues relating to digital copyright * Know the importance of managing and protecting their rights * Share experiences and good practice tips with other participants * Gain knowledge about how best practice can be embedded within their daily work Naomi Korn is an experienced trainer and consultant, specialising in copyright, IPR, licencing and digital rights management. She has worked for many years with museums, galleries, archives, libraries and the higher education sector. She was the first copyright officer at the Tate and has contributed to many international projects. She is currently the Secretary of the Museum Copyright Group. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/content/training_details.htm#copyright See http://www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/content/training.htm for more details and booking information. All courses are led by Simon Tanner, KDCS Director. What course attendees have said about KDCS training: - Excellent coverage of information with apt description and explanation. - The balance between group discussion and presentation was particularly good. - This is excellent one of the best I've attended. - It was very comprehensive as I thought of questions, they were answered almost right away. I have a lot of new knowledge that I'll be able to apply. - Provided just the information required informative, comprehensive and thought provoking. Courses are £90 (ex VAT) to all non-profit organizations and current KDCS clients. Registrations from the corporate sector will be charged at £180 (ex VAT). All events are held in our http://www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/content/training_travel.htmLondon offices and usually begin at 9:30am and finish by 4pm. All 1-day courses include lunch and refreshments within the price. Simon Tanner Director, King's Digital Consultancy Services King's College London Kay House, 7 Arundel Street, London WC2R 3DX tel: +44 (0)7793 403542 email: simon.tan...@kcl.ac.uk www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/ --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Managing digital projects for culture and heritage
** apologies for cross posting ** 15th June Managing digital projects for culture and heritage Focussed upon delivering digital resources and digitisation (the conversion to digital formats) this one day course will inform managers and project staff about how to approach digital projects. Starting with effective project management through fundraising and budgeting/costing issues the course will offer real life examples and tools to enable effective management. The afternoon will focus upon writing requirement specifications, tendering and selecting service providers. The course will encourage discussion, questions and debate plus provide a structured environment to learn about the management tools of the digital project trade. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/content/training_details.htm#funadmentals See http://www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/content/training.htm for more details and booking information. All courses are led by Simon Tanner, KDCS Director. What course attendees have said about KDCS training: - Excellent coverage of information with apt description and explanation. - The balance between group discussion and presentation was particularly good. - This is excellent one of the best I've attended. - It was very comprehensive as I thought of questions, they were answered almost right away. I have a lot of new knowledge that I'll be able to apply. - Provided just the information required informative, comprehensive and thought provoking. Courses are £90 (ex VAT) to all non-profit organisations and current KDCS clients. Registrations from the corporate sector will be charged at £180 (ex VAT). All events are held in our http://www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/content/training_travel.htmLondon offices and usually begin at 9:30am and finish by 4pm. All 1-day courses include lunch and refreshments within the price. Simon Tanner Director, King's Digital Consultancy Services King's College London Kay House, 7 Arundel Street, London WC2R 3DX tel: +44 (0)7793 403542 email: simon.tan...@kcl.ac.uk www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/ --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
KDCS Training Courses: management, copyright, fundraising andsustainability
** apologies for cross posting ** KDCS is pleased to introduce the following courses for June 2005. Courses are offered as single days, but grouped in pairs to allow delegates to attend linked subjects if they wish. 15th June Managing digital projects for culture and heritage 16th June Digital Copyright: opportunities and practicalities - KDCS with Naomi Korn 22nd June Fundraising 23rd June Sustaining digital projects: funding the future See http://www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/content/training.htm for more details and booking information. All courses are led by Simon Tanner, KDCS Director. What course attendees have said about KDCS training: - Excellent coverage of information with apt description and explanation. - The balance between group discussion and presentation was particularly good. - This is excellent one of the best I've attended. - It was very comprehensive as I thought of questions, they were answered almost right away. I have a lot of new knowledge that I'll be able to apply. - Provided just the information required informative, comprehensive and thought provoking. Details of the courses on offer in June 2005: Managing digital projects for culture and heritage (15th June 2005) Focussed upon delivering digital resources and digitisation (the conversion to digital formats) this one day course will inform managers and project staff about how to approach digital projects. Starting with effective project management through fundraising and budgeting/costing issues the course will offer real life examples and tools to enable effective management. The afternoon will focus upon writing requirement specifications, tendering and selecting service providers. The course will encourage discussion, questions and debate plus provide a structured environment to learn about the management tools of the digital project trade. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/content/training_details.htm#funadmentals Digital Copyright: opportunites and practicalities (16th June 2005) Presented in association with Naomi Korn, copyright consultant. Copyright is a current and important topic for many organisations, particularly those that are considering digitising and delivering digital content in order to make sure that their rights are not infringed upon and their assets are fully exploited. This all-day course will focus upon participant's experiences and case studies. It will encourage group work and discussion around key areas, whilst focussing on current topics and real world digital issues. This course will appeal to everyone currently digitising content or thinking of embarking on a digital project who wishes to learn more about rights issues. Participants are invited to bring case studies and outlines of current projects to the session. By the end of the day, participants will: * Encounter the key issues relating to digital copyright * Know the importance of managing and protecting their rights * Share experiences and good practice tips with other participants * Gain knowledge about how best practice can be embedded within their daily work Naomi Korn is an experienced trainer and consultant, specialising in copyright, IPR, licencing and digital rights management. She has worked for many years with museums, galleries, archives, libraries and the higher education sector. She was the first copyright officer at the Tate and has contributed to many international projects. She is currently the Secretary of the Museum Copyright Group. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/content/training_details.htm#copyright Fundraising (22nd June 2005) Heritage and memory organizations are increasingly engaging in many different kinds of digital projects large and small. These projects often need to be funded from outside sources, at least in the early stages, as it is difficult to create new funding streams for new initiatives. This workshop will address some of the key issues in planning and costing digital projects, identifying funders, writing grant proposals, and will discuss some of the major sources of funding available to not-for-profit organisations. Topics covered in this training day include: * Finding funders * Matching bids to funders needs * Proposal development * Writing and pitching proposals * Financial issues o Managing the project/programme finances o Cost and benefit analysis for planning expenditure o Tendering and procurement o Sustaining the funding stream http://www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/content/training_details.htm#fundraising Sustaining digital projects: funding the future (23rd June 2005) The long-term sustainability of digital resources is a problem in a world where projects are conceived of as short-term activities and where funders have limited resources to commit beyond initial development phases. Regular updating and upgrading is inevitable, and hardware and software must
Training event: Digital Futures: from digitisation to delivery
5-day training event on creation, delivery and preservation of digital resources Digital Futures: from digitisation to delivery First Announcement 26th 30th September 2005 in London, UK. www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/digifutures.htm King s College London and OCLC-PICA are pleased to announce that in September 2005 the second Digital Futures training event will be held in London. Led by experts of international renown, Digital Futures will focus on the creation, delivery and preservation of digital resources from cultural and memory institutions. Lasting five days, Digital Futures is aimed at managers and other practitioners from the library, museum, heritage and cultural sectors looking to understand the strategic and management issues of developing digital resources from digitisation to delivery. Digital Futures will include visits with the National Gallery and another major cultural organisation (to be confirmed) to view their respective digital activities. Digital Futures will cover the following core areas: [] Planning and management [] Fund raising and sustainability [] Copyright [] Key technical concepts [] Creating and delivering textual resources [] Visual and image based resource creation and delivery [] Metadata introduction and implementation [] Implementing digital resources [] Digital preservation Digital Futures aims for no more than 30 delegates and every delegate will have the opportunity to also spend one-on-one time with an Digital Futures leader to discuss issues specific to them. Digital Futures will issue a certificate of achievement to each delegate. Digital Futures leaders are Simon Tanner, Marilyn Deegan and Tom Clareson: [] Simon Tanner is Director of King s Digital Consultancy Services [] Marilyn Deegan is Director of Research Development for the Centre for Computing in the Humanities [] Tom Clareson is Manager, Education Planning, Digital Collection Preservation Services Division, OCLC Inc. The Digital Futures leaders have over 40 years of experience in the digital realm between them. Other experts are invited to speak in their areas of expertise. This is a pre-registration notice to introduce Digital Futures and invite interest prior to the registration commencing 1st April 2005. Cost: £750 (excluding VAT and accommodation) Venue: King s College London Dates: 26-30 September 2005 To register interest, find more information and to receive a registration form, please contact Gillian McLeod at OCLC-PICA. Email: g.mcl...@oclcpica.org Phone: 0121 456 7743 For information on the curriculum contact Simon Tanner at King s College London. Email: s.tan...@kcl.ac.uk Phone: 07793 403542 See www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/digifutures.htm for more information Digital Futures is a joint venture between King s College London and OCLC-PICA. It is run by King s Digital Consultancy Services and the Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King s College London. Simon Tanner Director, King's Digital Consultancy Services King's College London Kay House, 7 Arundel Street, London WC2R 3DX tel: +44 (0)7793 403542 email: simon.tan...@kcl.ac.uk www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/ --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Training course: Colour management course in association withNational Gallery
Colour management course by Simon Tanner (KDCS) in association with the National Gallery. Date: 21st April Venue: London, KDCS offices Title: Colour fidelity for digital imaging This course will be suitable for anyone wishing to learn more about colour management and how to apply it within a digital image environment or digitisation project. It will emphasize the management element of colour management and so will be of interest to project staff, managers and technical staff alike. The National Gallery will give a demonstration and talk about their method of colour management. Content - introduction to colour in digital imaging (colour spaces and colour gamut) - introducing colour calibration and management - National Gallery demonstration of colour management - Industry demonstration (Gretag Macbeth) - managing colour in your project or organisation - integrating colour management into your working environment - using colour management for the web If you wish to attend this course then see more details and complete our online booking form at: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/content/training.htm or contact Rebecca Finkel at rebecca.fin...@kcl.ac.uk Courses will be charged at £90 (ex VAT) to all non-profit organisations and current KDCS clients. Registrations from the corporate sector will be charged at £180 (ex VAT). All events are held in our London offices and usually begin at 9:30am and finish by 4pm. All 1-day courses include a buffet lunch and refreshments within the price. Summer 2005 course schedule under development, contact KDCS to register interest. Regards, Simon Tanner Simon Tanner Director, King's Digital Consultancy Services King's College London Kay House, 7 Arundel Street, London WC2R 3DX tel: +44 (0)7793 403542 email: simon.tan...@kcl.ac.uk www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/ --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Analytical Survey of Digital Libraries in Culture
*** Apologies for cross posting *** I am working on an analytical survey looking into the current and future technologies and applications for digital libraries / resource management technologies for cultural organisations. I am interested in including ethical, social, pedagogical, organizational and economic aspects as well as their impact on learning, cultural and scientific activities. This work is being done on behalf of the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education. If you have a project or publication which you think might be relevant for inclusion in my report then please send me details. If you would like to discuss or offer your thoughts upon these issues or this work then please feel free to contact me. Best regards, Simon Simon Tanner Director, King's Digital Consultancy Services King's College London Kay House, 7 Arundel Street, London WC2R 3DX tel: +44 (0)7793 403542 email: simon.tan...@kcl.ac.uk www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/ --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Intensive Training Course -- Digital Futures Academy: from
** with apologies for cross posting ** 5 Day Training Course: Digital Futures Academy: from digitization to delivery 13th - 17th September 2004 at King's College London. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/digifutures.htm King's College London and OCLC-PICA are pleased to announce that in September 2004 the first Digital Futures Academy will be held in London. Lasting five days, the Academy is aimed at providing intensive training and seminar content for managers and other practitioners from the library, museum, heritage and cultural sectors. Anyone looking to understand the strategic and management issues of developing digital resources from digitization to delivery should consider attending this course. Led by experts of international renown, the Digital Futures Academy will focus on the creation, delivery and preservation of digital resources from cultural and memory institutions. The Academy will cover the following core areas: * Planning and management * Fund raising and sustainability * Copyright * Key technical concepts * Creating and delivering textual resources * Visual and image based resource creation and delivery * Metadata - introduction and implementation * Implementing digital resources * Digital preservation The Academy will aim for no more than 40 delegates and every delegate will have the opportunity to also spend one-to-one time with an Academy leader to discuss issues specific to them. The Academy will issue a certificate of achievement to each delegate. The Academy leaders are: * Simon Tanner - Director of King's Digital Consultancy Services, King's College London. * Marilyn Deegan - Director of Research Development, Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London. * Tom Clareson - Manager, Education Planning, Digital Collection Preservation Services Division, OCLC. The Academy leaders have over 40 years of experience in the digital realm between them. Other experts will be invited to speak in their areas of expertise. Cost: £750 (excluding VAT and accommodation) Venue: King's College London Dates: 13-17 September 2004 To register interest and to receive a registration form, please e-mail: carmel.banfi...@oclcpica.org or fill on the online form at: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/digifutures.htm before the 8th July 2004. The Digital Futures Academy is a joint venture between King's College London and OCLC-PICA. It is run by King's Digital Consultancy Services and the Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London. Simon Tanner Director, King's Digital Consultancy Services King's College London Kay House, 7 Arundel Street, London WC2R 3DX tel: +44 (0)7793 403542 email: simon.tan...@kcl.ac.uk www.kcl.ac.uk/kdcs/ --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
US Art Museum Survey: charging models policy for digital
US Art Museums: charging models policy for digital resources I am seeking information about any charging practice in US Art Museums for the sale of digital versions of cultural resources. KDCS is carrying out an extensive survey and investigation on behalf of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and need as many responses to our online survey as possible. If you class yourself as an art museum and are based in the USA then please come to the URL below and complete our online survey. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/cch/kdcs/ The online survey, with 19 questions, seeks to find basic information that is publicly available about your museum's activity. It should take no more than 25 minutes of your time to complete. Many thanks in advance for your assistance. Simon Tanner Director King s Digital Consultancy Services *** Background Information to the Survey: The survey seeks to explore the basic cost and policy models adopted in arriving at pricing structures for delivering digital surrogates of unique or rare items. The results will provide a unique examination of a fast evolving market of international cultural significance. The online survey, with 19 questions, seeks to find basic information that is publicly available about your museum's pricing activity. It should take no more than 25 minutes of your time to complete. We value any contribution and give the following assurances: 1. We will acknowledge and list all the institutions that take part in the survey. However, the survey results will be aggregated to preclude identification of single organizations. 2. The results will be disseminated via free and open access Web resources and papers. 3. The association between you and your organization and the information you provide will be known only to the members of the research team. 4. If the information you provide contributes to any publication, it will be presented in a manner which precludes any direct association with you and your organization. 5. We will not retain the data or personal information longer than is necessary to complete the study. Background Information on the study: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has made a grant to KDCS for a study of USA art museum policy and practice regarding the market for digital resources. The study aims to examine the new market realities and opportunities cultural institutions face due to the transition to digitized collections. The project will explore the cost and policy models adopted in arriving at pricing structures for delivering surrogates of unique or rare items as digital objects. Further, it aims to discover the key factors that affect the willingness of museums to collaborate and enable digital content to be shared. The results will provide a unique examination of a fast evolving market of international cultural significance. The USA study is an extension of Simon Tanner's previous work for the Mellon Foundation, which looked into pricing policy within the UK and other European libraries and museums. The results of the previous study are linked from the KDCS website. http://www.kcl.ac.uk/cch/kdcs/ Simon Tanner Director - KCL Digital Consultancy Services Kings College London Tel: 020 7848 1678 Mob: 07793 403542 Email: simon.tan...@kcl.ac.uk Web: www.kcl.ac.uk/cch/kdcs/ --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
