Introduction to Imaging

by Howard Besser; Sally Hubbard; Deborah Lenert

• ISBN13: 9780892367337
• ISBN10: 0892367334
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-12-04
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Summary

The first edition of Introduction to Imaging was published in 1995 and quickly became a standard textbook on the construction of digital image collections. The Visual Resources Association Bulletin praised it for setting forth "important basic principles and technical terms that anyone beginning an imaging project would need to know."

Table of Contents

Introduction	v
Part I Key Concepts and Terms	1	(28)
The Digital Image Defined	3	(1)
Standards	4	(1)
Metadata	5	(4)
Metadata Crosswalks and Controlled Vocabularies	8	(1)
The Image	9	(1)
Image Reproduction and Color Management	9	(12)
Bit Depth/Dynamic Range	9	(2)
Resolution	11	(3)
Compression	14	(5)
File Formats	19	(2)
Networks, System Architecture, and Storage	21	(8)
Part II Workflow	29	(34)
Why Digitize?	31	(2)
Project Planning	33	(4)
Collection Selection	33	(1)
Conservation and Access Status	34	(1)
Legal Status	34	(1)
Project Team and Workflow	34	(1)
Standards Selection	34	(1)
Digital Asset Management	34	(1)
User Requirements	35	(1)
Digital Preservation	36	(1)
Selecting Scanners	37	(4)
Image Capture	41	(6)
Master Files	44	(1)
Access Files	45	(2)
Selecting a Metadata Schema	47	(3)
Metadata Format	50	(2)
Quality Control	52	(2)
Delivery	54	(3)
Security Policies and Procedures	57	(2)
Long-Term Management and Preservation	59	(4)
Conclusion	63	(4)
Glossary	67	(18)
Online Resources	85	(1)
Bibliography	86	(1)
Contributors	87	(1)
Illustration Credits	88