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Useful Books, Magazines and Online Publications for Digital Imaging
Last updated: 07 August 2008
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Summary
This is a list of books, papers, magazines, journals, online publications and mailing lists that JISC Digital Media thinks are useful to keep up to date with developments in digital imaging.
Contents
Books and Papers
Andrews P, Butler YJ & Farace J. 2005. Raw Workflow from Capture to Archives: A Complete Digital Photographer’s Guide to Raw Imaging. Focal Press. ISBN 0240807529.
Ang T. 2006. Digital Photographer’s Handbook. 3rd Edition. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 1405316616.
Besser H. 2005. Introduction to Imaging, Revised Edition.
Blatner D, Fleischman G & Roth S (Eds). 1998. Real World Scanning and Halftones. 2nd Edition. Peachpit Press. ISBN 0201696835.
Cornell University Library. 2003. Digital Preservation Management: Implementing Short-term Strategies for Long-term Problems. Cornell.
Deegan M & Tanner S. 2006. Digital Preservation. Facet Publishing. ISBN 1856044858.
Deegan M & Tanner S. 2001. Digital Futures: Strategies for the Information Age. Facet Publishing. ISBN 1856045803.
Evening M. 2005. Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Photographers. Focal Press. ISBN 0240520289. A new edition is published everytime a new version of Photoshop comes out.
Field G. 2004. Color and its Reproduction. 3rd Edition. GATF Publications. ISBN 0883624079.
Fraser B. 2004. Real World Color Management. Real World. 2nd Edition. ISBN: 0321267222.
Freeman M. 2005. The Digital SLR Handbook. Ilex. ISBN 1904705367.
Galer M and Horvat L. 2005. Digital Imaging: Essential Skills. 3rd Edition. Focal Press. ISBN 024051971X.
Gill T, Gililand AJ and Woodley MS. 2000. Introduction to Metadata: Pathways to Digital Information. Version 2.1. J. Paul Getty Trust.
Giorgianni E J & Madden T E. 1998. Digital Color Management, Encoding Solutions. Prentice Hall. ISBN 0201634260.
Green P & MacDonald L. 2002. Colour Engineering: Achieving Device Independent Colour. John Wiley and Sons Ltd. ISBN 0471486884.
Green P. 1999. Understanding Digital Color. 2nd Edition. GATF Publications. ISBN 0883622335.
Hunt R. 2004. The Reproduction of Colour. 6th Ed. John Wiley and Sons Ltd. ISBN 0470024259.
Ihrig S & Ihrig E. 1996. Preparing Digital Images for Print. Osborne McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0078821460.
Ihrig S & Ihrig E. 1995. Scanning the Professional Way. Osborne McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0078821452.
Kasal A, Sparkman R. 1997. Essentials of Digital Photography. New Riders Publishing. ISBN 1562057626.
Kenney AR & Rieger OY. 2000. Moving Theory into Practice: Digital Imaging for Libraries and Archives. Research Libraries Group. ISBN 0970022506.
Laudon KC and Laudon JP. 2005. Management Information Systems. Prentice Hall. ISBN 0131538411.
Lee S & Boyle F. 2004. Building an Electronic Resource Collection: A practical Guide. 2 nd Ed. Facet Publishing. ISBN 1856045315.
Lee S. 2000. Digital Imaging: A Practical Handbook. Library Association Publishing. ISBN 1856043533.
Lojkine M. 2001. A Simple Guide to Digital Cameras, Scanning and Using Images. Prentice Hall. ISBN 0130938769.
Michalos C. 2003. The Law of Photography and Digital Images. Sweet & Maxwell. ISBN 0421764708.
Mortimer A. 1997. Colour Reproduction in a Digital Age. Pira International. ISBN 1858022177.
National Information Standards Organisation. 2007. A Framework of Guidance for Building Good Digital Collections. NISO.
National Information Standards Organisation. 2004. Understanding Metadata. NISO Press. ISBN 1880124629.
National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage. 2002. NINCH Guide to Good Practice in the Digital Representation and Management of Cultural Heritage Materials.
O’Quinn D, LeClair M, Plummer T & Furth S. 1996. Digital Prepress Complete. Hayden Books. ISBN 1568303289.
Padfield T. 2007. Copyright for Archivists and Records Managers. 3rd Edition. Facet Publishing. ISBN 1856046044.
Pedley P (Ed.). 2005. Managing Digital Rights: A practitioner’s guide. Facet Publishing. ISBN 1856045447.
Pedley P. 2005. Digital Copyright Facet Publishing. ISBN 1856045730
Ray SF. 2002. Applied Photographic Optics: Lenses and Optical Systems for Photography, Film, Video and Digital Imaging. Focal Press. ISBN 0240515404.
Ray SF. 1999. Scientific Photography and Applied Imaging. Focal Press. ISBN 0240513231.
Rouse A. 2005. Digital SLR Handbook. Photographers’ Institute Press. ISBN 1861084250.
Sharma A. 2003. Understanding Color Management. Delmar Learning. ISBN 1401814476.
Sharma G (Ed.). 2002. Digital Color Imaging Handbook. CRC Press. ISBN 084930900X
Sheppard R. 2002 . Beginner’s Guide to Digital Imaging: For Photographers and Other Creative Types. Amherst Media. ISBN 1584280786.
Sheppard R. 2008. Adobe Camera Raw for Digital Photographers Only. 2nd Edition. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0470224576.
Visual Resources Association. 2006. Cataloguing Cultural Objects.
Magazines and Journals
British Journal of Photography (weekly)
Claims to be the world’s longest running weekly magazine. Aimed at professional photographers to give them breaking news and comment on issues within photography.
Computer Arts (monthly)
Claims to be the world’s best-selling magazine for digital artists and designers. Includes features such as tutorials, tips, tricks and hardware and software reviews.
Digital Arts (monthly)
Claims to be the UK’s leading resource for creative professionals. Provides comprehensive coverage on issues of graphic design, 3D, animation, video effects and Web and interactive design.
Digital Camera Magazine (monthly)
Claims to be the biggest digital photography magazine. The target audience for this magazine is the creative digital photographer who wishes to improve their skills in taking and making pictures.
Digital Creative Arts (monthly)
Claims to be the biggest and best magazine on the planet for creative computer users. Covers topics of digital imaging, illustration, digital video, 3D and digital audio.
Digital Photographer (monthly)
An American magazine aimed at digital imaging enthusiasts. It provides guides on buying equipment and tutorials on editing images and other related topics.
MacUser (fortnightly)
MacUser is aimed at the professional and creative markets: core readers are anticipated to work in graphics, design and publishing, video and audio. Provides news and reviews.
Personal Computer World (monthly)
Provides information on imaging hardware and software. Also provides buyers guides and downloads.
Professional Photographer (monthly)
This is the official magazine of the “Professional Photographers of America”. Aimed at helping photographers furthering their careers, each issue includes tutorials and reviews of photographic and imaging equipment.
What Digital Camera (monthly)
Claims to be the UK’s premier digital photography magazine. Provides “authoritative, unbiased and in-depth camera, scanner, printer and software reviews”.
Web Magazines and Newsletters
Ariadne Magazine, UKOLN
Quarterly magazine aimed mainly at information science professionals in education to “report on information service developments and information networking issues worldwide, keeping the busy practitioner abreast of current digital library initiatives”. The current issue and all back issues are available free of charge on the site, and it also possible to search for specific articles.
D-Lib Magazine, Corporation for National Research Initiatives
A monthly US-based electronic magazine looking at digital library research and development, “including but not limited to new technologies, applications, and contextual social and economic issues”. This publication is available free of charge, as are back issues which are all accessible on the site. It is also possible to browse author and title indexes and search the site.
Digital Photography Review, Askey.Net Consulting
Independent site providing news and extensive reviews of all major digital cameras. News items relating to digital imaging and photography are updated daily. Users can compare camera features side-by-side, take part in discussion forums, browse a digital camera timeline and use an interactive buyers guide to select appropriate cameras by specific features. The site is free to access.
First Monday, University of Illinois at Chicago
Free, monthly peer-reviewed Web journal publishing articles on “all aspects of the Internet, including comments on trends and standards, technical issues, political and social implications of the Internet, and educational uses”. Articles can be searched for or browsed using article and author indexes.
Digital Imaging Mailing Lists
JISC Digital Media
Keep up to date with JISC Digital Media’s news, ask imaging questions and share experiences with other members of our mailing list.
Prodig
This e-mail list supports digital imaging professionals.
Imagelib
Long running USA-based mailing list that provides “a way for librarians and information technologists to share ideas, ask questions and report on imaging projects”.
Last updated: 07 August 2008
Published in:
Finding and using digital media
Tags:
business & community engagement |
digitisation |
drawing |
finding images |
photography
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