All advice documents, training courses and blog entries tagged 'business & community engagement'
Still images advice tagged 'business & community engagement'
Image Management Software
JISC Digital Media has surveyed a range of image management software developers to gather specific information about their systems. We asked each of them the same set of questions, and the following is a list of those who have responded so far. Follow the links to find out more about each system.
Read full advice document...Using Blogs to Find and Organise Images
Blogs tend to be text-based but they often also include images. This advice document provides an overview of blogs, considering how they can be used as both sources of images and as tools for managing and presenting your own images.
Read full advice document...Using Wikis to Find and Organise Images
Wikis are websites that allow groups of users to collaborate on content creation. Although largely text-based, they can include images. This document looks at ways in which you might use wikis as a source of images for use in your own work. It also provides an overview of how wikis handle images for those who already use or are thinking of setting up a wiki.
Read full advice document...Photo Sharing Sites
This advice document looks at the most common features offered by a number of photo sharing sites, highlights the pros and cons of using such sites, and offers some practical tips for both finding images and organising your own images.
Read full advice document...Finding Images on Flickr
This document looks at the pros and cons of using the photo sharing site Flickr as a source of images.
Read full advice document...Digital Cameras
Digital cameras come in a wide range of shapes and sizes, this document details the different technologies used to capture a digital image. This paper also covers the features that a user should consider before choosing a digital camera.
Read full advice document...Useful Books, Magazines and Online Publications for Digital Imaging
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.
Read full advice document...Review of Image Search Engines
This is the fourth JISC Digital Media review of image search engines In addition to this review, we have published reviews of moving image and audio search engines.
Read full advice document...Useful Links to Imaging Manufacturers, Suppliers, Products and Services
A list of links to various suppliers of digital imaging software, hardware, other products and services.
Read full advice document...Using Optical Media for Digital Preservation
This document looks at the issues involved with storing digital images on optical media, specifically recordable CDs and DVDs.
Read full advice document...Choosing a System for Managing your Image Collection
It can be a daunting task choosing a system for managing an image collection - especially if you intend to use it to share your collection with colleagues or the wider world via the Web. As the companion paper to this indicates, there are a very wide variety of options (see Systems for Managing Digital Media Collections). You will probably find it useful to read that paper before you read this one.
Read full advice document...Copyright and Digital Images
Copyright and related rights issues are central to the use of digital images within Higher and Further education. This advice paper provides a broad overview of copyright and related rights as they affect digital images.
Read full advice document...Frequently Asked Questions about Copyright
This document is intended as a quick reference guide, answering frequently asked questions about copyright. You are advised to check reference works and/or seek legal advice for your specific circumstances.
Read full advice document...Roles and Responsibilities for Staff Using Images for Teaching and Research
Copyright and related rights issues will be central to most activities involving the use of digital images within teaching and research activities. This paper is aimed at staff using images in this way and highlights the range of rights issues affecting digital images. It includes a stage-by-stage guide to clearing rights in images for use in teaching and research.
Read full advice document...Roles and Responsibilities for Staff Involved in Building Digital Image Collections
Creators of digital image collections, have important choices, decisions and responsibilities. This paper examines the role of copyright for staff who may be involved in the building of image collections.
Read full advice document...Basic Guidelines for Image Capture and Optimisation
This document provides a guide to good practice in still image capture to help the user to design a workflow for capture and optimisation. The document highlights the main points that should be considered to ensure the highest quality output from your equipment.
Read full advice document...Choosing a File Format for Digital Still Images
The choice of file formats can often prove overwhelming for someone new to the world of digital imaging. The aim of this document is to explain some of the factors that should be considered before choosing a format and suggest suitable file formats for specific applications.
Read full advice document...Scanners
This document details the features of the typical flatbed scanner and what to look out for when choosing one for a digitisation project. While the focus is mainly on flatbed scanners the document also looks at drum scanners and book scanners.
Read full advice document...Data Protection
This advice document provides a simple introduction to the Data Protection Act, but considers in some depth the issues relating to photographs.
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Moving images advice tagged 'business & community engagement'
Using Web-based Services for Hosting Videos
This advice document deals with the potential of using web based services for hosting videos suitable to support and promote academic work and an institution's research and business and community engagement (BCE) activities.
Read full advice document...Finding Videos for Academic Purposes Using Web-based Video Hosting Sites
This advice document deals with the potential of using web-based services for finding videos suitable to support academic work and business and community engagement (BCE).
Read full advice document...Using Web-based Services for Finding and Hosting Videos for Academic Purposes
This advice document provides an overview of the research carried out for our advice documents: Using Web-based Services for Hosting Videos and Finding Videos for Academic Purposes Using Web-based Video Hosting Sites.
Read full advice document...Choosing a Digital Video File Type
Choosing a file format can prove overwhelming for someone new to the world of digital video. The aims of this document are to discuss some of the key factors that should be considered before selecting a file format and to suggest suitable choices for specific applications
Read full advice document...Using Video in Teaching and Learning
Audiovisual material provides a rich medium for teaching and learning. Video can effectively communicate complex information to a student and, if used creatively, can become a powerful expressive tool. This short paper looks at some potential benefits and challenges associated with using video materials in teaching and learning.
Read full advice document...Selecting a Video Digitisation System
This document looks at a number of configurations of equipment which can be used to digitise analogue videotapes. This document is intended to be of use to staff engaged in the digitisation of analogue video, whether dealing with only a few or a few hundred tapes.
Read full advice document...Equipping a Video Digitisation System
This document describes the configuration of a system which is intended to be used for the digitisation of analogue videotape to a computer hard drive. This document is intended to be of use to staff engaged in the digitisation of analogue video, whether dealing with only a few or a few hundred tapes.
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The advice document Selecting a Video Digitisation System provides an overview of alternative types of equipment configurations.Review of Moving Image Search Engines
This paper forms part of a series of JISC Digital Media review papers which look at how a range of resources can be found on the Web using search engines. In particular, this paper will look at how search engines can be used to locate moving image files (videos).
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Audio advice tagged 'business & community engagement'
Working with Digital Audio Files
In the physical world we learn how to interpret sounds through hearing and perception. In the digital realm sound waves are traditionally represented in graphical form. This document introduces some of the precepts helpful when beginning to work with digital audio in audio software packages.
Read full advice document...Choosing a Digital Audio File Format
The choice of file formats can often prove overwhelming for someone new to the world of digital audio. The aim of this document is to discuss some of the key factors that should be considered before choosing a format and suggest suitable file formats for specific applications.
Read full advice document...Equipping an Audio Digitisation System
This document aims to provide information needed when equipping an audio digitisation project of analogue media to a digital hard drive. This document is written with the digitisation of stereo and mono files in mind. For information regarding digitising multi-track recordings, there is a section at the end of this document with some recommendations and considerations. This document is intended to provide a guide to staff who wish to undertake digitisation projects of any scale, be it small or large.
Read full advice document...Selecting an Audio Digitisation System
This document is a discussion of some of the primary audio digitisation systems available for digitising analogue audio media. This document is intended to be of use to staff engaged in the digitisation of analogue audio, whether dealing with only a few or a few hundred tapes.
Read full advice document...Microphone Guide
A guide to microphone characteristics, selection and care
Read full advice document...Review of Audio Search Engines
This paper forms part of a series of JISC Digital Media review papers which look at how a range of resources can be found on the Web using search engines. In particular, this paper will look at how search engines can be used to locate audio files.
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Cross-media advice tagged 'business & community engagement'
Putting Things in Order: a Directory of Metadata Schemas and Related Standards
This directory provides a list of formal metadata schemas and related standards giving brief descriptions and links to further information. It complements JISC Digital Media's series of advice documents on metadata, which the reader is strongly advised to read alongside this resource.
Read full advice document...Controlling your Language: a Directory of Metadata Vocabularies
This directory provides details of more than 70 vocabulary sources. It categorises the various types of vocabularies available to us as Thesauri, Subject headings, Authority lists and Classification schemes. Thesauri, subject headings and word lists more generally, are used primarily in aiding retrieval, whereas Classification schemes help us to organise resources, and Authority Lists help us to standardise the expression of values used in our metadata, like, for example, the way we enter names and dates. Although there are overlaps, broadly speaking each serves a different purpose in helping to control the terminology used in our schemas and in aiding the search and retrieval of our resources.
Read full advice document...An Introduction to Metadata
This is the first in a series of advice documents about metadata. In general the documents are aimed at those developing managed and sharable digital collections and are of use to those creating still image, moving image or audio collections. This first document defines metadata and introduces some of the key themes and issues that are dealt with in more depth later on.
Read full advice document...Overview of JISC Digital Media Materials for those involved in Business and Community Engagement
This guide provides an overview of the JISC Digital Media website, highlighting materials we think may be of particular use to HE/FE staff involved in business or community engagement (BCE).
Read full advice document...Budgeting for a Digitisation Project
It is not possible to provide detailed information on budgeting for a digitisation project; these costs will depend on the nature, condition and amount of analogue materials to be digitised and the extent and accuracy of existing metadata. However, some general advice which assigns comparative values to different activities within a project may help when planning a digitisation project.
Read full advice document...Establishing a Digital Preservation Policy
This paper looks at the high-level challenges associated with establishing a digital preservation policy. It is intended to be of use to readers responsible for managing digital media collections. For hands-on digital preservation advice see the document An Introduction to Digital Preservation.
Read full advice document...An Introduction to Digital Preservation
Digital preservation aims to ensure that a digital collection remains usable, regardless of the inevitable changes in technology the future will bring. Without the appropriate preservation methods in place a digital collection can easily become inaccessible and so useless in just a few years. This paper discusses the preservation of digital output and the associated metadata.
Read full advice document...Useful Books, Magazines and Online Publications for Audio and Audio Visual
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 audio and audio visual.
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Training courses tagged
BTEC Professional Certificate in Digital Imaging: 3 days
The following units are the BTEC accredited assessment components of our still image professional development certificate and award.
Read course description...Video Production 1: Lectures and Interviews 2-day course
The use of video in education has ceased to be an occasional occurrence, but the quality of videos has not kept pace with their popularity. This course is intended to instil basic competence in the many areas of knowledge that are needed to produce good video work. A hands-on approach is taken, such that during the two days of learning about video techniques the participants will actually produce two short videos. All equipment and facilities will be supplied.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a two-day course. Course fees are as follows:
- £275 for participants from UK Higher or Further Education
- £325 for participants from government, charities, libraries, galleries or museums
- Prices for all other participants are available on request
JISC Advance - Digital Media and Copyright Seminar
Bringing together experts in digital media and copyright law this seminar created by the JISC Advance services, JISC Digital Media and JISC Legal, uses common real-world scenarios to focus on how copyright impacts on the use of digital media. The seminar will allow participants to gain an understanding of the common issues and challenges facing institutions in the current copyright landscape.
Seminar fees: £100 per participant. Includes lunch and refreshments. There will be a pre-seminar online exercise attendees are requested to complete. This is merely to provide some background knowledge prior to the seminar.
Objectives
- To increase confidence in dealing with multi-layer intellectual property rights in digital media
- To identify appropriate approaches to dealing with the uncertainties of copyright law in relation to digital media
- To share experiences of both issues and solutions to IPR challenges in relation to digital media
Building Effective Screencasts
Screencasts - videos of on-screen computer activity, accompanied by voice-over, and possibly other media (webcam video, Powerpoint slides etc) - have in recent times increased massively in popularity, scope and acceptance, and can now provide a sophisticated learning experience, incorporating slides, images, video, audio, screen annotation, subtitles, interactive quizzes and more.. Whether you want to narrate a presentation, demonstrate the use of software, or record and share your screen for any other reason, a screencast may well be the answer.
This practical one-day workshop provides an opportunity to learn how to maximise the value of screencasting in presentation, demonstration and digital storytelling for teaching and learning, in the context of the whole workflow from planning your own short screencast to rendering it as a video. We've even had some delegates posting finished screencasts to YouTube by the end of the day!
Read course description...Digital Media Restoration (Audio-Visual only)
Analogue media deteriorates at an alarming rate and few digitisation projects can hope to retrieve great signals from aged collections. In order to archive maximum usefulness some basic digital remastering is often required. Fortunately, today's digital tools mean we can easily remove unwanted 'defects' whether hisses and scratches from shellac discs or the distorted colours of old videotapes
N.B. This course covers digital restoration of audio-visual resources only. It does not cover restoration of still images
Read course description...Advanced Techniques in Digital Image Capture
This course looks at the technical background behind, and procedures for, image capture and optimisation delivered through hands-on activities. This workshop will teach you how to produce the correct end product for your intended purpose and teach you the easy 'science' of scanning to remove the guesswork from your image capture.
Read course description...Digital Photography - Taking Control of your SLR
This action packed course looks in depth at using a digital SLR's creative controls to put you in charge of your photography. You will also have plenty of hands-on practice with the camera and be shown how to effectively illuminate 2D and 3D objects using tungsten and fluorescent studio lighting.
Read course description...Digital Photography - Getting Started with your SLR
This entry level course will provide you with an understanding of the techniques and skills needed to produce great quality images from a digital SLR camera with ease. Some illuminating background theory will be supported by hands-on practical exercises in photography.
Read course description...Colour Management
Effective colour management is vital within the digital workflow and anyone working with digital images should understand and be employing the core principles. This training course introduces colour management theory and 'good practice' to ensure that you understand how to achieve consistent and accurate colour between applications, platforms, and devices.
Read course description...Audio Production: Recording Lectures, Seminars, Interviews and Podcasts
This course will provide you with the knowledge and skills to record and produce recordings of spoken word audio, with specific emphasis being placed upon the recording of lectures, seminars and events. You will learn the basic concepts of recording technologies and through practical exercises you will learn how to confidently apply these to practical situations. The workshop will also introduce you to ideas for delivering new media such as podcasting, and suggest methods for managing your digital recordings.
Read course description...Introduction to Image Metadata
This course is designed specifically to help you consider how to effectively incorporate metadata into the fabric of your image collection, through explanation, discussion and practical activities.
Read course description...Digitising Analogue Video Recordings
Over the past fifty years the videotape has grown from an obscure television production tool into a vibrant and vital social document. But videotape has proved to be a fragile long-term medium and its contents are at risk. This risk can only be mitigated through careful planning. This workshop will investigate the challenges associated with the preservation of videotapes. Through practical exercises, we will look at how digitising materials to archival standards can both safeguard and help develop a collection. We will also look at the challenge of creating a sustainable digital collection. Quality assurance procedures and best practice will be referred to throughout.
Read course description...Essential Techniques in Digital Image Capture
This entry level course provides an easy to understand theoretical overview of digital images and image capture combined with practical exercises using both a scanner and digital SLR camera for those getting started with creating digital images.
Read course description...Using Digital Media in VLEs
This one day workshop focuses on the effective use of digital media online including the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). During the workshop attendees will discover how to improve their presentation resources, know when and how digital media can be used to enhance learning materials and be able to successfully embed their new knowledge in their VLE and online services.
Read course description...Finding Free-to-Use Images, Video and Audio
If you've ever needed to find images, video or audio you can use in your work materials then this course is for you. It will guide you to all the best places to locate free-to-use, copyright-cleared digital media resources for use in teaching and learning. You'll never use Google to find digital media again!
Read course description...Essential Photoshop Skills
This course will get you up and running with Adobe Photoshop. You will learn key concepts and skills to enable you to understand and start using this exciting application with confidence.
Read course description...Managing Digital Media Collections
Now that many important materials are in a digital form, building an accessible online media collection which successfully delivers images, sounds, video and other media is a goal of many institutions.
Until recently, expensive Digital Asset Management systems where the most viable option, but now open source server applications such as Dspace, Omeka and Drupal hold the promise of truly interoperable and standards-based collection management.
This one day course will offer a model of digital collection management, based upon open source solutions. Attendees will gain hands-on experience of planning, building, managing and delivering a digital media collection.
Read course description...Image Optimisation for Print and Web
This course covers the essential skills you need in order to maximise the quality and visual appeal of digital images from both scanners and digital cameras. You will learn the tips and tricks necessary to transform your images quickly and easily.
Read course description...Building a Departmental Image Collection
This course will provide you with a hands-on experience of creating, managing and delivering a departmental image collection. You will acquire the foundation knowledge required to make well informed decisions about building an image library. You will also have the opportunity to discuss and share information with people from the HE/FE/Cultural sector facing similar issues in order to help you develop practical solutions.
Read course description...Copyright and Digital Media
This informative and stimulating course is run by a leading expert in copyright. It looks in-depth at how copyright and other legal issues impact upon digital media and it will enable you to develop practical approaches to clearing and managing those rights within your own collections.
Read course description...Digitising Analogue Audio
To meet the skills required by libraries, archives and institutions to digitise their existing analogue collections, this course aims to provide a complete introduction to the theory and practicalities of successfully digitising analogue audio resources. The workshop will provide hands-on tuition alongside presenting theoretical knowledge with group discussions of topics surrounding the digital lifecycle, in a digitisation project based context. The workshop has been designed as a precursor for our more technical, media specific training modules. The practical elements will involve digitising audiocassette tapes as example media.
Read course description...Scanning with the CLA Licence
This course provides a thorough practical overview of how to digitise images and text from print-based materials. You will use a desktop scanner and related technology to effectively enable you to leverage the rights granted to you by the Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) scanning licence.
Read course description...Digitising Grooved Discs and Open Reel Audio
This course is designed to meet the requirements of staff in libraries, archives and other related institutions needing to digitise existing analogue collections. The course builds on our Digitising Analogue Audio workshop, by introducing a range of legacy audio media and examining them in more detail.
The workshop will provide the opportunity to both handle these media and configure the equipment needed for their successful playback. A recommended, pragmatic workflow will be followed.
Essential theoretical and interesting historical information is included which together contribute to understanding: the development of audio recording technologies; how to handle and best reproduce each medium; how to digitise each medium to archival standard.
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Blog entries tagged 'business & community engagement'
Blogs, wikis and photo sharing sites
We've just released three newly updated documents in the Still images advice section.
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Training courses
- Building Effective Screencasts 12 June 2012
- Managing Digital Media Collections 14 June 2012
- Digitising Analogue Video Recordings 20 June 2012
- Introduction to Image Metadata 05 July 2012
- BTEC Professional Certificate in Digital Imaging: 3 days 09 July 2012
- Video Production 1: Lectures and Interviews 2-day course 25 July 2012
