Jill Marie Koelling spent seven and a half years working for the Nebraska State Historical Society as curator of photographs and head of digital imaging. She is now applying her digital imaging expertise as the Executive Director of the Collaborative Digitization Program, housed at the University of Denver.

Whether overseeing a digital project for a historical agency, engaging in scholarly research, or researching a family history, both the novice and the computer savvy will find in Digital Imaging the background and methodologies that can provide a solid basis for pursuing research in state and local history.

• 1 Preface2 Chapter One: A Digital Glossary3 Chapter Two: Questions to Ask Before Starting a Digital Project4 Chapter Three: Copyright and Ethics5 Chapter Four: Project Management6 Chapter Five: Technical Specifications7 Chapter Six: Choosing Equipment8 Chapter Seven: How to Track Digital Images: Metadata and Databases9 Chapter Eight: Revealing History: Image Enhancement as a Research Tool10 Suggested Readings11 About the Author12 Index

Jill Marie Koelling spent seven and a half years working for the Nebraska State Historical Society as curator of photographs and head of digital imaging. She is now applying her digital imaging expertise as the Executive Director of the Collaborative Digitization Program, housed at the University of Denver.

Whether overseeing a digital project for a historical agency, engaging in scholarly research, or researching a family history, both the novice and the computer savvy will find in Digital Imaging the background and methodologies that can provide a solid basis for pursuing research in state and local history.

• 1 Preface2 Chapter One: A Digital Glossary3 Chapter Two: Questions to Ask Before Starting a Digital Project4 Chapter Three: Copyright and Ethics5 Chapter Four: Project Management6 Chapter Five: Technical Specifications7 Chapter Six: Choosing Equipment8 Chapter Seven: How to Track Digital Images: Metadata and Databases9 Chapter Eight: Revealing History: Image Enhancement as a Research Tool10 Suggested Readings11 About the Author12 Index