Digital Images for the Information Professional

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2008 - Business & Economics - 245 pages
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In the past decade, the way image based media is created, disseminated, and shared has changed exponentially, as digital imaging technology has replaced traditional film based media.Digital Images for the Information Professional provides an overview of
 

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Contents

The History of Digital Images
15
Digital Image Fundamentals
35
Image File Formats
61
Digital Images and Memory Institutions
99
Personal Digital Image Collections
141
Image Metadata
163
Current Issues in Digital Imaging
185
Bibliography
205
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Digital Images for the Information Professional
Melissa Terras
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Melissa M. Terras
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About the author (2008)

Melissa M. Terras is the Senior Lecturer in Electronic Communication in the School of Library, Archive and Information Studies at University College London. With a background in History of Art and English Literature, Computing Science, and Engineering, her research focuses on applying computing techniques in the arts and humanities which allow research that would otherwise be impossible.

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TitleDigital Images for the Information Professional
Digital Research in the Arts and Humanities
AuthorMelissa M. Terras
Editionillustrated
PublisherAshgate Publishing, Ltd., 2008
ISBN0754648605, 9780754648604
Length245 pages
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Business & Economics / Information Management
  
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