HATII

Degree of MA Digital Media & Information Studies

Honours & MSc IT

2D Digitisation: Theory and Practice (ARTMED4001 &

ARTMED 5002)

Thursday 12th May 2016

2:00pm – 4:00pm
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Part A: Answer 3 out of 4 questions (60%)
Part B: Answer 1 out of 2 questions (40%)
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Part A: Answer any 3 from the following 4 questions. Part A counts for 60% (3 x
20%)

1. Explain the following terms

a. Interpolation
b. Sampling
c. Resolution
2. What are the three approaches to evaluation – briefly explain them.
3. What is the hybrid approach to metadata?
4. Give three questions to consider in purchasing digitisation equipment.

Part B: Answer any 1 from the following 2 questions. Part B counts for 40% (1 x
40%)

5. "A local departmental store has asked you to advise on developing a plan for
selecting and prioritising material within its collections of catalogues from
1890 to present day with a view to making these available digitally. As an
expert advisor discuss the components of your plan, including the key
selection and prioritisation questions the department store should ask itself.

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6. You have been asked to draw up a Digitisation Strategy for the Glasgow
Woman’s Library. Explain the key issues that would need to be included in
such a document, making reference to:
i. the main aims and target users of the digital collections;
ii. the process of identifying available materials and the types of
material likely to be included in the collections;
iii. the selection of items that will be digitised;
iv. the appropriate digitisation method for each, and;
v. the links of the digitisation chain in this particular case.

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