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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 10, 2025 5:44 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Martina Hoffmann <martina.hoffmann.at@gmail.com><br>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif; color:#0F4761">Oops, forgot to include the Zoom link for the May 5 GaC. Here it is:</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif; color:#0F4761"><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88575895697?pwd=6KjwbMTqr9PfgjOz9w2oSZIARDkeNg.1" originalsrc="https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88575895697?pwd=6KjwbMTqr9PfgjOz9w2oSZIARDkeNg.1">https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88575895697?pwd=6KjwbMTqr9PfgjOz9w2oSZIARDkeNg.1</a></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black">From:
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<b>Subject: </b>Save May 5 for next Grab-a-Cup: Object Level Targets</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book"; color:black">Happy Spring everyone!</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book"; color:black">Our next Grab-a-Cup is MONDAY May 5 at 14:00 NY time.
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book"; color:black">The topic is
</span><b><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book"; color:black">Object Level Targets: A Measured Conversation</span></b></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book"; color:#242424">Including an object level target (OLT) is considered best practice for preservation imaging for many objectively good reasons. Indeed, the inclusion of an OLT in an image is commonly relied upon
by end users as a visual shorthand for assessing image quality, serving as a “maker’s mark” from the imaging studio. </span><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book"; color:black"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt; margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book"; color:#242424">But are they always necessary? In this conversational Grab a Cup session, moderated by Stacey Evans and Peter Dueker, we’ll weigh the
pros and cons of OLTs in heritage workflows:</span><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book"; color:black"></span></p>
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<li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="color:black; margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book"; color:#242424">Considerations for large and mass digitization projects: Extra pixels mean extra work, extra storage, and sustainability challenges.</span><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book""></span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="color:black; margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book"; color:#242424">Is it all or nothing? Selective inclusion of OLTs in digitization of similar materials.</span><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book""></span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="color:black; margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book"; color:#242424">Targets and project planning: Where does the target conversation start? With the curator, project manager, or the BIG BOSS?</span><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book""></span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="color:black; margin-left:.25in"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book"; color:#242424">The risks and challenges of including OLTs in access files for end users.</span><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book""></span></li></ul>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt; margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book"; color:#242424">This is an open conversation, so bring your cup and your opinion and join us for what is sure to be a lively discussion.</span><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book"; color:black"></span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Avenir Book"; color:black">Stacey Evans is the Imaging Specialist and Project Coordinator at the University of Virginia Library. She has thirty years of experience
working in the field of photography and five in cultural heritage imaging. In 2024 she co-chaired IS&T digiTIPS and presented at the Digital Transitions Roundtable in New York City. </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Avenir Book"; color:#500050"></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Avenir Book"; color:#212121">Peter Dueker is the Digital Imaging Manager for the Getty Research Institute (GRI) Imaging Studios in Los Angeles. He has worked in cultural
heritage imaging and related disciplines for many years.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt; font-family:"Avenir Book"; color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book"; color:black">After the OTL discussion, we’ll open the floor to any other topics you’d like to bring to the table.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book"; color:black">Looking forward to seeing you there!</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book"; color:black">Martina and the GaC Team</span><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book"; color:black"></span></p>
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