A Guide to Tulane University Libraries' Digital Collections

• PhaseOne iXG Camera System (100MP) 
• Digital Transitions Atom Digitization Station
• Kaiser Fototechnik Wall-Mounted Copy Stand
• Digital Transitions 40 inch LED Photon XL Lights
• Profoto Acute 2 Power Supply and 2x 1'x3' Softboxes
• Digital Transitions V-Cradle
• Epson Expression 10000 XL
• Bookeye Scaner
• Xerox C8035

Phase One iXG Camera + Capture One Cultural Heritage (CH) 100MP

Allows for rapid and highest quality imaging of bound and unbound material. Suitable for fragile material and objects that are not entirely flat.

UNBOUND DOCUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, PRINTS, MAPS, ETC. 

• Unbound objects 9” x 12” or smaller:  Resolution up to 850 ppi 
• Oversize unbound objects up to 50” in width, unlimited in length: Resolution up to 600 ppi 
  Note: Oversize unbound objects will generally require image stitching and thus require longer delivery times

BOUND VOLUMES 

• Bound volumes 9 x 12” page size or smaller: Resolution up to 850 ppi 
• Oversize bound volumes up to 12” x 18” page size: Resolution up to 600 ppi 

Epson Expression 11000 XL 

Produces high quality but slower scans of smaller unbound objects. Can be operated by trained students unsupervised.

• Unbound flat objects up to 12” x 17”: Resolution up to 2400 ppi 
• Negatives, slides, transparencies from 35mm to large format: Resolution up to 2400 ppi 

Digital Scholarship & Initiatives' Audiovisual Production Equipment List

• Panasonic Lumix S5 IIx Mirrorless Camera (4K/6K)
• Canon HD camcorder (VIXIA HF G21)
• TASCAM audio recorder (DR-60D MKII)
• Shure handheld wireless microphone (2) and lavalier microphone (2)
• Samson 800 watt portable PA system (XP800)
• Blue Yeti Nano USB microphone
• Elgato Video Capture 
• RODE Wireless GO II 2-Person Compact Digital Wireless Microphone System/Recorder (2)
• Manfrotto tripod

We use Adobe Creative Cloud, specifically Adobe Premiere Pro software for video editing and transcribing/captioning.

Digital Production is of the view that whatever communication or tracking tool will be used and embraced most by all collaborators is the right tool. This means that different communication and tracking tools will be appropriate for different projects and partners.

• Microsoft Teams: Used for project-based communication, task management, documentation file management.
  • • LAL and TUSC have dedicated teams set up within the app. Each LAL and TUSC project becomes a channel within their team.
    • Other contributors (unless multiple projects are expected) will be set up with a team, and project work will occur in the General channel.
    • Work not requiring CA access to Microsoft Teams will happen in a dedicated channel within the Tulane Metadata Group team.
• Box Cloud Storage: Used to manage and process metadata and object files while projects are in process. Allows for collaborative work on files, and has Desktop application that allows DSI to batch process, rename, move, copy, and otherwise manipulate project files as needed.
• Project Charter Document: Narrative and flexible document used throughout project's lifecycle to outline project roles, responsibilities, tasks, and deadlines in early planning stages, track production benchmarks to measure success during and after project, and document lessons learned and recommendations for similar future projects.
• RACI Analysis: Assignment matrix for project deliverables, roles and responsibilities.
• Airtable: Relational database program used by DSI, primarly by Digital Production Librarian to track timelines/deliverables of project portfolio.
• Notion: Project management program used in specialized cases including form management, relational databases, and note keeping.
• Emails: Used sparingly for project-based communication as needed by partners and collaborators, as access controls are limited and communication threads can be broken easily.
• Meetings: Both in-person and remote meetings are useful when efficient and necessary; especially kickoff and planning meetings at project start. If necessary to work out project issues or to alleviate roadblocks, partners and collaborators may meet with DSI on an intermittent, regular, or as requested basis.