Looking back on an unforgettable event, the 2024 DT Roundtable showcased the latest in digitization advancements and fostered invaluable connections across the field. Breaking records and boundaries, the October 23rd gathering brought together our largest global audience ever, with over 600 participants from 44 countries, including more than 100 in-person attendees and an additional 150 joining our European online roundtable. The event featured exclusive behind-the-scenes tours at the MoMA Digitization Studios and The Morgan Library & Museum, an engaging Demo Day at the DT office, and the unveiling of our latest DT products. Throughout the day, speakers and presentations celebrated the “Past, Present, and Future of Digitization,” showcasing insights and innovations to help advance the digitization field for years to come.
Speaker Presentation Videos
Peter Siegel
Digital Transitions
Opening Remarks
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: THOMAS RIEGER
Chief, Collections Digitization Division, Library of Congress
Past, Present, & Future of Digitization
Rachel Senese Myers &
Lisa Vallen
Georgia State University
Advancing Workers’ Rights in the American South: Digitizing the Papers of the AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department
Charles Walbridge
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Kintsugi 3D: Specularity and Better Color in Photogrammetry
Jeff Evans
Princeton University Art Museum
Why Universities Need to Digitize Collections
Doug Peterson
Digital Transitions
DT Product Updates
Santiago Lyon
Adobe
The Content Authenticity Initiative
Julie McVey
National Geographic Society
What is Authenticity, in Heritage Digitization?
Ottar André Breivik Anderson
Intermunicipal Archives of Møre og Romsda
Authenticity via Image Quality
Alice Plutino
University of Amsterdam
Learnings from Cinema Film Digitization
Christina M. Deane &
Stacey Evans
University of Virginia Library
The Agony and Ecstasy of Scrapbooks
European Roundtable
We were excited to off for the first time this year the 2024 a European segment of Digital Transitions Roundtable, tailored for our European audience. European speakers presented remotely on key Cultural Heritage topics, offering valuable insights and expertise in the field.
Ottar André Breivik Anderson
Intermunicipal archives of Møre og Romsdal (IKAMR)
Leiar SEDAK / Head of Photography and Image Services
Lina Löfström Baker
Kungliga biblioteket, National Library of Sweden
Photographer, Collections Care and Digitisation Department Digitisation Unit
Hannu Häkkinen
The Finnish Heritage Agency
Intendentti / Intendent / Keeper
Behind the Scenes Tours
DT was honored to offer exclusive behind-the-scenes tours of The Morgan Library & Museum’s Imaging and Conservation Studios and the MoMA Digitization Studios. We extend our sincere thanks to both teams for their generous hospitality—attending these tours is an exceptional benefit for those attending the Roundtable in person.
Exploring behind the scenes at The Morgan Library & Museum.
Our group heading into the MoMA Digitization Studios.
DT Demo Day
We were excited to offer site visits to our DT studios for in person attendees to be able to chat with our team and interact with our equipment.
