2025 Roundtable – Siera Erazo, NASCAR Hall of Fame
Smarter Metadata with AI: Accelerating Access to Motorsports History Artificial Intelligence offers a scalable solution for processing massive photographic backlogs that would otherwise overwhelm internal staff. Training custom models to identify specific...
2025 Roundtable – Michelle Gollehon, Utah Historical Society
Using AI: Tips, Techniques, and Pitfalls Combining high-speed capture with AI-driven text extraction can transform static physical records into dynamic, searchable datasets. Success with Large Language Models (LLMs) relies on precise prompt engineering, including...
2025 Roundtable – David Stecker, National Gallery of Prague
From Detail to Context: Digital Provenance as the New Standard in Digitization Technical perfection is not enough; a digital image must include its "digital provenance"—the context of its creation—to be truly valuable. Paradata, or the documentation of the...
2025 Roundtable – Matthew Watkins, Digital Transitions, Head of Products
Human-Centered Digitization: The Future of Heritage Imaging Shifting the focus from pure pixel count to operator experience allows institutions to "do more with less" through improved ergonomics and automation. The new Phase One iXH 250MP dramatically increases...
2025 Roundtable – Samuel Salgado, Universidad Diego Portales, Chile
From BC100 to Digital Heritage: Building a Preservation Ecosystem in Chile The implementation of high-speed capture technology, such as the DT BC100, enabled a paradigm shift from item-level conservation to the mass digitization of millions of assets. In regions with...
2025 Roundtable – Maggie Wenz, Washington Capitals, NHL
Stewards of Sports History: Preserving the Washington Capitals' 50-Year Legacy Partnering with a digitization service allows sports franchises to process massive archives on-site without removing valuable memorabilia from the facility. A "triage" approach to...





