A History by Design

Brisbane at Work

 
Acknowledgements
This website is the work of the staff of the Fryer Library, University of Queensland.
The following people contributed to the production of this website:
Writer: Dr. Jeffery Rickertt
Designer: Marg Powell
Digital capture of images
Material typeEquipment / softwareSpecifications
Plans and MapsOCE TCS500 scanner
Many of the Architectural plans were encapsulated in Mylar to reduce damage during the scanning process.
400dpi / colour / tifs
Items less than A3 in sizeCanon HP Canolide Flatbed Scanner400dpi / colour / jpgs
Digital cameras were used to capture images where material was asssessed as too fragile ; too large ; too difficult to scan.
Digital capture software
Images were scanned using a variety of software: Adobe Photoshop, The Gimp, IrfanView, Zoomify. Images created for web presentation have been slightly enhanced, but digitized master images have been retained for future requirements.
Thanks:
Many thanks to the Digitisation Team at the Fryer Library for their assistance and support during this project.
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