{"id":1447,"date":"2014-09-26T13:51:11","date_gmt":"2014-09-26T17:51:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/bitstreams\/?p=1447"},"modified":"2014-09-26T13:51:11","modified_gmt":"2014-09-26T17:51:11","slug":"creating-reading-learning-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.duke.edu\/bitstreams\/2014\/09\/26\/creating-reading-learning-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating, Reading, Learning: Work and Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Does anyone else find it difficult to blog about work? For me, it\u2019s not for lack of things to write about or lack of interest in what I am working on. It has more to do with the fact that the excitement I feel for the projects I\u2019m working on, the people I work with and the growth I\u2019ve seen in my department doesn\u2019t translate well in writing. At least not for me and my writing style. Maybe I need to take a writing course? Maybe I need to find my voice in blogging? Maybe I just need to get on with it?<\/p>\n

As is true for many of us, the things that interest or occupy us at work bleed into our lives at home and vice versa, whether or not we want them to. Personally, I find that some, but not all of the things I am focused on at work have a place in my life at home.<\/p>\n

Below is a list of things I am creating, reading, watching, wanting and learning both at work and at home. I hope you enjoy!<\/p>\n

Creating: <\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

I recently finished work on a donor request for slides from the Morris and Dorothy Margolin film collection<\/a>. Right now I am digitizing the Duke Gardens Accession Cards<\/a> , a planting card catalog from the Sarah P. Duke Gardens records collection. These particular requests are not for public consumption but support curatorial research at Duke.\u00a0\u00a0 The Digital Production Center fulfills many requests of this nature that never show up on the Digital Collections website but are none the less interesting and useful.<\/p>\n

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From the planting card catalog at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens. The names and places on the card have been changed to protect the innocent.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At home I create digital content of my own using similar cameras, lights and software. I really enjoy studio shooting because I can control the lighting environment to suit my needs. My training as a photographer has translated well to my work at Duke. I have also applied things I use at work to my photography at home such as managing larger numbers of files and working in a calibrated environment.<\/p>\n

Reading:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Technical Guidelines for Digitizing Cultural Heritage Materials: Creation of Raster Image Master Files<\/a> written by the Federal Agencies Digitization Initiative (FADGI) – Still Image Working Group. This standard outlines digital imaging standards related to DPI, bit depth and color profiles and is an updated version of the NARA Technical Guidelines for Digitizing Archival Materials<\/a> which the Digital Production Center has been following since its creation. Exciting reading!<\/p>\n

At home I\u2019m reading The Luminaries<\/a> by Eleanor Catton. A complex book about the happenings of the gold rush town of Hokitika, in the southwest of New Zealand circa 1866 where a crime has just been committed. Super long (848 pages) but worth the read.<\/p>\n

Watching:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

Color Management and Quality Output<\/a> by Tom Ashe. This webinar is offered by Xrite, a leader in professional grade color profiling hardware and software. As described in a previous blog post, color management is a critical part of the work we do in the Digital Production Center.<\/p>\n

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Are you color blind? You might be if you have trouble seeing the numbers within these five circles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At home I just watched Tiny<\/a>, a documentary on the Tiny\u00a0\u00a0 House movement that chronicles the building of a tiny house. These houses range from 60 \u2013 100 square feet and are usually built on trailers to avoid problems with state\u00a0 ordinances that require an in ground home be no less than 600 square feet. Whoa!<\/p>\n

Wanting:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

A DT RG3040 Reprographic System<\/a> by Phase One. This model has a foot operated book cradle with a 90 degree platen and two P65 R-cams that shoot opposing pages simultaneously. This would really speed up and simplify digitization of fragile bound volumes that can only be opened 90 degrees during digitization. I would also take an oversize map scanner.<\/p>\n

At home I really I want to setup a traditional wet darkroom, but we do not have the space. I\u2019m thinking about building a single car garage just to accommodate a darkroom but will probably have to settle for setting up in the bathroom.<\/p>\n

Learning:<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Python programming language. I have completed a MOOC<\/a> (Massive Open Online Course) through Coursera <\/a>and am now in the middle of my second course. While I haven\u2019t built anything (at work) from scratch yet, I have been able to troubleshoot a few broken scripts and get them up and running again. The Digital Production Center is, as the name states, a production environment that lends itself to automation. While taking these classes I have developed many ideas on how to automate parts of our workflow and I am excited to start programming.<\/p>\n

At home I continue to learn the Python programming language. The more I learn about Python the more I want to learn. While learning has been frustrating at times it has also been rewarding when I finally develop a solution that works. The IT staff in the Library has also been very supportive which keeps me moving forward when I get stuck on a problem that takes some time to figure out. \"python\"<\/a><\/p>\n

When I started putting this post together I didn\u2019t realize it was about work\/life balance but I believe that is what it became. It seems my work\/life balance is a very fluid thing. I feel lucky to work at a place where my personal interests dovetail nicely with my work interest.\u00a0\u00a0 While this is not always the case, most of the time I enjoy coming to work and I also enjoy going home at the end of the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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