- The JISC Digital Media - Still Images: Setting up a Workspace for Digitising Images document is a good overview on how to set up a digitisation suite http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/stillimages/advice/setting-up-a-workspace-for-digitising-images
- Use standards: comply with the ISO 3664:2000 "Viewing conditions - Graphic technology & photography"
- Replace fluorescents in the room. CIE Standard Illuminant D65 tubes correspond roughly to mid-day light in Europe
- LED Lighting is the way to go. They are small, portable, with extremely high control. The top place to get these is here http://www.cdiny.com/LEDproducts.html
- However, you might have price issues! Simon suggest's procuring a standard LED. There is a good guide here: http://www.diyphotography.net/studio-at-home-introduction-to-led-lighting
- Complying with the ISO 3664:2000 "Viewing conditions - Graphic technology & photography" standard also allows for good colour management
- The Colour of the workspace should always be NEUTRAL grey - no tones or colours & doesn't screw with camera's white point settings
- AVOID post-it notes & other colourful things round the working areas - it distracts the eye, and messes with calibration
- The same goes for clothes - avoid overly colourful clothes & shiny things for the operators.
- Control light: think about if can exclude daylight/control light (with curtaining for instance) for a stable lighting environment
- Remember: think lots of space & look after the operator!
- Simon's paper on the Dead Sea Scrolls includes content on the studio: http://bit.ly/vvLW5u (PDF)
@fletcherdurant pointed out that the Federal Agencies Digitazation Guidelines Initatives' main set of guidelines gives some (if limited), set-up advice on page 5 http://www.digitizationguidelines.gov/guidelines/digitize-technical.html
@ernestopriego pointed out that the New Opportunities Fund has some guidelines http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/nof/support/help/papers/digitisation_process/ - these were written by ... SimonTanner!
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Not sure if simon made this point, but a colour scale and a scale (? in inches and millimeters) please
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