Powerhouse Museum EMu Developments

Image Management

All PHM images currently in EMu Image Services Preservation Projects and Happy Snaps Over 200,000 images! Image Services Preservation Projects and Happy Snaps Over 200,000 images!

Image Services Department 67,000 images converted from FirstFoto database Standard 7 meg jpgs 67,000 images converted from FirstFoto database Standard 7 meg jpgs

Preservation Department 20,000 images Loaded using Excel spreadsheet which we had externally data entered from hand written register Max size 7 meg jpgs 20,000 images Loaded using Excel spreadsheet which we had externally data entered from hand written register Max size 7 meg jpgs

Happy Snaps & Misc projects Max size 1 meg Reference shots taken in stores Scans of old B&W images Other projects eg a large coin project Over 70,000 images Max size 1 meg Reference shots taken in stores Scans of old B&W images Other projects eg a large coin project Over 70,000 images IBM 3/10 Computer

Much work still to do Many problems with duplication. EMu and FirstFoto ran in parallel for 2 years Many issues from data conversion Huge backlog of Conservation images not attached to catalogue records Many problems with duplication. EMu and FirstFoto ran in parallel for 2 years Many issues from data conversion Huge backlog of Conservation images not attached to catalogue records

How we use EMu Now

Photography Requests Usually a formal request - often a report from EMu Metadata added by photographers in Photoshop Image description (Reg No & Object statement - Photographer - Source - Copyright notice Usually a formal request - often a report from EMu Metadata added by photographers in Photoshop Image description (Reg No & Object statement - Photographer - Source - Copyright notice Queen Victoria’s boots

Batch loading To MM Module Image Services by completed job Preservation approx. every fortnight Bulk load harvests the image description metadata so that all images are ‘findable’ as soon as they are loaded Image Services by completed job Preservation approx. every fortnight Bulk load harvests the image description metadata so that all images are ‘findable’ as soon as they are loaded

Manual attachment to: Catalogue Conservation Narratives Most non object images stay within MM module Images also turned on for the Web Catalogue Conservation Narratives Most non object images stay within MM module Images also turned on for the Web

Image cataloguing PHM does most cataloguing against the Object in the Catalogue Module Keep cataloguing in MM module as simple as possible PHM does most cataloguing against the Object in the Catalogue Module Keep cataloguing in MM module as simple as possible

Image Cataloguing Use the MM Title field for Web captions “ Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip on the end platform of the Governor- General's carriage” MM Description field not public We need further changes to the module - Description field for Public access - Rights status field Use the MM Title field for Web captions “ Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip on the end platform of the Governor- General's carriage” MM Description field not public We need further changes to the module - Description field for Public access - Rights status field

Image storage EMu server gig Image storage - 2 terabytes Currently 26% capacity Nobody EVER wants to delete anything! EMu server gig Image storage - 2 terabytes Currently 26% capacity Nobody EVER wants to delete anything!

Functionality issues Resolutions Tab

Wish List Ability to write as well as read metadata – all fields not calculated by the camera Bulk export of images - we love import tool Bulk resizing of images eg for PowerPoint presentations Ability to search for images with no object attached File sizes expressed in megs etc rather than bytes Ability to write as well as read metadata – all fields not calculated by the camera Bulk export of images - we love import tool Bulk resizing of images eg for PowerPoint presentations Ability to search for images with no object attached File sizes expressed in megs etc rather than bytes Liberty Opera Cape

Conclusion Collections based EMu users love having all images available in EMu Non collections based users are not so happy PHM is likely to purchase a separate IMS Interface between the two systems must be carefully planned and co-ordinated Collections based EMu users love having all images available in EMu Non collections based users are not so happy PHM is likely to purchase a separate IMS Interface between the two systems must be carefully planned and co-ordinated The Sydney Cup, 1950