1. The Museum project (1996 – 2006)
Photo database– a common, event centric ”multimedia resource”
21. April 2006
Jon Holmen & Christian-Emil Ore
Unit for digital documentation , Faculty of Arts,
University of Oslo

2. Photo collections at the universities
Cultural history photo
-University History
-Art History
- Recent Cultural History
-Archaeology photo
field work
artefacts
Natural History photo
-Field Work
- Object
Sum traditonal analog photos

3. Tasks Data-analysis/-modelling Implementation
User Interface (by externals)
Loading of data
Testing
Teaching
Maintenance
Development

4. Data-analysis/-modelling
Most time consuming part of development
Discussions with staff
Analysis of data
Design of data model

5. Data model Initial, simple model (NYK Tromsø 1998): Motif description
- place
- objects
- situation
- timestamp
Photo
-photographer
-owner
-format
-title
- etc
Photo copies
-format
-height
-width
-file path

6. Then all the disciplines were introduced:
Cultural history photo
-University History
-Art History
- Recent Cultural History
-Archaeology photo
field work
artefacts
Natural History photo
-Field Work
- Object
Sum traditonal analog photos

7. Data modelling – 1998 All photos in a common database
Content information in local schemata/databases:
Local discipline specific databases
Common photo database
Motif
description
- place
- objects
- situation
- timestamp
Photo
-photographer
-place
-timestamp
-owner
-format
-title
Photo copies
-format
-height
-width
-file path

8. Which discipline specific scheme?

9. Which discipline specific scheme?

10. Which discipline specific scheme?

11. Which discipline specific schema?

12. Information - cataloguing
photographer:
Henning Siverts
Year:
1966
Country:
Norway
Keywords in motif:
Chapel, road, feince, field, car, sea, living hous, barn, gate.
Other information:
Centre, the chapel.
Outline:
131 Geographic location 241 general agriculture 342 house for living 343 barns, 346 Buildings for religious activity and education 351 field and garden 491 road and bridges
genre:
Dokumentary
Place:
Storfjord,Troms
Locality:
Skibotn
Digital Copies:
Resolution: 1950x1920  Bitdepth: 8 Format: JPEG Resolution: 244x240  Bitdepth: 8 Format: JPEG

13. Data modelling
Which discipline?

14. Data modelling
Which Discipline?

15. Data modelling
Which discipline?

16. Data modell simple
Catalogue information in different discipline schemata
Local discipline specific database
Common photo database
Motif
description
- place
- objects
- situation
- timestamp
photo
-photografer
-place
-timestamp
-owner
-format
-title
Photo copies
-format
-height
-width
-file path
Motif
description
- place
- objects
- situation
- timestamp
Motif
description
- place
- objects
- situation
- timestamp

17. Data model simple, 1998 Common photo database, photos and copies.
Original photo is taken by a photographer.
The rest are copies of this original.
Or?
photo
-photografer
-place
-timestamp
-owner
-format
-title
Photo copies
-format
-height
-width
-file path
photo
-photografer
-place
-timestamp
-owner
-format
-title
Photo copies
-format
-height
-width
-file path
photo
-photografer
-place
-timestamp
-owner
-format
-title
Photo copies
-format
-height
-width
-file path

18. Data modelling
Created by a photographer or a facsimile/scan?

19. Data modelling
Identical photos?

20. Event centric: Source– recording- result
Data model
Event centric: Source– recording- result
Event
”recording”
Types
photographing
Repro
Copying
Scanning
Media object
Types
-External
-Analogue negative
-Analogue positive
-Digital photo
-Digital copy
- ….
Media Object
Types
-Analogue negative
-Analogue positive
-Digital photo
-Digital copy
- ….
Source of
Results in
when
performed by
where
Timespan
Person
Place

21. Data model
Separation of ”information object” and ”information carriers”
Media Object a
Negative film
Event 1
Camera, 1966
Is carrier of
Disc. spesific
cataloguing
Media group
-unit
Information
object
Media Object b
Paper positive
Event 2
Copying, ?
Disc. spesific
cataloguing
Media Object c
File from scanner
Event 3
Scan, 1997 …
Media Object d
File
Event 4
Adjust., 2004

22. Data model
Which object?

23. Event centric: Source– recording- result
Data model
Event centric: Source– recording- result
Media Object A
Type: Digital copy
”Scream”
Source for
Event
Type:
Use of
photoshop
Media Object D
Type: Collage
”The Imsdal man
Meets Munch”
Results in
Media Object B
Type: Digital copi:
”The Imsdal man”
Source for
when
Performed by
when
Timespan
Person
Place

24. Data model Multiple sources – collage – new ”media group unit” …
-unit A
Information-
Object
”Skrik”
Media Object A
Type:
Digital copy
Media group
-unit C
Information-
Object
”The Imsdal man
Meets Munch”
Based on
Media Object C
Type:
Digital copy
Media group
- unit B
Information-
Object
”The Imsdal man”
Media Object B
Type:
Digital copy

25. The photo databases System architecture online offline .import/export
Photo application
on PC
-upload
-catalogueing
-search
Inger.uio.no
Disk raid
Prosessing by.
Eksternal program
Tape station
Common
Mediabase
Oracle 9.2
Intermedia
Photo application
on PC
-upload
-catalogueing
-search
Oracle:
.import/export
KHM’s
photoscheme
KHM’s
photoscheme
Photo application
on PC
-upload
-catalogueing
-search
KHM’s
photoscheme

26. Photo databases: common part
Exemplar work flow : Source-> recording-> result
Recording a
(camera)
Media-
Object a
(original image
raw)
Recording b
(processing
software)
One
Information object
Pr. original recording
(Work)
(Media group unit)
Media-
Object b
(Large tiff)
Recording c
(image processing
server)
Media-
Object c
(Large jpeg)
Recording d
(image processing
server)
Media-
Object d
(Small jpeg)

27. Photo databases Links and client applications for search:
KHM’s schemas in Oracle
Common media datebase Oracle
Photo card in
KHM’s photo db
photo 1
(Media group
Unit a)
Photo card in
KHM’s photo db
Artefact card in
KHM’s archaeology db
photo 2
(Media group
Unit b)
Object card in
KHM’s etnograhy db

28. 1/27/2018

29. Photo databases Uploading of photos 1 Image server for Eksemplar
generation
Oracle
photo-software

30. photodatabasene Backup on- and offline: Digital Original
Other copies
Tape duplicates
tapestation
diskraid
Digital Original

31. Her er en oversikt over de scannere vi disponerer:
1 stk Colortrac 4280, A0 - farge
1 stk. Canon DR 7080 C, A3 dokumentscanner/magasinscanner, farge
1 stk Epson 1240 U, flatbed/photoscanner, farge.
BERGEN MUSEUM (arkeologi)
Fujitsu M3097DG
Nikon D-100 digitalkamera (photograferer herbarieark)
EDD
Fujitsu fi-5650C dokumentskanner
Context Chroma XL 42"
TROMSØ MUSEUM
Olympus E1 digitalt speilreflekskamera (photograferer herbarieark)
UNIREG VARDØ
KHM/Muspro en samling Epson A3- og A4-skannere.
1/27/2018

32. Implementering – spesielle behov
Lagringssystem for photo
Overføring av data
Autogenerering av formater

33. Implementering lagringssystemer for photo
online
offline
Klient
inger.uio.no
tapestasjon
Klient
diskraid
Klient
Klient