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Building a dual-purpose image collection
Sharing new standards Building a dual-purpose image collection Sally Forrest 9th September 2009
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Overview The need for content and the challenges this posed
Getting the project off the ground Metadata standards and controlled vocabularies Publishing to the web Any questions
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The need for content Art and Design Library Visual Media Department
Traditional slide collections Search process Support online learning Use of digital media in teaching Support Marketing and the corporate image
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Challenges Maximise use of resources Copyright management
Sourcing images Staff time and expertise Standards and inter-operability
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Getting the project off the ground
Formal bid for funding and staff Local knowledge and experience TASI Selection of Image Management System Support Training Cost
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Standards and Metadata
What is metadata? “electronic data about electronic data” What are others using? Dublin Core VRA Core 3
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VRA Core 3 VRA Core 3 Designed for works of visual culture
Simplified to overcome problems of “work” and “image” records Use of Core categories with qualifiers Custom fields
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Custom fields VRA Core Category Our Field Names
Record.type Record type Type Type Title Title Date.creation Date Creator Creator Location.current.site Current location Location.discovery.site Exhibition
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Custom fields VRA Core Category Our Field Names Material.medium Medium
Material.support Support Measurements.dimensions Dimensions Measurements.format Format Style/period Style/period Source Source Rights Rights
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Additional fields Creator born Creator died Date photographed (EXIF)
Fields embedded within Extensis Portfolio Keywords Description Filename
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Controlled vocabularies
AAT Ulan
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Palettes showing Master Keyword list using AAT Artist/Creator list using ULAN
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Publishing to the web Netpublish Epic
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Conclusion From a collective memory to a shared resource
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Future challenges Resource sharing Growing demand for images Staff skills Video, Audio, Animation
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Questions and Answers
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