Peter, We use Media Bin, a full DAM system. It has really improved productivity and is probably the most used system in the Museum. It certainly costs more than some systems, but I think you will eventually end up moving into a full DAMS in the future, so you may want to consider eliminating intermediate solutions. And we moved from the images stored on a server right to the full DAMS Here is a link to a case study they did on us http://www.interwoven.com/media/collateral/casestudy/cs_mia_singlepgs_WEB.pdf I think that they also still have available a webcast that I did with them about a year after we went live. Feel free to contact me if you would like to learn more about our experience. John
>>> "Johnson, Peter" <pjohnson at skirball.org> 2/26/2009 1:45 PM >>> Colleagues, We are a small cultural center and museum, and we are taking preliminary steps toward creating a database to manage our digital photography, most of which currently resides on individual hard-drives or on the shared network. I would be interested in hearing from you regarding software and vendors you do or don't recommend, and why. (I'm well versed in the issues surrounding the retention and preservation of digital objects, btw.) We don't have a lot of money to throw at a solution, but we want to do the best job we can given those restraints, so I'm particularly interested in solutions that will provide the most bang for our limited means. Also, this is purely an in-house project -- we do not foresee sharing our photo resources outside the organization. If you would be so kind as to share your expertise, please reply privately to this e-mail address, and I thank you very much in advance. Best regards, Peter Peter Johnson Project Manager for Records, Documents & Images Skirball Cultural Center 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90049 310-440-4707 pjohnson at skirball.org _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
