In message <AD775DE5635C2042BF1DCB7EED36A83B850A1D at jlm-net.jlm.local>, Perian Sully <psully at magnes.org> writes > >Funnily enough, I was just about to draft up a file naming standards >document and post it online. Other than some of the inherent >difficulties with trying to align the digital filenames with the >accession number (particularly when you don't have an accession number >yet), what are some other arguments in favor of using a unique >identifier instead of the accession number?
One obvious argument is that it allows a single image to feature more than one object. Richard Light >-----Original Message----- >From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu] On Behalf Of >Images >Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 12:03 PM >To: Museum Computer Network Listserv >Subject: [MCN-L] image file names > >We're reviewing how we name our image files and I'm hoping that some of >you may have worked through this same issue. Currently, we use our >accession number, however as this contains periods it has been >identified as potentially problematic. For example, accession # 42.3.11 >= VAG-42.3.11.jpg. One suggestion is to change the decimals to zeros but >we are concerned that this makes the image file name difficult to read. >Have any of you found a good solution to a problem like this? Any >thoughts or samples of your naming structure would be most appreciated! > >thanks very much >Danielle > > >_______________________________________________ >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/ >_______________________________________________ >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/ >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >Version: 9.0.829 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2926 - Release Date: >06/08/10 19:35:00 -- Richard Light
