Hello Julie, As someone who is working toward implementing a DAMS, I would say that having a system that handles the master TIF files is very important. It's the difference between having a repository and simply having an access tool. Once you are managing more than a few thousand files, handling them manually gets complicated, labor intensive, and risky, since multiple people have access to the folder structure.
Ideally, once you upload a master file into the DAMS, it will automatically create all of the derivatives you specify for general access, store the TIF on the server where you specify, keep track of that location in the database, and manage access permissions for the TIF file. Depending on how the system is set up, the TIFs and JPGs may or may not be on the same server, but you don't have to worry about where they are once it's set up (that's IT's job!). One thing to consider is whether the system renames the file to a unique filename -- some do, and while it cuts down on problems caused by duplicate file names, it also worries me. What if the database crashes and the link between storage is lost? We don't put a lot of metadata in our filenames, but do include enough so that we know what object it is (i.e. 33.333a-c_bw.tif). I'd be loath to lose that. Best, Deb Wythe Deborah Wythe Head, Digital Collections and Services Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11238 tel: 718 501 6311 fax: 718 501 6145 deborahwythe at hotmail.com ----Original Message Follows---- From: Julie Grob <[email protected]> Reply-To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Storage of Master Archival TIFFs Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:32:12 -0500 Hi all, We are currently reviewing DAMS with an eye to purchasing one for our library. I was wondering if people normally store their master TIFFs on the DAM together with their derivative JPEGs, or if they store them on a separate server. If you can tell me the pros and cons of your preferred method I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks, Julie Julie Grob Digital Projects and Instruction Librarian Special Collections 114 University Libraries University of Houston Houston, TX 77204-2000 (713) 743-9744 jgrob at uh.edu UH Libraries' Poetry & Prose Reading Series http://info.lib.uh.edu/dev/events/pandp.html _______________________________________________ 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 _________________________________________________________________ Mortgage refinance is hot 1) Rates near 30-yr lows 2) Good credit get intro-rate 4.625%* https://www2.nextag.com/goto.jsp?product=100000035&url=%2fst.jsp&tm=y&search=mortgage_text_links_88_h2a5f&s=4056&p=5117&disc=y&vers=743
