Hi Stacey, you might find it useful to join the TASI mail list (http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/tasi.html) organised by the TASI service (Technical Advisory Service for Images) www.tasi.ac.uk Regards Stephen
Professor Stephen Brown Director, Knowledge Media Design De Montfort University Portland 2.3a The Gateway Leicester LE1 9BH UK Tel +44 (0)116 257 7173 Fax +44(0) 116 250 6101 mob +44 (0)7989 948230 http://kmd.dmu.ac.uk -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stacey Herbert Sent: 17 January 2007 12:44 To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: [MCN-L] Query: estimating storage for digital collections Hello All, I'm looking for some advice on estimating storage needs for a large- scale digital imaging project for the Chester Beatty Library and Museum. The aim is a comprehensive, archival-quality digital collection of the holdings. (We do not need to plan for extensive, ongoing acquisitions). The collection is made up of a very wide variety of materials, from papyri, illuminated manuscripts, codices and scrolls, to textiles and other decorative art objects. The objects themselves also vary greatly in size. My initial, gross estimation suggests that the completed digital collection could consist of 750,000-1,000,000 images. If anyone is interested, I could supply additional estimated details. I would benefit from hearing about others' experience: how you have projected and planned for growth; whether you have sought complete storage solutions from vendors (at the outset of the project, or down the road); how closely your estimates matched actual needs, etc. We are nearly starting from scratch here, in terms of creating a digital collection, so we have lots of options. Many thanks in advance, Stacey Herbert _______________________________________________ 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
