Good Morning everyone! Although not exactly articles, there are two UK resources which could be useful in this context.
The MDA publish a number of white papers as part of our SPECTRUM Terminology service. These include a paper on Terminology for Museum Managers which goes into the business case for the application of controlled vocabularies: http://www.mda.org.uk/spectrum-terminology/termman.htm For a more directly 'digital asset' spin, you could also refer to the UK Technical Advisory Service for Images (www.tasi.ac.uk) which provides resources on deciding when and why to use a Digital Image or Asset Management system. The FAQ on this specifically is at: http://www.tasi.ac.uk/advice/delivering/faq_ims.html Best regards, Nick Nick Poole Director MDA The Spectrum Building, The Michael Young Centre, Purbeck Road, Cambridge, CB2 2PD Telephone: 01223 415 760 http://www.mda.org.uk http://www.collectionsforall.org.uk The revised edition of SPECTRUM, the UK museum documentation standard, is now available. Download it for free at: http://www.mda.org.uk/spectrum.htm -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Coombes, Judith Sent: 18 December 2006 05:26 To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Need for controlled vocabularies Check out the Australian Pictorial Thesaurus: "The Australian Pictorial Thesaurus (APT) is a collection of topic terms for indexing Australian images. The APT uses contemporary Australian terminology to describe objects, people, places and structures, activities and concepts depicted in an image. It ensures the common description of pictorial collections across Australian libraries, museums and archives" http://www.picturethesaurus.gov.au/ Judy Coombes Manager, Rregistration and Collection Management Powerhouse Museum, Sydney judithc at phm.gov.au -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Howard Brainen Sent: Monday, 18 December 2006 4:17 PM To: 'Museum Computer Network Listserv' Subject: [MCN-L] Need for controlled vocabularies Good Monday morning, I'm consulting for a large organization on a transition to a centralized photo image library. The money is there for software, hardware and services, but they don't (yet) see the need for a librarian to set up a controlled vocabulary. I've advised them to do this before trying to ingest tens of thousands of existing records into their new DAM system. I'm looking for some examples I can provide that will help convince them. Please share any analogies you find useful in understanding this. Please also share any links to existing online libraries that provide an example of doing it right (or wrong). Thanks very much for your help. Howard Brainen Digital Imaging Consultant TWO CAT DIGITAL 14719 Catalina Street San Leandro, CA 94577 510-940-2670 ext 201 FAX 510-940-2632 <http://www.twocatdigital.com/> www.twocatdigital.com blog: <http://www.digitalenabler.blogspot.com> www.digitalenabler.blogspot.com Member: VRA, ARLIS/NA, MCN, SAA _______________________________________________ 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 =========================Important Notice===================================== This email and attachments are for the use of the intended recipient(s) only and may contain confidential or legally privileged information or material that is copyright of Powerhouse Museum or a third party. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not use, disclose or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. Any views expressed in this message and attachments are those of the individual sender and the Powerhouse Museum accepts no liability for the content of this message. Whilst every care has been taken, the Powerhouse Museum cannot guarantee that the integrity of this email has been maintained nor that the email is free of errors or viruses. The Powerhouse Museum advises all organisations and individuals to undertake their own virus scanning and security measures. ============================================================================ == _______________________________________________ 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
