Re: Embedding metadata into digital images - which schema?
Hi Perian, I'd be curious to hear what mechanism you'll use for embedding descriptive metadata into the image files - it has been an idea often pondered and rarely implemented, as far as I know, but I'd be happy to stand corrected by others who have pulled it off. There are various technical challenges in embedding the metadata (where does the metadata sit within the file?), and various challenges of procedure and maintenance (e.g. scalability - how do you get descriptive records into huge numbers of files automatically; how does the data get updated if it changes?). In theory, you could use Adobe XMP to embed any type of metadata into a digital file, including descriptive metadata, but at the end of the day, the logistics of getting the data in and keeping it up to date may outweigh the obvious benefit of having such a tight link between file and description. Maybe embedding a unique identifier within the file which can be resolved in your database of record (your Collections Management System, for example) makes more sense. I'd be curious to hear from others how they maintain the link between image file and descriptive metadata - I suspect the identifier route, often via the filename (i.e. the unique id is in the filename), is what most people these days practice. As for mixing different descriptive approaches: if your goal is to have these digitized images searchable from within one interface, you'll eventually have to find a common denominator among different descriptions. If you're starting from scratch in describing them, it would seem worthwhile to consider whether you can achieve adequate description using just one descriptive approach. If not, you'd really want to keep in mind that these different descriptions will have to map to one another down the road. Cheers, Günter *** Günter Waibel Program Officer/RLG 2029 Stierlin Court, Suite 100, Mountain View, CA 94043 USA voice: +1-650-691-2304 | fax: +1-650-964-1461 blog: www.hangingtogether.org guenter.wai...@rlg.org psu...@magnes.or g To 01/27/2006 03:32 mcn-l@mcn.edu PM cc Subject Please respond to Embedding metadata into digital mcn-l@mcn.edu images - which schema? Hi again: As I've mentioned before, I'm working on drafting our digitization procedures here at the Judah L. Magnes Museum, a Jewish cultural history art museum. I'm trying to determine the best metadata schema to embed in the digital images. I'm curious as to what, if any, schema other cultural history art organizations use (although we do also have some archeological and archival objects in the collection) in their images. For a mixed collection such as this, is it a good idea to mix schema? I would like to use MARC for the archival objects that are mixed in (as our archive center is already using MARC for everything), but I might end up using Dublin Core or SPECTRA (or whatever) for the other stuff. Or is it wiser to just pick one and make it fit as best I can? Thanks, by the way, for all of your help earlier regarding your digitzation procedures - your helpful links have caused my collection of useful guides to grow considerably. Perian Sully Collection Database Records Administrator Judah L. Magnes Museum 2911 Russell St. Berkeley, CA 94705 --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: guenter.wai...@rlg.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Fwd: [CNI-ANNOUNCE] EDUCAUSE Podcast Features Digital Prese
Hello all, Perhaps of interest, from CNI: --- begin forwarded text --- Sender: CNI-ANNOUNCE -- News from the Coalition cni-annou...@cni.org To: CNI-ANNOUNCE -- News from the Coalition cni-annou...@cni.org Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 11:10:00 -0500 From: Diane Goldenberg-Hart di...@cni.org Subject: [CNI-ANNOUNCE] EDUCAUSE Podcast Features Digital Preservation and ECURE Disaster preparedness, research data management, learning management systems and the ECURE conference are featured in a podcast released in December by EDUCAUSE. Arizona State University Archivist and ECURE co-chair Rob Spindler responds to questions by Matt Pasiewicz of EDUCAUSE about the role of archivists in preservation of several forms of digital content. In the 19 minute interview available at http://connect.educause.edu/Rob_Spindler_CNI_Interview_2005, Spindler emphasized the roles of archivists and librarians serving as advocates for preservation and described the work of archivists in helping universities fulfill core university functions through effective recordkeeping. ECURE 2006: Preservation and Access for Digital College and University Resources will be held February 27-March 1st, 2006 at the beautiful Tempe campus of Arizona State University, located in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Conference registration information and a program schedule template is now available. Program information will be expanded as new sessions are confirmed. Please visit www.asu.edu/ecure Contact: Rob Spindler, ECURE Conference co-chair rob.spind...@asu.edu 480.965.9277 # This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list cni-annou...@cni.org. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: cni-announce-...@cni.org To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to cni-announce-dig...@cni.org To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to cni-announce-in...@cni.org To postpone your subscription, E-mail to cni-announce-n...@cni.org To resume mail list message delivery from postpone mode, E-mail to cni-announce-f...@cni.org Send administrative queries to cni-announce-requ...@cni.org Visit the CNI-ANNOUNCE e-mail list archive at https://mail2.cni.org/Lists/CNI-ANNOUNCE/. end forwarded text -- _ Rob Lancefield rlancefi...@wesleyan.edu Manager of Museum Information Services / Registrar of Collections Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University www.wesleyan.edu/dac 301 High Street, Middletown CT 06459 USAtel. 860.685.2965 Board of Directors, Museum Computer Network www.mcn.edu --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
IP SIG: Fwd: Ball State Annual Copyright Conference Scheduledfor April 12, 2006
Of interest to any members in the Midwest Thread-Topic: Ball State Annual Copyright Conference Scheduled for April 12, 2006 Thread-Index: AcYnSa47Ug34FYY7QWSxQk71+ztEXA== Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 11:08:03 -0500 Reply-To: Visual Resources Association vr...@listserv.uark.edu Sender: Visual Resources Association vr...@listserv.uark.edu From: Turner, Cindy 01lktur...@bsu.edu Subject: Ball State Annual Copyright Conference Scheduled for April 12, 2006 To: vr...@listserv.uark.edu X-ELNK-Info: spv=0; X-ELNK-AV: 0 X-ELNK-Info: sbv=0; sbrc=.0; sbf=00; sbw=000; On Wednesday, April 12, the Ball State University Libraries in Muncie, Indiana [ www.bsu.edu/library/ http://www.bsu.edu/library/ ] is pleased to sponsor a one-day conference, Copyright Challenges Opportunities: Practical advice for the digital age. Today's library and information professionals must know how to properly use another person's intellectual property. The challenges in the copyright law can be intimidating. By attending this conference, you will hear from nationally-known experts in the field. Topics include: * The Top 10 Digital Legal Issues Facing Educational Institutions * Digital Licensing; Digital Fair Use * Update on Proposed Library Legislation * Update on Orphan Works and Proposed Legislation * Information Policy and Digital Works and more Register online at www.bsu.edu/library/conference/copyright http://www.bsu.edu/library/conference/copyright/ohttp://www.bsu.edu/lib rary/conference/copyright For more information, contact Fritz Dolak at (765) 285-5330 or fdo...@bsu.edu mailto:fdo...@bsu.edu/omailto:fdo...@bsu.edu Featured speakers: Jule L. Sigall, J.D., U.S. Copyright Office Associate Register for Policy and International Affairs and Head of the Office of Policy International Affairs. Kenneth Crews, J.D., Samuel R. Rosen II Professor in the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis and in the IU School of Library and Information Science and Associate Dean of the Faculties for Copyright Management. Dr. Crews was the 2005 recipient of the L. Ray Patterson Award: In Support of Users' Rights from the American Library Association. http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=pressreleasestemplate=/contentm anagement/contentdisplay.cfmContentID=94960 http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=pressreleasestemplate=/content management/contentdisplay.cfmContentID=94960 Dwayne K. Buttler, J.D., Professor, Evelyn J. Schneider Endowed Chair for Scholarly Communication at the University of Louisville, University Libraries. Michelle L. Cooper, J.D., Attorney in the Education Law Group at Bose McKinney Evans LLP in Indianapolis, IN. She focuses her practice working with educational institutions in the areas of education law, intellectual property law and employment law. Kevin Smith, J.D., Director of Library and Instructional Resources at Defiance College in Defiance, Ohio, focuses on library and academic institution licensing concerns with emphasis on copyright and employment law. Registration by Feb. 14 is $60 (a sweetheart of a deal!), then increases to $75 per person. After April 1, the cost is $100. All students $20. The registration fee includes a buffet lunch. Cindy Turner Architecture Slide Curator Visual Resources Center University Libraries Ball State University 765-285-5865 Office 765-285-2644 Fax 01lktur...@bsu.edu The University Libraries provide services that support student pursuits for academic success and faculty endeavors for knowledge creation and classroom instruction. http://www.bsu.edu/library http://www.bsu.edu/library -- Diane M. Zorich 113 Gallup Road Princeton, NJ 08542 USA Voice: 609-252-1606 Fax: 609-252-1607 Email: dzor...@mindspring.com --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
IP SIG: Fwd: CO Orphan Works Report is out
X-ELNK-Trace: 04c129c852d953dd5e89bb4777695beb69025943178dce0be3fd021d9a01a689e76c79baed1e9946350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 208.45.96.114 Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 22:31:13 -0800 Reply-To: Visual Resources Association vr...@listserv.uark.edu Sender: Visual Resources Association vr...@listserv.uark.edu From: Christine L. Sundt csu...@mindspring.com Subject: CO Orphan Works Report is out To: vr...@listserv.uark.edu X-ELNK-Info: spv=0; X-ELNK-AV: 0 X-ELNK-Info: sbv=0; sbrc=.0; sbf=00; sbw=000; For anybody interested in the outcome of the lengthy Orphan Works study and hearings, you will be pleased to know that the report is out, just released by the Copyright Office - http://www.copyright.gov/orphan/ Happy reading! Special thanks to Jeff Cunard (CAA) for forwarding the news and link to me. Christine L. Sundt Visual Resources Consultant Educator P.O. Box 5316 Eugene, OR 97405-5316 - USA csu...@uoregon.edu or csu...@mindspring.com 541.485.1420 (days) Copyright Art Issues: http://www.uoregon.edu/~csundt/copyweb/ -- Diane M. Zorich 113 Gallup Road Princeton, NJ 08542 USA Voice: 609-252-1606 Fax: 609-252-1607 Email: dzor...@mindspring.com --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Open Raw Initiative
Title: Open Raw Initiative please excuse cross posting RAW Survey launched: An International Study of the Experiences, Requirements, Preferences, and Concerns of Photographers regarding RAW Imaging Technology Press Release: On January 31, 2006, the OpenRAW initiative launched an international survey on its Web site (http://openraw.org/survey/) to collect information about the experiences, requirements, preferences, and concerns of digital photographers and other interested parties regarding RAW imaging technology a concept that many writers are comparing to a digital negative. RAW Technology Issues As the digital properties of RAW image files have become better understood, many digital photographers have embraced RAW technology as the best means to obtain maximum image quality for themselves and their clients. However, during the past year many photographers, photo archivists, and others involved in digital imaging have become concerned about the absence of a robust, common standard for RAW image file formats. Faced with a proliferation of proprietary RAW formats often different for each successive camera model from each camera manufacturer, imaging professionals and devoted amateurs have experienced significant disruptions in their digital image workflow and limitations in their choice of software tools. This expansion of the sheer number of proprietary RAW formats and the adoption by camera manufacturers of the practice of encryption to conceal information stored in RAW image files have increased fears about the viability of RAW formats for the long term archiving of photographic material. Some manufacturers whose cameras produced proprietary RAW files have already gone out of business, with unknown consequences for future access to those images. Many photographers are concerned that RAW files from current camera models may not be accessible in the future when those models are discontinued. Why a Survey? Although these topics are being discussed in many photography forums, we have very little systematic information about the experiences, requirements, preferences, and concerns of photographers regarding RAW imaging technology. One thing is clear, many photographers and archivists believe that camera manufacturers are making important decisions about RAW image technology with little or no input from the people who buy and use their equipment or who are involved in the preservation of photographic works. The OpenRAW survey will give photographers and other interested parties an opportunity to have a voice in the further development of RAW imaging technology. The online survey questionnaire will be available for eight weeks beginning on January 31, 2006. The date was chosen to coincide closely with the 168th anniversary of an address by William Henry Fox Talbot to the Royal Society of London in 1839 describing a process of photogenic drawing (the collotype) based on a paper negative that would permit unlimited copies of an image to be made. We encourage everybody with an interest in RAW image formats to visit the OpenRAW website at http://openraw.org/survey/ and to complete the survey questionnaire, which will take approximately 10-15 minutes. All responses will be kept completely anonymous and confidential. The OpenRAW organization and survey have no connection with any business or commercial interest. The purpose of the survey is to give professional and amateur photographers a means to express their requirements, preferences, and concerns which will be made available to camera manufacturers, software development firms, and other key participants in the digital imaging industry. Results of the survey will be reported at the OpenRAW Web page. We believe good decisions by the digital photography industry should take account of the needs, requirements, and preferences of the photographers who make their living or pursue their artistic vision through this medium. We will share the survey results widely in the hope that the future of the craft will benefit. For more information please visit the OpenRAW web site: http://www.OpenRAW.org The OpenRAW survey sponsors: Juergen Specht, photographer and founder of the OpenRAW initiative Calvin Jones, statistical research consultant --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
sacred object records
Hi, I was wondering how institutions are dealing with records of sacred objects in their collections databases, and who has access to the records? Thanks, Jovanna _ Jovanna Scorsone Digital Asset Coordinator New Media Resources, ROM Digital Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2C6, CANADA Phone: 416.586.5598 Fax.: 416.586.5642 www.rom.on.ca --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Re: sacred object records
Jovanna, Check with Smithsonian's Museum of the American Indian (Jane Sledge, their Information Resource Manager, might be the best contact - jsle...@ic.si.edu). Last I heard, they were working on some very interesting database access features for just this situation. Diane Hi, I was wondering how institutions are dealing with records of sacred objects in their collections databases, and who has access to the records? Thanks, Jovanna _ Jovanna Scorsone Digital Asset Coordinator New Media Resources, ROM Digital Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2C6, CANADA Phone: 416.586.5598 Fax.: 416.586.5642 www.rom.on.ca --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: dzor...@mindspring.com To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com -- Diane M. Zorich 113 Gallup Road Princeton, NJ 08542 USA Voice: 609-252-1606 Fax: 609-252-1607 Email: dzor...@mindspring.com --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Re: sacred object records
Thanks Diane. Shall do! Jovanna dzor...@mindspring.com 02/01/06 2:24 PM Jovanna, Check with Smithsonian's Museum of the American Indian (Jane Sledge, their Information Resource Manager, might be the best contact - jsle...@ic.si.edu). Last I heard, they were working on some very interesting database access features for just this situation. Diane Hi, I was wondering how institutions are dealing with records of sacred objects in their collections databases, and who has access to the records? Thanks, Jovanna _ Jovanna Scorsone Digital Asset Coordinator New Media Resources, ROM Digital Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2C6, CANADA Phone: 416.586.5598 Fax.: 416.586.5642 www.rom.on.ca --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: dzor...@mindspring.com To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com -- Diane M. Zorich 113 Gallup Road Princeton, NJ 08542 USA Voice: 609-252-1606 Fax: 609-252-1607 Email: dzor...@mindspring.com --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: jovan...@rom.on.ca To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com
