[MCN-L] great opportunity in California
Sorry for cross posting, but wanted to let everyone know about this. All are welcome.Trudy CaVraCon, Summer 2011 *California Visual Resource Association Conference (CaVraCon)* *June 16th 17th, 2011* The Northern Southern California Chapters of the Visual Resource Association are pleased to announce a two-day mini-conference hosted at UC Santa Barbara, June 16th 17th. The conference will offer workshops and educational opportunities dealing with the many aspects of creating, managing and maintaining digital image collections, as well as the chance to network with both emerging professionals and veterans of the field. For more information go to: http://johntrendler.blogspot.com/2011/02/cavracon-summer-2011.html Trudy Levy Califa LHDRP Project Coordinator Digital Transition Consultant 415 750 1274 Founding member of ICCoop http://www.ImageMinders.net Images are information - Manage them
[MCN-L] Grant opportunity for California cultural heritage collections
On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 1:12 PM, Trudy Levy Trudy at dig-mar.com wrote: We want to make the California MCN members aware of a competitive grant opportunity for all California libraries with special collections, including public, academic and ones in museums. It is named the Local History Digital Resources Project (LHDRP) and makes it easy to get a library?s cultural heritage materials online. If their library is awarded this LSTA grant, it will receive funding to scan 200 items, as well as free training on copyright, metadata, and CONTENTdm. Their images will have great visibility when made freely available on the Online Archive of California and Calisphere. And their community will value the service they provide in collecting and preserving its history! Share your collections and build support with LHDRP The LHDRP application process is short and painless. Just tell us what you want to digitize and its relevance to California history. The application materials for LHDRP 2011-12 is available on the CSL LSTA application page: http://www.library.ca.gov/grants/lsta/apply.html The due date is April 1st You may find a flyer, which we hope you will share with all who might be interested. here http://www.cdlib.org/services/dsc/projects/docs/lhdrp_flier_2011_FINAL.pdf Thank you for your time and assistance in promoting this grant. Yours Trudy Trudy Levy Califa LHDRP Project Coordinator Digital Transition Consultant +14157501274415 750 1274 Founding member of ICCoop http://www.ImageMinders.net Images are information - Manage them
[MCN-L] Grant opportunity for California cultural heritage collections
We want to make the California MCN members aware of a competitive grant opportunity for all California libraries with special collections, including public, academic and ones in museums. It is named the Local History Digital Resources Project (LHDRP) and makes it easy to get a library?s cultural heritage materials online. If their library is awarded this LSTA grant, it will receive funding to scan 200 items, as well as free training on copyright, metadata, and CONTENTdm. Their images will have great visibility when made freely available on the Online Archive of California and Calisphere. And their community will value the service they provide in collecting and preserving its history! Share your collections and build support with LHDRP The LHDRP application process is short and painless. Just tell us what you want to digitize and its relevance to California history. The application materials for LHDRP 2011-12 is available on the CSL LSTA application page: http://www.library.ca.gov/grants/lsta/apply.html The due date is April 1st Attached is a flyer which we hope you will share with all who might be interested especially to your list serv. Or you may find it here http://www.cdlib.org/services/dsc/projects/docs/lhdrp_flier_2011_FINAL.pdf Thank you for your time and assistance in promoting this grant. Yours Trudy Levy Califa LHDRP Project Coordinator Digital Transition Consultant 415 750 1274 +14157501274 Founding member of ICCoop http://www.ImageMinders.net Images are information - Manage them -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: lhdrp_flier_2011.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 500814 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mcn.edu/pipermail/mcn-l/attachments/20110214/a117bc82/attachment.pdf
[MCN-L] IP SIG: Google is officially a verb
Did Xerox or Kleenex use their Trademark? Recently I have started to copythings and ask for a tissue, but most of my youth they were a verb and a common noun, though I don't know if the OED granted them dictionary status. Curious on the left edge. Trudy -- Trudy Levy Consultant for Digital Imaging Projects Image Integration 415 750 1274http://www.DIG-Mar.com Membership Chair, Visual Resources Association http://vraweb.org Images are information - Manage them On 7/23/06 6:02 AM, amalyah keshet akeshet at netvision.net.il wrote: http://techdirt.com/articles/20060705/232200.shtmlhttp://techdirt.com/articl es/20060705/232200.shtml According to the Oxford English Dictionary, it's now perfectly legitimate to say you Googled something. From the standpoint of Google, however, this could take them a step closer to losing the trademark on their own name, as it starts to fall into more common usage. Can Google sue the Oxford English Dictionary? Amalyah Keshet Head of Image Resources Copyright Management The Israel Museum, Jerusalem Tel +972-2-670-8874 Fax +972-2-670-8064 ___ 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
[MCN-L] Can a CIS be a DAMS too?
I don't entirely disagree with Nick, especially on a practical level. I did not intend to support one system for all. Though I see the different needs impacting more in terms of how the information is used rather than the structure of the data buckets. I find it interesting that this topic is being discussed on the list servs - imagelib, vra and mcn in different ways at this time. I guess because of that I would like to think there is a way to get Dublin Core to stretch to fit all, so all would have a common starting pointing. That would make for easier integration of the various programs that retrieve and present the information. Trudy -- Trudy Levy Consultant for Digital Imaging Projects Image Integration 415 750 1274http://www.DIG-Mar.com Membership Chair, Visual Resources Association http://vraweb.org Images are information - Manage them On 7/7/06 12:22 PM, Nik Honeysett NHoneysett at getty.edu wrote: IMHO, I think it is a mistake to expect a single system to do both the job of a CIS and DAM well, for the good reasons that are discussed in this thread. I would look long and hard at any vendor who claimed a system that did, or claimed to be able to build a system that did. These systems do very different things, but there are crucial points of intersection and the principle of best-of-breed is one that should be applied here. Meet your institution's needs separately for each system with the additional requirement of the ability to integrate at the appropriate points for each. I would rather be in the position of going to a software developer to develop the integration of two applications, than the ground-up development of a complex application like this. Consider too, that both vendors may partner in the development of some integration software that would enhance their product. Modularity and interoperability are key componants to a sustainable infrastructure for the management of digital resources in all their forms, and don't be swaid by the perceived cost-saving of a single system. My 2 cents. -nik Nik Honeysett Manager, Web Group J. Paul Getty Trust tel: 310-440-7346 fax: 310-440-7704 nhoneysett at getty.edu Trudy at dig-mar.com 07/06/06 1:50 PM I have been loving this discussion, especially as I , along with Maureen Burns, are moderating a Panel at the Pasadena Conference on Taming the Many Headed DAM. This panel is the result of questions raised at my workshop on Managing a DAM in Boston, regarding just this issue. One thing I think is important to consider as far as one stop solutions go is that the managing of the data ( images and metadata) may be one solution, but you still might want for different inputs and output solutions if only in terms of user interfaces. The problem in the single solution for data managing seems to be data structuring. I wonder if we could take a fresh look at Dublin Core for more specialized uses, such as how the VRA Core and CCO are tweaking it to work with cultural objects. Might there not also be a cross walkable Core for Publishing, exhibits, archives. Etc? Maybe the RLG's Museum Collections Sharing Working Group, could add to their list? Guenter? *,-) Trudy Levy
Re: MCN-L Digitization procedures
Title: Re: MCN-L Digitization procedures When you are considering your management system, you need to consider what it is to do. Some work best as delivering a library of information, these have the metadata, one set image size and provide easy search technique such as a museums out reach/ education groups might use on your web site and in the museum itself. And example of this type is Lunas Insight or your own web developed system. Others have been developed for production and publication workflow such as your promotional, PR, exhibitors etc, might need that can deliver the right size image image for a unique use with the critical data such as copyright, version control, and past use, as well as people, activities or concepts etc. Artesia () is an en example of this. Then there are the Collection management systems, which may or may not require digital images. In the medium price range, there are those systems that are trying to do both such as Cantos and Extensiss programs. Interestingly Extensiss Portfolio offers you the option to save your screen images and speed up imaging. It is also a nice safety measure as these images are saved somewhere other than where your originals are. I recommend that you think of the components of the system, define them and then see which programs might provide them. The components might be Cataloger could be in Access, FMP, or Portfolio, Adobe Publisher independent web development, Luna, Portfolo/Canto Presentation - for lectures etc - Power Point, Luna Distribution could be Artesia, adding on Adobe Image Server to your publisher as eMotion does http://www.emotion.com/ . It has become a Corbis company I see very interesting. Anyway there are several that us the Image server to deliver formats on the fly. Digital Repository Dspace I also support Mikes recommendation for using TASI and NARA, though TASI is much easier to read. -- Trudy Levy Consultant for Digital Imaging Projects Image Integration 415 750 1274 http://www.DIG-Mar.com Membership Chair, Visual Resources Association http://vraweb.org Images are information - Manage them On 1/6/06 10:16 AM, David Marsh dpma...@telus.net wrote: Hi Mike, everybody A couple of observations re on the fly derivatives from a techie perspective: 1) I would expect JPEG derivatives, particular if at substantially lower resolution, to be very much smaller than the master TIF, even with TIF compression. Makes me wonder about the exact nature of the storage space limitations you mention. 2) Generating and a derivative on-the-fly implies loading and processing the (very) bulky original file. My instinct is that the I/O and processing burden of doing this is a high price to pay for the small proportion of storage space likely to be saved. Interesting idea tho maybe a compromise could work well. Have a few strategically sized derivatives ready made for 90% of anticipated needs, and have an on-the-fly facility to generate more specialised versions, avoiding the need to store a derivative for every conceivable purpose. I suspect thats the line youre already thinking along. David Marsh -Original Message- From: Mike Rippy [mailto:mri...@ima-art.org] Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 6:25 AM To: mcn-l@mcn.edu Subject: Re: MCN-L Digitization procedures Oh, by the way. Our plan here for our collection photography is to store the raw file, create a master tif file (that has been corrected for dust, color, etc.) and from that make various jpg derivitives (as needed). However, do to storage space limitations, we are considering using a new system that uses an application to generate derivatives on the fly to be delivered to our users. Saving the cost of storing each derivative file === David Marsh System Administrator H.R. MacMillan Space Centre 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9 E dma...@hrmacmillanspacecentre.com T (604) 738 7827 ext. 255 C (604) 813 9667 === --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: tr...@dig-mar.com To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12799...@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
Re: MCN-L Digitization procedures
Title: Re: MCN-L Digitization procedures That is not quite what programs such as Artesia or those with the image server do, though it is a great delivery system for the web. These programs, which focus on distributing image files, actually will deliver a Tif or a jpef of a certain size as required by the user, usually for a publishing purpose. It comes from the Reuse of Asset goals that originally drove this software development. -- Trudy Levy Consultant for Digital Imaging Projects Image Integration 415 750 1274 http://www.DIG-Mar.com Membership Chair, Visual Resources Association http://vraweb.org Images are information - Manage them On 1/6/06 10:45 AM, Angela Merchant ang...@vtls.com wrote: That sounds like what we do with VITAL. We use JPEG2000 or MrSID high resolution derivatives from the archival tiffs. Then, on the fly we recreate the image with jpeg tiles in our high-resolution image navigator (web application) for public search and display. This provides detailed display of the images, without the heavy I/O and processing burden. Angela --- 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: New digitization wiki launched
Subject: Re: New digitization wiki launched From: Trudy Levy t.l...@dig-mar.com To: mcn-l@mcn.edu, Visual Resources Association vr...@listserv.uark.edu The VRA list has just been talking about the need to compile a clearing house which would be a reference where one could fairly quickly identify the copyright owner.of a piece. Will Real Carnegie Museum of Art, (on VRA) list was suggesting a WIKI type format. It appears one merely needs to wish for thing these days and it will occur. Thanks Michael (from MCN list) this looks great. -- Trudy Levy Consultant for Digital Imaging Projects Image Integration 415 750 1274http://www.DIG-Mar.com Membership Chair, Visual Resources Association http://vraweb.org Images are information - Manage them On 11/30/05 4:33 PM, michael.yun...@unlv.edu michael.yun...@unlv.edu wrote: Announcing the launch of Digiwik: The Digitization Wiki (http://www.digiwik.org/) Digiwik is designed to be a repository of digitization information for use by individuals, museums, libraries, researchers, and any other entities with digitization needs. Please direct any feedback, comments, or questions to digi...@gmail.com. Thank you, Michael Yunkin Web Content/Metadata Manager ( Digiwik administrator) UNLV Libraries Las Vegas, NV --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: tr...@dig-mar.com To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com --B_3216280845_177580 Content-type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable HTML HEAD TITLERe: New digitization wiki launched/TITLE /HEAD BODY FONT FACE=3DVerdanaSPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:12.0px'The VRA list has just b= een talking about the need to compile a clearing house which would be a/SPA= N/FONTSPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:12.0px'FONT FACE=3DArial reference where = one could fairly quickly identify the copyright owner.of a piece. nbsp;Will= nbsp;Real FONT COLOR=3D#FFCarnegie Museum of Art, /FONT(on VRA) li= st was suggesting a WIKI type format. nbsp;It appears one merely needs to w= ish for thing these days and it will occur.BR Thanks Michael (from MCN list) this looks great.BR BR /FONTFONT FACE=3DVerdana-- BR BR Trudy LevyBR Consultant for Digital Imaging Projects nbsp;BR /FONT/SPAN P ALIGN=3DCENTER SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:12.0px'FONT FACE=3DGeorgiaImage Integration /FON= TFONT FACE=3DTimes New Roman415 750 1274 nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;a href=3Dhttp:= //www.DIG-Mar.comhttp://www.DIG-Mar.com/aBR Membership Chair, Visual Resources Association nbsp;a href=3Dhttp://vraweb= .orghttp://vraweb.org/aBR /FONTFONT FACE=3DVerdanaImages are information - Manage them=20 /FONT/SPAN P SPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:12.0px'FONT FACE=3DVerdanaBR BR BR On 11/30/05 4:33 PM, quot;michael.yun...@unlv.eduquot; lt;michael.yunkin= @unlv.edugt; wrote:BR BR /FONT/SPANBLOCKQUOTESPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:12.0px'FONT FACE=3DArial= Announcing the launch of Digiwik: The Digitization Wiki (a href=3Dhttp://ww= w.digiwik.org/)http://www.digiwik.org/)/aBR /FONTFONT FACE=3DVerdanaBR /FONTFONT FACE=3DArialDigiwik is designed to be a repository of digitiz= ation information for use by individuals, museums, libraries, researchers, a= nd any other entities with digitization needs.BR /FONTFONT FACE=3DVerdanaBR /FONTFONT FACE=3DArialPlease direct any feedback, comments, or question= s to digi...@gmail.com.BR /FONTFONT FACE=3DVerdanaBR /FONTFONT FACE=3DArialThank you,BR Michael Yunkin BR Web Content/Metadata Manager (amp; Digiwik administrator)BR UNLV LibrariesBR Las Vegas, NVBR /FONTFONT FACE=3DVerdana--- BR You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: tr...@dig-mar.com BR To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12799...@listserver.am= ericaneagle.comBR /FONT/SPAN/BLOCKQUOTESPAN STYLE=3D'font-size:12.0px'FONT FACE=3DVerda= naBR /FONT/SPAN --- BR You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: rlancefi...@mail.wesleyan.edu BR To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com /BODY /HTML --B_3216280845_177580-- -- End of Forwarded Message
Nuts and Bolts Workshop attendees
This is primarily directed at those attending Susan Jane Williams and my workshop, but others might be interested. As we were discussing a digital asset collection that served the whole museum, several good questions came up regarding just that. Many from IT felt that they had the assets regarding their physical collections well in hand, but were stymied as to how to approach the other creators of digital assets, such as graphics, promotional material and other ephemera. During the workshop, we tried to present several ways to approach this problem, but I thought afterwards that some case studies, of what others have done, might also be useful. So, here are two article that I wrote, which discuss two such solutions. For best collaborative results, diversify input http://www.dig-mar.com/Commentaries/diversify.htm Searchable by Others http://www.dig-mar.com/Commentaries/solsearch.htm If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact me. Trudy -- Trudy Levy Consultant for Digital Imaging Projects Image Integration 415 750 1274http://www.DIG-Mar.com Membership Chair, Visual Resources Association http://vraweb.org Images are information - Manage them --- 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: [DIGLIB] Open Video Digital Library Toolkit Survey
Thought this might interest some on the list -- Trudy Levy Consultant for Digital Imaging Projects Image Integration 415 750 1274http://www.DIG-Mar.com Membership Chair, Visual Resources Association http://vraweb.org Images are information - Manage them -- Forwarded Message From: Terry Kuny te...@kuny.ca Date: Mon, 9 May 2005 07:32:23 -0400 To: DIGLIB dig...@infoserv.inist.fr Subject: [DIGLIB] Open Video Digital Library Toolkit Survey From: Caryn Anderson carynlander...@yahoo.com Date: May 5, 2005 10:23:31 EDT Subject: Open Video Digital Library Toolkit Survey win Amazon gift certificate [This announcement posted to several lists. Please excuse any duplication.] Do you have a digital video or moving image collection that you d like to make available via the Web? Are limited technology or financial resources holding you back? The Open Video Digital Library Toolkit (http://www.open-video-toolkit.org) may be the solution for you, but we need your help. The Toolkit is based on the Open Video Project (http://www.open-video.org/), a digital video repository/library which has received many requests from organizations wanting to build something similar for their own use. Simmons College and Northeast Historic Film have received a National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to create a collection of template files, documentation and tutorials ( the Toolkit ) to enable libraries, museums and other organizations with limited resources to easily make their moving image collections available via the Web. The Toolkit will be created with the open source platform of Apache, MySQL, and PHP and will be available free of charge. In order to ensure that the Toolkit is designed to effectively serve the organizations that need it most, we are conducting a survey of potential implementers of the Toolkit. If you have been considering building a digital video library, please respond to our 20 questions, which can be completed in approximately 20 minutes. You can complete the survey anonymously, or you can submit your contact details to be kept informed of the progress of the Toolkit, potentially participate in a pilot project, and be entered in a drawing to receive one of two $25 amazon.com gift certificates! To learn more about the Open Video Digital Library Toolkit and complete the survey: http://www.open-video-toolkit.org/survey/ Thank you in advance for your assistance, and we look forward to helping you make your moving image collections more accessible. Caryn L. Anderson, BSc, MLS carynlander...@yahoo.com Project Consultant, Open Video Digital Library Toolkit, Simmons College Project Coordinator, ERUS (E-Resource Usage Statistics), Simmons College Associate, Lee Mizell Consulting (http://www.leemizell.com) -- WLIC 71st IFLA General Conference and Council Oslo, Norway, 14-18 August 2005 Libraries: A Voyage of Discovery Registration: http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla71/registration-e.htm Conference Information: http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla71/index.htm -- -- End of Forwarded Message --- 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: SLA-SF: GuruNet morphs into answers.com
Heck this out. The flash demo looks great. -- Trudy Levy Consultant for Digital Imaging Projects Image Integration 415 750 1274http://www.DIG-Mar.com Membership Chair, Visual Resources Association http://vraweb.org Images are information - Manage them -- Forwarded Message Reply-To: SLA/SF Listserv sla...@exploratorium.edu Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 16:44:42 -0800 To: sla...@isaac.exploratorium.edu Subject: SLA-SF: GuruNet morphs into answers.com GuruNet--a reference service that bypasses search engines to yield succinct information on terms in any document--launched a new Web site Monday that it insists will not compete with Google. ... Now, after an unsuccessful foray into the enterprise search market, the company has returned to its consumer roots by retiring its subscription service in favor of an ad-supported revenue model and launching Answers.com, a Web site that will allow people to access its information warehouse without downloading the GuruNet application. http://tinyurl.com/68mol It is available for Windows and Mac OSX (free) for free. I looked at the flash demo, under 2 minutes duration, which really explains what it does. http://www.answers.com/main/flash_demo.jsp Deb Deborah Hunt Senior Information Specialist Exploratorium 3601 Lyon Street San Francisco, CA 94123 Voice: 415-353-0485 Fax: 415-561-0370 mailto:dh...@exploratorium.edu There is no such thing as a self-made (wo)man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the makeup of our character and our thoughts, as well as our success. George Matthew Adams --- To unsubscribe from SLA-SF, send an email to reque...@exploratorium.edu with the words 'unsubscribe SLA-SF' (without the quotes) in the SUBJECT of the email. To subscribe to the digest and only get 1 combined message a day, send an email to reque...@exploratorium.edu with the words 'subscribe digest SLA-SF' (without the quotes) in the SUBJECT of the email. --- -- End of Forwarded Message --- 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: And as non PC as it is, I don't believe in archival digitalimages anyway.
In terms of original digital capture, not surrogate conversion, I think we must look at it as we did (do) film; different formats ( slides, transparencies etc) for different purposes. What you need to define is: The access you want to achieve. The level of detail that your originals warrant. By access I mean the purpose with which people will be viewing your digital surrogate. Are people studying the fiber or the tapestry. Some research institutions are now uncovering fascinating information through digital study of manuscripts and paintings, but most are just showing the content. The same with detail. Do you learn more studying your originals, with a magnifying glass? Would what you learn be better captured with one detail shot for 30 objects? As I look at what I have written I see that I am now moving toward the California Digital Library's approach for resolution standards which is 600 ppi rather than Western Region's 3000 pixels on the long dimension which I support for surrogate conversion. I would, however, advocate that the PPI approach be set according to needs as described above. A newspaper and a tapestry potentially contain different quantities of information to be viewed. -- Trudy Levy Consultant for Digital Imaging Projects Image Integration 415 750 1274http://www.DIG-Mar.com Membership Chair, Visual Resources Association http://vraweb.org Images are information - Manage them On 10/13/04 8:38 AM, Roger Howard rhow...@getty.edu wrote: And as non PC as it is, I don't believe in archival digital images anyway. Just because we can capture huge images, should we? Digitize for Access, yes and mass distribution, but not for preservation, except as it reduces handling of the original. The right resolution for proper access depends on the material being scanned. Trudy, Where does this leave us with direct digital capture? Our digital files *are* our masters; and as the resolution of cameras is flexible (huge range of options) we still must face this question. If the digital asset cannot be the archival asset, then it must be captured at a resolution that may be greater than anticipated need, in order to write a usable piece of film, for instance, that will be of value in the archives (rescannable, if absolutely necessary!). That said, I think your advice about scanning resolution more or less applies to digital captures as well, though perhaps with a bit more emphasis on minimizing additional future access to the object by trying to meet even more of the anticipated usage (though, admittedly, in our experience the extraction of details is often not a justifiable cause to go overboard with resolution, as very often the detail, unless it's of flat art, needs to be re-shot anyway). Best, Roger Howard The Getty --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: tr...@dig-mar.com 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
Re: Standards for Digital Masters
Amy - If your master is to create derivatives, then I advise creating a master that meets your needs for 90% of your possible uses. I find that on the occasion that you need to make that unique use, it is better to rescan for that specific purpose, this might be a large wall mounted displays for exhibits. Since you have transparencies, I assume you have been using them for printed material - posters, postcards, catalogs, promotional material and possible some electronic presentations. The future of digital imaging will improve the image we can display electronically, but I don't think it will change the resolution of the printed image. You, however, may want to print a small detail at a larger scale. This being considered, I would scan at a resolution to be able to print a quarter of your image at your 90% commonly printed size and dpi. And as non PC as it is, I don't believe in archival digital images anyway. Just because we can capture huge images, should we? Digitize for Access, yes and mass distribution, but not for preservation, except as it reduces handling of the original. The right resolution for proper access depends on the material being scanned. -- Trudy Levy Consultant for Digital Imaging Projects Image Integration 415 750 1274http://www.DIG-Mar.com Membership Chair, Visual Resources Association http://vraweb.org Images are information - Manage them On 10/12/04 1:53 PM, Amy Stidwill astidw...@hillwoodmuseum.org wrote: Peter, Yes to your second description of an image that can be used to make derivatives for a variety of purposes. Thanks, Amy Amy Stidwill Visual Resources Manager Hillwood Museum Gardens 4155 Linnean Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20008 (202) 243-3910 phone (202) 966-7846 fax astidw...@hillwoodmuseum.org p...@digitaltransitions.com 10/12/04 04:12PM Hi Amy When you say master, are considering this an Archive type image (a file that can replace the original film if destroyed), or an image that can be multi-purposed for offset press, web, analysis, research etc.? On Oct 12, 2004, at 3:31 PM, Amy Stidwill wrote: I am in the process of reviewing and updating our standards for master digital files as we switch to a new collections management system. We have not entered the realm of direct digital capture and are scanning primarily from 4 x 5 transparencies. If this sounds like your museum, please let me know what resolution and/or pixel length you are scanning at and why you chose those numbers. All replies are greatly appreciated. Many thanks, Amy Stidwill Visual Resources Manager Hillwood Museum Gardens 4155 Linnean Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20008 (202) 243-3910 phone (202) 966-7846 fax astidw...@hillwoodmuseum.org --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: p...@digitaltransitions.com To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com Peter Siegel Division of Cultural Heritage Digital Transitions tel. 212-529-6825 xt. 228 fax. 212-504-2713 p...@digitaltransitions.com --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: astidw...@hillwoodmuseum.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: tr...@dig-mar.com 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
Re: time lapse photography
When I was practicing architecture, these pictures were great for both legal defense and training the young architects in the firm. Maybe you could pass them on to the local Architect Society? I still have some construction photos for their esthetics. The Harvard Design school time lapse film still wows them on the east coast. -- Trudy Levy Consultant for Digital Imaging Projects Image Integration 415 750 1274http://www.DIG-Mar.com Membership Chair, Visual Resources Association http://vraweb.org Images are information - Manage them On 10/7/04 12:09 PM, amalyah keshet akes...@netvision.net.il wrote: No, but we have been weeding out endless photographs of building construction and renovations that were taken over the years, and never, ever used. They are, not to put too fine a point on it, excruciatingly boring. Interesting idea, the webcam time-lapse. Rather like watching grass growing, no? Although the finishing stages exhibition installation could be much more intriguing to the average viewer. Amalyah Keshet At 16:46 06/10/2004, you wrote: We are in the process of a building renovation that will also involve new construction. We have been asked to do time lapse of the job site. So the question is have any of you brilliant people out there set up a time lapse project using a webcam. We would probably locate the camera outside and image the site for about 2.5 years. Thanks, William Weinstein Director of Information Services Philadelphia Museum of Art PO Box 7646 Philadelphia, PA 19101 (p) 215-684-7741 (f) 215-235-0035 --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: akes...@netvision.net.il To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12800...@listserver.americaneagle.com Amalyah Keshet Head of Image Resources Copyright Management The Israel Museum, Jerusalem Tel +972-2-670-8874 Fax +972-2-670-8064 --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: tr...@dig-mar.com 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
Re: Reminder CAL SIG Mtg deadline June 15
Title: Re: Reminder CAL SIG Mtg deadline June 15 I am on the List ? *,-)\Passed it on the the N. Cal list. Had sent it national before. See you then. Trudy On 6/11/04 5:14 PM, Misunas, Marla mmisu...@sfmoma.org wrote: There are a few spaces left, sign up now! The Museum Computer Network's California Special Interest Group (MCN CAL SIG) announces its next meeting on Thursday, June 24th in San Francisco, at the California Academy of Sciences and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. _ To attend, please send rsvp to: mmisu...@sfmoma.org by JUNE 15th. There is no charge for the program, however attendees MUST be current MCN members, current VRA members, or work for an institutional member of MCN or VRA. If you are unsure of your MCN membership status, please email i...@mcn.edu prior to the meeting. To renew now, go to http://www.mcn.edu/membership/index.htm. If you need another copy of the original announcement, please email me. Marla Misunas Collections Information Manager Collections Information and Access San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (415) 357- 4186 (voice) (415) 947-1186 (fax) www.sfmoma.org http://www.sfmoma.org ___ Board Member, Museum Computer Network Conference Co-Chair, Minneapolis 2004 www.mcn.edu Trudy Levy Consultant for Digital Imaging Projects Image Integration 415 750 1274 http://www.DIG-Mar.com Membership Chair, Visual Resources Association http://vraweb.org Images are information - Manage them --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: tr...@dig-mar.com To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-mcn_mcn-l-12799...@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
Collections management software question
Does anyone know anything about ArtSystems - http://www.artsystems.com/ 1300 leading art and antique galleries, dealers, private and corporate collections, small art museums, professional artists, and other businesses on six continents rely on Artsystems software for their critical information management needs. Since 1989, Artsystems has been selected by more galleries than all other systems combined. Thanks for any information. Trudy Levy Consultant for Digital Imaging Projects Image Integration 415 750 1274 http://www.DIG-Mar.com Membership Chair, Visual Resources Association http://vraweb.org Images are information - Manage them --- 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
VRA-NC ARLIS-NC Joint Meeting, Dec. 12/03
Pease excuse duplicate postings to those who belong to several groups. *,-) The VRA, Northern California Chapter and ARLIS, Northern California Chapter would like to welcome MCN members in the area to attend our joint meeting on Friday, December 12, 2003 at the University of California, Berkeley. The meeting will include the following: *Metadata workshop with Mary Elings *California Digital Library Image Demonstrator Project by Robin Chandler *Demonstration of the digital imaging and video work done at the Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archives *Tours of the new Architecture/AV libraries at Wurster Hall A finalized schedule will be available shortly which I will also post to the list. -- Sincerely, Trudy Levy Principal, Image Integration/DIG-mar.com 415 750 1274http://www.DIG-Mar.com Membership Chair, Visual Resources Association http://vraweb.org Images are information - Manage them --- 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
