Hi Rowena, Please take a look on the OpenCollection website (http://opencollection.org/ ). It's a very powerful and versatile open-source collections management system, that currently knows a growing user base in Europe and the US. OpenCollection biggest assets are its flexibility to incorporate different metadata standards, the automated recognition of embedded metadata within file headers and a digital asset management component, which allows you to upload your master files in a batch- like manner and automatically converts them to derivate image files. Don't hesitate to contact Seth Kaufman (seth at opencollection.org), the lead developer of OpenCollection, with any further questions.
Kind regards, Seth van Hooland ULB - Facult? de philosophie et lettres Dpt SIC - fili?re STIC Av. F.D. Roosevelt, 50 CP 123 1050 Bruxelles B?t. DC.11.203 +32 2 650 40 80 / +32 485 469 007 http://homepages.ulb.ac.be/~svhoolan/ skype username: sethvanhooland On 24 Jun 2008, at 17:57, Jane Downing wrote: > I'm interested in exactly the same thing and would appreciate it if > responses could be posted to the listserv. > > Thanks > > Jane Downing > > > -------- > Registrar > > Bermuda Maritime Museum > Royal Naval Dockyard, > Sandys' Parish > Bermuda > > Cell: 734-1333 > Tel: 234-1333 > Email: registrarbmm at logic.bm > Site: www.bmm.bm > > > On 6/19/08 7:46 PM, "Rowena Koh" <rkoh at vanartgallery.bc.ca> wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I was recently hired as a summer student in the Vancouver Art >> Gallery's Photo-Imaging department and have been asked to do some >> research into the types of metadata standards and image management >> software other galleries/museums are using. This information will >> help us in developing a plan to improve the way our images are >> currently stored and organized, so I'm hoping that some of you can >> help me out. >> >> The Vancouver Art Gallery is a mid-sized gallery with approximately >> 9500 works in the collection. The Photo-Imaging Department maintains >> about 4500 digital reproductions of the gallery's works and uses >> Portfolio to organize the images. This is separate from the >> gallery's >> collections database, Cuadra/STAR. >> >> I am hoping to find out about how similar organizations are dealing >> with the following issues: >> >> Metadata >> What types of metadata standards and formats do you use for >> describing >> digital images? >> >> We are particularly interested in standards that relate to the >> technical metadata of digital images. Currently, the metadata for >> the >> images are embedded into the files using the IPTC and EXIF formats >> together with Photoshop's File Info, and XMP ? this consists mostly >> of >> technical metadata such as camera/scanning equipment, image >> processing, as well as photographer name, date of creation, rights >> information, etc. >> >> Is embedded metadata the way to go here? Can they be read by and/or >> exported/imported to most digital asset management and other database >> software? Our main concern is that the metadata is preserved should >> we decide to migrate the information to another system and/or >> consolidate the two databases. In the meantime, we are also hoping to >> set it up so that STAR can read or import metadata from the image >> database. >> >> Another issue is finding standards that allow us to relate multiple >> images to one object in the STAR database, particularly of objects >> consisting of multiple parts. >> >> Image/Digital Asset Management Software >> Which software do you use to store and organize your digital images? >> >> The gallery is planning on upgrading to the server edition of >> Portfolio but is also open to other options. Any feedback you can >> provide about the software your organization is currently using would >> be great. >> >> Thanks for reading! I look forward to hearing your responses. >> >> Yours, >> >> Rowena Koh >> Photo-Imaging Assistant >> Vancouver Art Gallery >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
