I realize that this questions has probably been asked several times. Can anyone recommend a Digital Asset Management for an *archaeological* based collection? Or, if you are willing to share with me (offline) any programs you would not recommend?
Our collections database is in Microsoft Access. I don't want to reinvent the wheel for archiving (since there are already several good programs) and would prefer using a proprietary program to manage our growing digital collections (including scanned field notes, photos, etc.) Thanks, Susie +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Susie Fishman-Armstrong, M.A. Curator of Collections Antonio J. Waring, Jr. Archaeological Laboratory University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA 30118 678-839-6303 (office) 678-839-6306 (fax) www.westga.edu/~ajwlab/ -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:mcn-l-boun...@mcn.edu] On Behalf Of Matt Wheeler Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 1:18 PM To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Photo Metadata sans DAMS Cairie, The one advantage of having the data in a spreadsheet (besides being able to filter and search) would be that if your museum ever does implement a CMS or DAMS, you can pretty easily import your records directly into the new platform in xml format. Regards, Matt On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 8:46 PM, Cairie Riney <cairie.bird at gmail.com> wrote: > I have a question about photo metadata and how to record it. So while > digitizing negatives, I've been recording the metadata into an excel > sheet. I'm following Dublin Core and added some preservation metadata > fields. Anywho, considering the institution I'm volunteering for > doesn't have a DAMS or CMS, I was thinking of embedding the metadata > using Photoshop. I successfully completed one image's embedded > metadata and it wasn't difficult or too time consuming. The REAL > question is...is it worth it? Should I just be doing the Dublin Core > metadata in the Excel sheet OR just the IPTC metadata in Photoshop? Or > is both great? Ultimately, I want to prep these photos so that if/when > they do get a DAMS, they'll be easily added to the system with all > their information. > > Any input or completely different suggestions would be greatly > appreciated :D Thank you!! > _______________________________________________ > 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://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > -- Matt Wheeler, Photography Archives, Penobscot Marine Museum Archives (207) 548-2529 ext. 211 -- BEGIN-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS ------------------------------------------------------ Teach CanIt if this mail (ID 0eJrRhEvg) is spam: Spam: http://canit.westga.edu/canit/b.php?i=0eJrRhEvg&m=890334beb110&t=20130424&c=s Not spam: http://canit.westga.edu/canit/b.php?i=0eJrRhEvg&m=890334beb110&t=20130424&c=n Forget vote: http://canit.westga.edu/canit/b.php?i=0eJrRhEvg&m=890334beb110&t=20130424&c=f ------------------------------------------------------ END-ANTISPAM-VOTING-LINKS
