If you're looking for something tailored to archaeological collections you might want to look at Shared Shelf<http://www.artstor.org/shared-shelf/s-html/shared-shelf-home.shtml>. It has integrated the ArchaeoCore metadata standard being developed at UVA.
Best, Christine Christine Pittsley Digital Collections Technician Connecticut State Library 231 Capitol Ave. Hartford Ct. 06106 860-757-6517 Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/CtStateLibrary> Twitter<http://twitter.com/LibraryofCT> Flickr<http://www.flickr.com/photos/ctarchives/> Historypin<http://www.historypin.com/channels/view/2662022> On 25 Apr 2013, at 10:34, Susan Fishman-Armstrong <sfishman at westga.edu<mailto:sfishman at westga.edu>> wrote: 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/<http://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 _______________________________________________ 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/
