Many thanks, Heather!
x pixels is a pretty big image :-)
In looking at the covers in our catalog, they seem to be in the 300 x
400 pixel range. We could do some experiments, of course, but it would
be great to have more official guidance.
Thanks again!
Cab Vinton
Plaistow Public Library
On Fri, Jun 14, 2019 at 1:35 PM Hernandez, Heather
wrote:
>
> Hi, Cab--
>
> We've found that our installation of Koha needs the image file to have
> dimensions of pixels or less on each side.
>
> In case it's helpful, here's some info on our workflow:
> We do preservation scanning since we're a museum collection; in short, we
> usually scan at 300dpi, full color, .tiff, and then create a .jpg from the
> .tiff with dimensions of less than pixels per side for uploading into
> Koha. We store the .tiffs as digital preservation masters, and they're also
> handy if we get a request for a high quality version of an image (e.g., for
> publication). We also contribute .jpg cover images to OpenLibrary.org if
> they're lacking there.
>
> Hope this is helpful! Cheerio,
> h2
> ~~
> Heather Hernandez (she, her, hers)
> Technical Services Librarian
> San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Research Center
> 2 Marina Blvd., Bldg. E, 3rd floor, San Francisco, CA 94123-1284
> 415-561-7032, heather_hernan...@nps.gov
> Library catalog: http://keys.bywatersolutions.com/
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