Managing image collections : a practical guide / Margot Note.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Note, Margot.

Series:

Chandos Information Professional Series

Chandos information professional series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries--Special collections--Photographs.

Libraries.

Photograph collections.

Photographs--Conservation and restoration.

Photographs.

Photographs--Digitization.

Image processing--Digital techniques.

Image processing.

Digital preservation.

Cataloging of pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; Cambridge, England : Chandos Publishing, 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This book explores issues surrounding all aspects of visual collection management, taken from real-world experience in creating management systems and digitizing core content. Readers will gain the knowledge to manage the digitization process from beginning to end, assess and define the needs of their particular project, and evaluate digitization options. Additionally, they will select strategies which best meet current and future needs, acquire the knowledge to select the best images for digitization, and understand the legal issues surrounding digitization of visual collections.<

Contents:

Cover; Managing Image Collections: A practical guide; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures, tables, and boxes; Acknowledgments; About the author; Introduction; L'Heliographie; Viewing the first photograph; Images defined; Collections defined; Objectives; Images and figures; Audience; Why Managing Image Collections:A practical guide?; Other resources; 1 Photographic image history; Introduction; Technology and images; Early attempts at photography; Daguerreotypes and calotypes; Technical developments; Other early formats; Commercial expansion; Development of image collections

Plate and camera improvementsFilm developments; Color photography; Digital technology; 2 Digital image basics; Introduction; What is a digital image?; Digital and analog differences; Digital images as surrogates; Digital cameras and scanners; Dynamic range and bit depth; Resolution; Resolution recommendations; Master and derivative files; Interpolation; Compression; File formats; Digital decisive moment; 3 Photographic image issues; Introduction; Visual literacy; Authenticity; Decontexualization; Paradigm shift; Contextual meaning; Photography in context; Intellectual property rights

Legal and cultural considerationsEthics; Preservation; 4 Photographic image collection management; Introduction; Image collections; Appraisal defined; Photographic appraisal; Photographic appraisal criteria; Selection for digitization; Managing hybrid collections; 5 Metadata and information management; Introduction; Description for archives, libraries, and museums; Challenges of image description; Item-level description; Collection-level description; Subject description; Metadata; Metadata crosswalks; Image description practices; Description for digitization initiatives

Metadata for information management6 Digitization; Introduction; Project objectives; Cost estimates; In-house or outsourced digitization; Staffing; Collaboration; Documentation; Benchmarking; Calibration; Scanning from originals or duplicates; Batching; Postproduction work; File-naming conventions; Quality assessment; Management systems for images; Benefits of digitization; 7 Conclusion; Appendix A: Digital project considerations; Audience; Selection; Physical characteristics of collection; Intellectual property rights and legal and cultural considerations; Funding; Technology

Project planningStaffing; Preparation; Digitization; Quality assessment; Description and metadata; Access; Time frame; Collaboration and outreach; Content management systems; Evaluation; Sustainability; Appendix B: Glossary of image collection terms; Appendix C: Further reading; Print resources; Online resources; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 28, 2013).

ISBN:

9781780630564

1780630565

OCLC:

866442412