This 59-page study looks closely at how academic and other research libraries develop, archive, manage, distribute and assess their digital image collections. It profiles the efforts of four universities - Indiana University, the University of Richmond, the Science History Institute and the University of Oregon - and also presents a summary of the history of major developments in digital image management strategy and practices in the recent past.
The report was written by Jasmine Burns, the Visual Resources Metadata Librarian at Cornell University Library, where she consults on a variety of digital projects across campus. Ms. Burns earned a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2015, a Master of Arts in Art History from Binghamton University in 2013, and a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from SUNY University at Albany in 2011.
For each of the institutions profiled, Burns looks at their degree of centralization of management of image resources, cooperation among various image production and consumption centers on campus, choice of and use of database applications and discovery interfaces, preservation, metadata and access issues, as well as copyright and permissions. The report also looks at the sources of digital images, born digital, print conversions and commercial sources, as well as their common uses in research, instruction, university management and promotion and much more.
Table of Contents
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- Introduction
- What is a Digital Image Collection?
- Scope of this Report
- Literature Review: the Groundwork of SPEC Kit 335: Digital Image Collections and Services
- Technical Aspects of Image Digitization
- Storage and Delivery Solutions for Digital Images
- Preservation of Digital Images
- Metadata for Digital Images
- Overview of the Digital Image Collection Landscape
- Indiana University Libraries
- Brief Description of Indiana University Bloomington and its Library
- Indiana’s Digital Image Management Staff
- Use of a Fedora Repository
- Source Materials for Digital Collections
- Discovery Interfaces and Platforms for Digital Collections
- Digital Files Development & Maintenance
- Initial Image File Processing
- Metadata Development for Digital Image Collections
- Preservation of Digital Images
- Copyright Issues In Digital Image Management
- Uses of the Digital Image Collections
- Conclusion
- Science History Institute
- Brief Description of the Science History Institute and its Library
- Use of a Samvera Repository
- Source Materials for Digital Image Collections
- Development and Maintenance of Digital Files
- Metadata Development for Digital Images
- Preservation of Digital Images
- Copyright Issues for Digital Images
- Uses of the Digital Image Collection
- Appendix A: Science History Institute Digital Collections Policy
- Mission
- Scope
- Purpose
- Access
- Preservation
- Outreach
- Innovation
- Selection Criteria
- Standards
- Excluded Items
- Deaccessioning
- Changes to the Policy
- University of Oregon Libraries
- Brief Description of the University of Oregon and its Library
- Oregon Digital & Scholars’ Bank
- Collaboration of Oregon University and the Oregon State Library
- Source Materials for Digital Image Collections
- Use of Samvera
- Permissions and Use Restrictions Policies
- Digital Image File Development & Maintenance
- Metadata Development for Digital Images
- Preservation of Digital Images
- Copyright Issues
- Uses of and Marketing of the Digital Image Collections
- Conclusion
- University of Richmond Library
- Brief Description of the University of Richmond and its Library
- University of Richmond Library Digital Assets
- Storage and Delivery of Digital Images
- Artstor and JSTOR Forum
- Use of Artstor
- Use of Preservica
- Discoverability of Items in Preservica
- Development & Maintenance of Digital Files
- Development of Metadata for Digital Images
- Preservation of Digital Images
- Copyright and Licensing Issues
- Uses of the Digital Image Collections
- Conclusion
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Sources / Contributors
- Indiana University Libraries
- Science History Institute
- University of Oregon Libraries
- University of Richmond Library
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