digitising someone else’s collection by enzo accadia
DESCRIPTION
TRANSCRIPT
Digitising someone else’s collection
Picture Coffs Harbour – a joint digitisation project of Coffs Harbour City Library and
Coffs Harbour Regional Museum
Enzo Accadia – Project/Library Manager
Digitisation Seminar, State Library of NSW, 15 Feb 2011
Road map • The back story• Forming a partnership• Making it work• Doing it right• Outcomes• What next
The back story • Our community• The library• The museum
Oral history digitisationVoice of Time collection
Museum’s picture collection
• Large collection• Subject folders• Manual system• Some digitisation!• Documentation
challenges
Spydus Picture Maroochy
Show me the money!
Library Development Grant for $64,000
Forming a partnership• Concerns• Compromises• Common ground• Communication
Making it work • Equal partners – joint statement• Branding• www.picturecoffsharbour.org
Library & Museum – similar but different!• Division of work based on strengths/weaknesses & logic
Museum: • Scanning (create TIFF)• Basic catalogue record• Apply local knowledge
Library:• Batch process images• Upgrade record• Maintain systems• Technical knowledge
Coffs Harbour Regional Museum - mus07-7678Coffs Harbour Regional Museum - mus07-7678
Making it work• Detailed documentation• Custom web worksheet• Batch image processing
Adobe Photoshop CS3
Tyranny of distance!• Two work sites• Communication• File storage/delivery• The metadata gap• Intranet site• The ‘Snag Log’
Pictured: the intranet site
Snag Log
Microsoft Sharepoint
Doing it right – standards & technical stuff
• Digital Practice• Scanning quality
(6,000 pixels longest side or 1,200 dpi TIFF files)
• OPAC consistency (fixed image sizes)
• Copyright – non-displayed images (post ’55)
• Glass plate/acetate negatives• APT & LCSH subject headings• Picture Australia
Doing it right – standards & technical stuffShared project documentation – http://tinyurl.com/pch-docs
• Over 2,000 photographs digitised• Flagship online Council resource• Improved access/awareness• Value of participating in Picture Australia• Digital safeguarding of our pictorial heritage• Relationship with the museum
Outcomes
What next …
• ‘Loaned’ photos• Flickr• Photographer bio’s• OPAC enhancements• Google Maps
My advice
• Clear agreed objectives from the start
• Maintain relationship with partner(s)
• Document everything• Stick to standards• Share with others• Just do it!
Further information
http://www.picturecoffsharbour.org
http://tinyurl.com/pch-docs (shared docs)
Enzo Accadiat: 02 6648 4129e: [email protected]