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Hello, Scott, and Lislinkers! The URL below for the Visual Resources Association will give you all the = leads to software presently used by Visual Arts & Art librarians in North= America, so you can stop worrying & get happy! <http://listserv.uark.edu/archives/vra-l.html> Cheerio Alec H. Scott McGowan wrote: > Hello folks, > I know this is about indexing, but bear with me! > > I'm interested in hearing from collection managers about suitable > (controlled language or otherwise) indexing languages for describing lo= cal > history material. Obviously, these kinds of resources can be unique > (photographs, letters, one-off publications etc). > > I'm currently trying to index a collection of about 600 photographs, wh= ich > will be digitised and searchable using a PC. Metadata is being created = for > the photographs, but assigning suitable subject indexing terms could be > tricky. At the moment location / subject content / name of subject / > photographer etc are the main subject descriptors which currently occur= to me. > > > Scott McGowan BA(Hons), Dip ILS > ICT Systems Librarian > South Ayrshire Council > Carnegie Library > 12 Main Street > Ayr > Tel 01292 286 385 Ext 204 or 213 > Fax 01292 611 593 -- HARTILL ART ASSOCIATES INC 514-521 Riverside Drive LONDON On N6H 5E2 CANADA TEL:(519)474.6567 FAX:(519)474-6568 E-mail: <[log in to unmask]> <http://www3.sympatico.ca/hartills.art> LUNA <http://www.luna-imaging.com/hartill>