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Hi Clifford You might want to take a look at the CHIN Creating and Managing Digital Collections webpages in particular the section on Digital Preservation: Best Practice for Museums at http://www.chin.gc.ca/English/Digital_Content/Digital_Preservation/index.html Hope that helps Neil Neil Beagrie Charles Beagrie Ltd Digital Access and Preservation Management and Research Consultancy www.beagrie.com email: [log in to unmask] Tel: +44 (0)1722 338482 Mobile: 07973300869 -----Original Message----- From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of CLIFFORD HARKNESS Sent: 07 February 2008 10:08 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Image/Digital Asset Management Systems Hello Jonathan et al Alone with colleagues I am drafting a Digitisation Strategy for National Museum N.Ireland. We equally have serious quantities of digital collections that need to be better managed now and in times to come. Part of our thinking is also to migrate towards achieving 'Digital Trusted Repository' status. So I look forward to any feedback on Image/Digital Asset Management and indeed any views on 'Digital Trusted Repository' status. Clifford Harkness Head of Archival Collections Ulster Folk & Transport Museum National Museums Northern Ireland ----- Original Message ---- From: Jonathan Moffett <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Wednesday, 6 February, 2008 2:56:35 PM Subject: Image/Digital Asset Management Systems Dear All, The Ashmolean Museum is currently creating digital images at a rate of over 60Gbytes per week. Two projects are responsible for all this image capture, both of which are likely to continue at this production rate for at least the next two years. Rather belatedly we are now thinking of implementing an image management system, or maybe even a digital asset management system. The aim would be to give the departments that create images an effective solution for storing their creations centrally, while allowing departments who use images to have access to a central "image repository" from which they can extract various version, be they high-quality for catalogue publication, low resolution for the web, or something in between. Does anyone have any advice on choosing and implementing a image/digital asset management system? And/or, can anyone recommend a consultant with experience of implementing a digital asset management system? Comments, thoughts, etc. greatly appreciated. Thanks Jonathan Moffett PS I have looked at Ed Bremner'a and John Faithfull's comments from March last year, but maybe things have moved on since then? -- Dr Jonathan Moffett Oxford University's Museums' IT Manager & Ashmolean Museum WebMaster [log in to unmask] Museum Website: http://www.ashmolean.org For disclaimer, see : http://www.ashmolean.org/email ************************************************** For mcg information and to manage your subscription to the list, visit the website at http://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk ************************************************** ************************************************** For mcg information and to manage your subscription to the list, visit the website at http://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk ************************************************** No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.21/1263 - Release Date: 06/02/2008 20:14 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.21/1263 - Release Date: 06/02/2008 20:14 ************************************************** For mcg information and to manage your subscription to the list, visit the website at http://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk **************************************************