Hi All,
Has anyone out there subscribed to this below?  I cannot get in to review
it. Someone mentions the
"images are small".

What do you think in terms of images/quality and tertiary art? (i.e. the
slide =18meg TIFF standard?)
Looks like it could be good for basic image content for photojournalism,
an area we're always short on.
Jennifer

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Keeping you informed.


JenniferBrasher
Image Librarian: Image Team Supervisor: Art Image Database & Web
Development
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT & ACCESS SERVICES: ARTS TEAM
Queensland College of Art Library
Griffith University Library: Information Services
PO Box 3370, 226 Grey Street, South Bank, 4101, Australia
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one can do
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>From: "Evan Reader" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "The Consortium List" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: RE: AP PhotoArchive and Multi-media archive
>Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 16:24:44 -0700
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>You're right.  This is definitely a company that didn't know its way
around
>our market.  But, they're learning fast as evidenced by the fact that
>they're about to completely revamp their rates from the original.  The
>current model is simultaneous use and, I suspect, that won't remain for
long
>either.  The content is unique and excellent (see the CSU EAR Committee
>review at http://www.calstate.edu/SEIR/ear.rev.fm.shtml) though there are
>problems with the interface yet to be resolved.  My advice to those who
want
>it.  Get in early and sign up for long-term.
>
>Evan
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
>Behalf Of Ann Okerson
>Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 11:06 AM
>To: The Consortium List
>Subject: AP PhotoArchive and Multi-media archive
>
>
>The AP archives are useful (tho images are small) and are growing in size.
>The resource is also extremely affordable, so much so that we questioned
>our doing this deal consortially -- they were well below our price
>thresholds for a joint contract.  But, we did go ahead.  We then spent a
>great deal of time re-working their license, as they didn't seem to have a
>good sense of the non-for-profit educational market. They were not quick
>to resolve such things, but we did manage to get what we needed
>eventually.  I don't know if our numerous language changes modified their
>standard academic contract or not.
>
>In any case, for LOTS more information about the AccuNet/Accuweather
>archives, see the faq page on the web site:
>http://ap.accuweather.com/apphoto/index.htm
>
>This page states, among other things:
>
>  The AccuNet/AP Multimedia Archive contains approximately 700,000
>  photos, and is growing daily with hundreds of new photos entering the
>  database each day from around the world. A similar number of
>  historical images are scanned in each week. There are thousands of
>  graphics, with approximately 20 new graphics added every day. The text
>  database contains over 800,000 pieces of news. The audio database
>  contains 500,000 audio clips. Both text and audio databases are also
>  updated daily.
>
>I would be interested in hearing from them about future directions and how
>they will price in the future, as well, now that the archive is growing in
>size, diversity, and utility.  They are now revising their NERL proposal
>and pricing but we don't know to what or when .. have yet to see it.
>
>
>Ann Okerson/NERL
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