And here is what we do at UCSD. Our slide records were mapped to MARC
several year ago and loaded into our OPAC, Roger (Innovative Interfaces).
You can just search on slides, search all formats, or search everything
except slides.
See: http://roger.ucsd.edu/
and: http://orpheus.ucsd.edu/slide/find.htm
Leslie
At 09:30 AM 7/21/2004, you wrote:
>Tom
>
>Very interesting. Maybe you had this example on file too, but just in case:
>
>The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine, in
>London (Innovative Interfaces):
>
>http://catalogue.wellcome.ac.uk/search/
>
>Try a keyword search on (e.g.) dentistry with the search restricted to
>Pictures rather than Entire Catalogue.
>
>Jonathan Franklin
>Head of Collections and Database Management, Library
>National Gallery of Canada
>380 Sussex Drive
>PO Box 427, Station A
>Ottawa, Ontario
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>Canada
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>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ART LIBRARIES SOCIETY DISCUSSION LIST [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
>Behalf Of Riedel, Thomas
>Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 12:12 PM
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>Subject: [ARLIS-L] cataloging images in OPAC - preliminary summary
>
>
>I received many responses to my inquiry about cataloging images into
>OPACs, although most of the responses were from those who wanted to see a
>summary of what I found out. I'll preface my comments by stating my
>bias--for what we plan to do here at Regis, I'm firm in wanting some sort
>of gallery display of images by subject/other grouping, and in wanting a
>thumbnail image to display as part of each brief record.
>
>Most respondents who are using their ILS/OPACs for image
>cataloging/display stated that they made that decision over using other
>image management products because of cost. Additionally, the ability to
>search across different formats of a collection and not having to search
>multiple databases were stated as reasons for using the ILS.
>
>In many examples, images are stored on a web server other than the ILS,
>and linked to from the MARC 856 field. Advantage: no need to purchase
>extra module for ILS (depending on product); disadvantage (from my
>perspective): for some, no thumbnail images embedded in catalog records.
>
>Examples:
>
>Academy of Natural Sciences. Innovative
>Interfaces. http://nolan.acnatsci.org/search
>Try a keyword search on "plants", select "digitized collections" from
>drop-down menu.
>Thumbnail images in catalog records; images as pdfs and jpegs in 962 field
>Links to xml finding aids in 856 field
>See the article by Eileen C. Mathias, Information Services Librarian at
>the Academy: "Using a Web OPAC to deliver digital collections", Online
>Information Review 27/1, 2003, p 28-36. Although written from the
>perspective of III pre-Millennium, there is still much useful information.
>
>University of Nebraska. Innovative Interfaces. http://iris.unl.edu
>Try a keyword search on "Messana" (Joseph Messana image collection)
>UNL has been creating full MARC records of its VR collection for its
>catalog for the past ten years. OPAC records link to an index page (not
>true thumbnails) from the 856 field, a function of the programming in
>place when the project was initiated. UNL plans to rescan images at a
>higher resolution (initially scanned at 150 dpi) so that high quality OPAC
>images can also be used for classroom projection.
>
>Smithsonian Institution. Dynix Horizon. http://www.siris.si.edu
>Search Archival, manuscript and photographic collections
>Can either "browse images" (link at top of search screen) or do a keyword
>search on "http image" to see all images. The browse image feature
>appears to work with some background programming, e.g. a keyword search is
>executed on "http image (postcard or postcards)"
>
>Another useful article: Murphy, James L. "Link It or Lump It: Basic
>Access Strategies for Digital Art Representation." Journal of Library
>Administration vol. 39, no2/3, 2003, pp.139-160.
>
>I'm just scratching the surface here-this topic would probably be a good
>one to explore in an ARLIS panel in the future.
>
>_______________
>Tom Riedel
>Distance Services Librarian
>Regis University D-20
>3333 Regis Blvd
>Denver, CO 80221-1099
>303.458.4261
>fax: 303.964.5497
>
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