There is another US based site that is just beginning to filter good information. http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/ "Digital Formats for the Library of Congress Collections" is a nice resource for decision on file format choice and emerging types of file formats. http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/index.shtml >>> [log in to unmask] 5/24/2005 1:01 PM >>> Thank you - that's very helpful in regards to writing our policy. Toniann Scime Librarian, Amherst Museum 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road Amherst, NY 14228 716-689-1440 http://www.amherstmuseum.org -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Mike Rippy Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 11:55 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [MUSEUM-L] Accessioning digital files www.tasi.ac.uk Has a ton of valuable resources on preserving digital files. And naming conventions, http://www.tasi.ac.uk/advice/creating/filenaming.html. Michael Rippy Assistant Photographer Indianapolis Museum of Art 4000 Michigan Road Indianapolis, IN, USA 46208-3326 (317)920-2662 ext.191 www.ima-art.org [log in to unmask] www.museumphotographers.org [log in to unmask] >>> [log in to unmask] 5/24/2005 9:54 AM >>> Looking for advice on a different topic: We would like to begin accessioning digital files -- image scans to begin with, possibly other documents in the future. More and more we are able to receive certain unique items in digital format only (especially as the use of digital cameras proliferates). Producing paper prints of these would be cost-prohibitive and raises, for me, preservation concerns regarding ink-jet quality; they are important to our collection and we do not want to simply store low-quality print-outs in donor or subject files. We've set up storage on our server for the digital files and I am crafting a policy, but haven't gotten any further. My question -- anyone doing anything similar? (I searched the list archives but didn't find anything.) And, what nomenclature are you using for digital files? Toniann Scime Librarian, Amherst Museum 3755 Tonawanda Creek Road Amherst, NY 14228 716-689-1440 http://www.amherstmuseum.org ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).