At 11:27 AM 1/19/01 -0800, Issaquah Historical Society Info wrote:
>We are discussiong acceptence of digital photos (those taken with digital
>cameras as well as scans of photos on disk). I'm interested in hearing from
>others who accept digital files. What are your standards? What policies
>apply to these accessions? Are they numbered differently from other items?
>If you have written policies, I would be interested in seeing those.

There is some question regarding the legal status of digital photos --
whether they can be used in court proceedings as evidence. I don't know how
this might apply to museum documentation issues, but to prove the validity
of an image for insurance purposes in other matters (automobile accidents
or criminology) a standard photograph with a negative would be preferable.

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