Isn't this the same information in a different medium/format?  If you accept
printed speeches and tape recordings of speeches or video tapes of speeches,
why should accepting visual images in a different medium/format cause a
problem?  I suppose if you have artifacts separated from archives the visual
media should go in archives.  If you were to catalog one type of photograph
differently from another with a different series of numbers, then you should
follow with this.  (I'm thinking all tin types have a certain commonality in
their numbering; all transparencies have another; all gelatin silver....)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert A. Baron" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 5:08 AM
Subject: Re: digital photo acceptance


> 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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