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Yes.
http://www.publishersdepot.com
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amalyah keshet
director, visual resources, the israel museum, jerusalem
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
date: 01/29/97
visit our web site at http://www.imj.org.il
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On Tue, 28 Jan 1997 10:48:12 EST Eric Siegel wrote:
> A question:
>
> Are there any working examples of the following approach
to
> providing access to digital images?
>
> 1) Making lo-rez images available on the Internet as part
of a working
> collections database (in this case a natural history
research
> collection.)
>
> 2) Selling hi-rez images through :
> a) fee for access on the internet (ie credit card
or account
> payment.)
>
> b) selling CD-ROM's
>
> So, a researcher would find the specimen that s/he is
looking for by
> searching the database. A low resolution image of this
specimen would
> be immediately available (good enough to confirm the
general
> appearance of the specimen.) Then, the researcher could
either click
> to pay for immediate access to a hi-rez image (a fee
would be charged
> to his/her institution, or if they hadn't an account, a
credit card
> would be requested.); or alternatively, buy the CD-ROM at
a cost
> comparable to the research CD-ROMS that are now
available.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Eric Siegel
> [log in to unmask]
>
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