Zoe,

We have had a number of studies in this area, most recently a substantial
MA in Museum Management thesis on exactly the same topic by Jongsok Kim,
August 1997, which you could read by prior appointment in our Departmental
Library.  (Jongsok is continuing in the Dept. - now undertaking a PhD.)

Patrick J. Boylan
(Professor of Arts Policy and Management)

City University, Frobisher Crescent, Barbican, London EC2Y 8HB, UK;
phone: +44-171-477.8750, fax:+44-171-477.8887; e-mail: [log in to unmask]
World Wide Web site: http://www.city.ac.uk/artspol/

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On Sun, 4 Jan 1998, Zoe Tew wrote:

> Subject: Request for help with research
>
> Dear Sir/Madam
> I am currently engaged in research for my final year dissertation for the
> Conservation and Restoration BA at De Montfort University in the UK. I am
> basing this thesis on the hypothesis that:
> "The use of information technology can add significant value additional
> value to current documentation techniques."
> Specifically the dissertation seeks to examine the use of digital images in
> the recording of objects.
> I am hoping that you would be so kind as to take a few moments of your time
> to complete and return the small questionnaire below to aid me in my
> research.
> Thanking you in advance for your co-operation in this matter.
> Yours faithfully
>
> Zok Tew.
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> 1: Your Organisation name.
> 2: Does your organisation use/have digital images (if so how many)?
> 1. No Digital Images.
> 2. 1-10 Images.
> 3. 11-100 Images.
> 4. 101-1000 Images.
> 5. More than 1000 Images.
> 3: Do you know what the major file format for storing these images is?
> 1. Not Known
> 2. Bit Map (BMP/RLE)
> 3. PostScript (EPS or PS)
> 4. GIF
> 5. JPEG
> 6. PhotoCD
> 7. PCX
> 8. PICT
> 9. TIFF
> 10. VRML (WRL)
> 11. Other
> 4: How are these images mainly produced?
>  1. Drawn using the computer.
>  2. Scanned in.
>  3. Use of digital camera.
>  4. Other (please specify).
> 5: Which if any of the following would your organisation consider useful of
> has already implemented?
>  1. Interactive displays (non-computer based).
>  2. Interactive displays (computer based).
>  3. 3D Modelling for reconstruction of objects.
>  4. 3D Modelling for recording purposes.
> 6: Does your organisation have Internet access other than e-mail?
> 7: Does your organisation have a World Wide Web site?
> 7a: If the answer to question 7 was YES what is the site address and how
> long has it been running?
> 7b: If the answer to question 7 was NO do you plan to implement a web site
> in the future?
>  1. No
>  2. Yes within 6 months.
>  3. Yes within 6-24 months.
>  4. Yes but in over 2 years time.
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> Thank you for completing this small questionnaire. If you have any further
> information or comments that you feel would be useful to my dissertation
> please feel free to include them.
>