Upload
lambert-wright
View
216
Download
0
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Dr Mike Pringle
Director, AHDS Visual Arts
The National Digital Image Initiative
• Promoting good practice in the creation of visual arts digital resources for informed use in research and research-led teaching
AHDS Visual Arts
• Promoting good practice in the creation of visual arts digital resources for informed use in research and research-led teaching
• Providing rich, deep access to visual arts digital resources created by or for HE
AHDS Visual Arts
• Promoting good practice in the creation of visual arts digital resources for informed use in research and research-led teaching
• Providing rich, deep access to visual arts digital resources created by or for HE
• Preserving visual arts digital resources to ensure their long term survival and use
AHDS Visual Arts
“The Digital Picture has been established to explore issues relating to the effects of the digital revolution on our use of images...”
the Digital Picture
“…It will identify problems and develop practical solutions; liaise with stakeholders and interested parties; and offer guidance to teaching, learning and research communities.”
the Digital Picture
• United approach to a National issue• All peer bodies; all arts institutes
the Digital Picture
• United approach to a National issue• All peer bodies; all arts institutes• Funded by the JISC • AHDS Visual Arts – independence
the Digital Picture
• United approach to a National issue• All peer bodies; all arts institutes• Funded by the JISC • AHDS Visual Arts – independence• High profile
the Digital Picture
• United approach to a National issue• All peer bodies; all arts institutes• Funded by the JISC • AHDS Visual Arts – independence• High profile• Foundation for understanding community
needs
the Digital Picture
• National consultation of the affected community and all associated parties plus literature/peer project review
• Creation of a consortium to represent the community via seminars and online conferencing
National Consultation
• Establishment of working parties to discuss the specific issues relating to external interests (e.g. ARTstor and Bridgeman Art Library)
• Documentation of subsequent analysis and resultant recommendations
National Consultation
• Cost• Image quality• Metadata Standards• Staff/financial resources• Copyright and IPR• Functionality• Loss of arts resources.• Physical environments• Cultural change
The Problems
• Financial strains• No money for digitization• ICT money ring-fenced elsewhere• Novelty factors• Images often seen as non essential
Cost
• Display output• Colour and contrast• Clarity and depth of detail• Scanning – unnecessary layer• Enthusiastic amateurs…
Image quality
• Collections become unsearchable• Images become unidentifiable• All become unusable• National/International standards• Inbuilt technological facilities• Institutional strategies
Metadata standards
• Insufficient time• Insufficient training• Need for commitment• Software and hardware - in ICT department
Resources
• Blurred rights• Conflict between promotion of digitization and
safeguard of rights• Legal challenges• DACS and CLA
Copyright and IPR
• PowerPoint• Dual projectors – compare and contrast• Training• Death by PowerPoint• ARTstor - proprietary
Functionality
• Not all slides will be digitized• Digital more stable than analogue?• Slides/analogue pictures proven track record• ZIP discs…
Loss of resources
• Projectors• Compatibility – PC versus MAC• Interactive classroom environments
Physical environments
• Cynicism• Doubts• Concern
Cultural change
• Cynicism• Doubts• Concern• Outright terror!
Cultural change
• Bespoke method – appliance of science• Plan, plan, plan• Transparent definition of problems• Structure and clarity• Best result – least effort
Method
• UK-wide questionnaire• Printed booklet and internet-based formats• Extensive awareness programme:
– CHEAD– ACADI– ADM Academy– ARLIS– etc.
Clarification
• UK-wide questionnaire• Printed booklet and internet-based formats• Extensive awareness programme• Coordination of questionnaire results• Interpretative analysis of qualitative data
Clarification
• Group/individual interviews• Seminars and conferences• Identifying stakeholders:
– visual arts institutes– students and staff– funding/political organisations– commercial interests– copyright bodies etc.
Clarification
• Review of current research• Overview of exemplar practice • Examination of peer projects
– Union Catalog for Art Images (UCAI)
Clarification
• Individuals and/or institutions championing specified proposals
• Presentations of ARTstor, Bridgeman Art Library etc. to working parties
• Series of expert seminars and online conferences to debate consultation results
Evaluation
• Publication of all conclusions• Paper/s outlining recommendations and
implications
Evaluation
• Finding a way forward…?• Further funding• Talks with lead bodies
Implementation
• Finding a way forward…?• Further funding• Talks with leading bodies• National plan
Implementation
• The right images in the right format• Legal issues sorted• Usable structure• Facilitates and manages loans• Sharing/pooling of resources• Common standards• Safeguards and permissions• Adequate support
Plan for the UK
• Your support• Promotion• Any questions? Any advice?
• Your views!
Your part…?
• National model – external• National model – internal• Local model• Commercial image libraries• National Fund• Serendipity
The Solutions
• Identification of ‘corpus’ of images• Setting up of a body• Licensing agreement• Shared software tools• Searching and downloading• EDINA and SCRAN
National model - external
• Pooling of resources• Joining up of multiple institutes• Interoperability• Shared software tools• Uploading or harvesting• Searching and downloading• Large and small
National model - internal
• Owned collections• Material created for VLE/intranet• Limited interest• Politics/finances• IPR…
Local model
• ARTstor• Bridgeman• Getty – EDINA• Saskia• Commercial licensing agreements
Commercial image libraries
• Dedicated money – NOF?• Agreed agendas• Local, small scale projects• Nationally important, large scale projects• Strategic overview
National fund
• Google…
Serendipity
• Google…• IPR• Metadata• Quality• Misinformation• Etc., etc.
Serendipity
• Discuss the implications, both positive and negative, of each of the six potential models
• Note down several issues• Create wish-list
For this session
• Discuss the implications, both positive and negative, of each of the six potential models
• Note down several issues• Create wish-list
• Discuss results with rest of group
For this session