Message-Id: <199801292349.QAA60676@dns.ccit.arizona.edu> Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 16:33:35 -0700 From: Stuart Glogoff <mailto:sglogoff@BIRD.LIBRARY.ARIZONA.EDU> Subject: Johns Hopkins U submits new entry in Clearinghouse To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
Greetings Imagelib'ers, Check out the newest entry in the Clearinghouse of Image Databases. SGLISTING INFORMATION -Status: FIRST -Date: 01/29/98
DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION: -Name: ImageBase -Discipline: Public Health -Date: 1997 -Material: Posters, Objects -No. Images: Current #: 174; additions monthly (approx. 25-50) -Collection Type: Clearinghouse/Library -Access: Internet; URL: http://www.jhuccp.org/mmc/imagbas.stm -Institution: Johns Hopkins University, Center for Communication Programs (M/MC) -Purpose: Improve access to materials for health professionals, students, etc.
CONTACT(S):: -Project: Nicole Pelsinsky and Peggy D'Adamo; E-mail: mailto:mmc@jhuccp.org; addition of images and text records to database, editing records and submissions, reviewing quality of images,etc. -Technical: Casey O'Brien; E-mail: mailto:webadmin@jhuccp.org; maintains server and Internet access functionality, etc. -Copyright(s) and Permissions Information: Peggy D'Adamo or Nicole Pelsinsky
TECHNICAL INFORMATION: -Creation Method: Records generated from DB/Textworks, with additions before on-line posting -File Format: Possibly .tba? -File Size: Unknown -Software: Inmagic's WebPublisher and DB/Textworks packages -Media: Digital imaging is out-sourced, then scrubbed in-house and posted -Total Storage: Unknown -Simultaneous Users: 1,000 -Compression: Uses .jpg files. -Other: Associated textual record accompanies each image, providing poster size, subject headings, language, etc.
PUBLICATION INFORMATION/REFERENCES: An evaluation paper about this database will be posted on-line shortly. I will notify you with the URL and an abstract when it is ready for public consumption.
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