Message-Id: <199706052001.NAA34918@dns.ccit.arizona.edu> Date: Thu, 5 Jun 1997 13:05:30 +0100 From: iminteg <mailto:iminteg@SIRIUS.COM> Subject: Re: database construction To: mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
>So I would ask, "how does this database of images relate to our collection
>management system? how will the two need to talk to each other? What if we
>want to include information other than that about the image (such as
>biographical and historical information of importance to museum
>collections)? What system can handle the data structures developed in the
>professional field (museums, libraries, arts, sciences) as well as manage
>the technical bits of image files?"
>
>I know you can take a raw database program and fit it to any institutional
>need by defining fields/relations, but when looking at off-the-shelf
>systems it's good to look at intended use factors in addition to the
>technical requirements/power ratios.
>how will the two need to talk to each other?
is I think the operative goal. Let each do what it does best and then connect them via the web or protocol. In regards to others: After AXSPRO and Cumulus there are several image centric dbs which are more specialized such as for museums - Embark, DAS or ReDiscovery, Advanced Computer Consulting Services, Inc, David L. Edwards mailto:ACCS@DELPHI.COM, for Photo libs Media Gallery out of New Zealand contact Enquiries mailto:@ imagelink.com, workflow/ library - Direct/Data - www.direct-data.com, Centillion Systems contact Ron Stevens rstevens96 aol.com. You might want to check an article I did for INFORMATIONWEEK - 11/25/96 for a not bad overview of an entire system "in to out" as there are some more web sites etc listed there.
Trudy Levy Image Integration 7 Third Ave San Francisco,CA 94118 415 750 1274 mailto:ImInteg@sirius.com Images are information - Manage them.