Message-Id: <199610140204.VAA23749@library.wustl.edu> Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 12:00:22 +1000 From: Jennifer Brasher <mailto:J.Brasher@INS.GU.EDU.AU> Subject: Re: image storage To: Multiple recipients of list IMAGELIB
I've heard backup on zip drives for image is an option. Any opinions about this?Jennifer QCA
>Likewise at the Huntington Art Gallery at the University of Texas at
>Austin. We are storing our images on a 9 Gigabyte APS AV drive that is
>connected to our server. It's divided into 4 so we can sub-divide, etc.
>
>
>>Responding to the message of <mailto:199610111537.IAA11516@dns.ccit.arizona.edu>
>>from IMAGELIB <mailto:IMAGELIB@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU>:
>>>
>>
>>> I'd like to find out how others are storing their compressed images. All
>>> input and suggestions are welcome!
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Victoria Yturralde
>>> Photographic Archivist
>>> Calif. Dept. of Parks & Recreation
>>>
>>> .
>>We, too, are storing our images on hard drives, but are sticking to external
>>drives for this purpose. Since this volume is networked we've decided that a
>>4.3 gig drive is the best solution to making images accessible over a network;
>>we've bypassed the CD-jukebox/optical disk route as well. I realize that
>>eventually we might need a larger drive, but for right now we have enough
>>space
>>on the drive and since it presents the best option for easy access by endusers
>>(as well as quick backups, because we can backup images on the internal
>>drive).
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>
>>Anne Troy, Assistant Slide Curator
>>College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
>>University of Minnesota
>>mailto:troyx003@maroon.tc.umn.edu
>>612-624-4080
>
>George Holmes, MSGT-Ret/USAF
>Archer M Huntington Art Gallery
>The University of Texas
>23rd and San Jacinto St
>Austin, Tx 78712-1205
>Media Resource Manager
>Ph# 512.471.9194
>Fax# 512.471.7023
>***********************I will not tolerate intolerance********************
******************************************************************************
Jennifer Brasher `` ` ` ` EMAIL: mailto:J.Brasher@ins.gu.edu.au Art Librarian `` ` ` VOICE: +61 (07) 3875 3132 ` ` `FAX: +61 (07) 3875 3133 SNAIL MAIL ` ` ` ` Queensland College of Art Library ` ` ` ` * Griffith University ``````` *
Clearview Terrace ``*` * Morningside Campus * PO Box 84 Morningside Brisbane Queensland 4170 Australia ****************************************************************************** "As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular." Oscar Wilde " The Critic as Artist. Pt ii." ******************************************************************************