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From Print to Digital: The Economics of Creating an Online Catalogue J. Paul Getty Museum European Paintings Online Collection Catalogue Erin Coburn Head of Collection Information & Access J. Paul Getty Museum
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Erin Coburn: The Economics of Creating an Online Catalogue

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MCN 2009 Presentation "From Print to Digital: The Economics of Creating an Online Catalogue" with Christina Olsen, Erin Coburn, Christina DePaolo, and Diana Folsom
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Page 1: Erin Coburn: The Economics of Creating an Online Catalogue

From Print to Digital: The Economics of Creating an Online Catalogue

J. Paul Getty Museum European Paintings Online Collection Catalogue

Erin CoburnHead of Collection Information & AccessJ. Paul Getty Museum

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Online Collection Catalogue, What’s the Big Deal??

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How do you pull this off?? New Roles and Responsibilities

Canal Lock under Construction

Unknown

American, Panama, 1849 - 1857

Daguerreotype

5 3/8 x 7 5/16 in.

84.XT.1581.4

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Roles and Responsibilities: Curatorial ~ Content, Requirements

Research & Fact Checking

New Documentation and Scholarly Essays

Direction, Selection Criteria, Image Quality Control

Data Entry & Data Analysis

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Roles and Responsibilities: Publications ~ Editorial

Setting Schedules and Deliverables

Editing Scholarly Narratives

Securing Comparative Images

Design and Layout

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Roles and Responsibilities: Collection Information ~ Data Management, Digital Publishing, Architecture

Creating Reports, Analyzing Data

Application of Standards and Best Practices

Data Mapping, Dataset, Metadata, Digital Assets and Resources

Programming: Scripting, Refresh Systems, Information Architecture

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Roles and Responsibilities: New Media-Web Team ~ Presentation and Integration

Interface Design, Graphics

Application Development, Programmers/Developers

Functionality, Navigation

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Issues and Challenges

Funding and Resources: Just because it’s digital doesn’t mean it’s cheaper

Unchartered Territory: Difficult to advocate, articulate and execute

Collaboration: Introduction of new departments and skill sets

Project Management: Essential

Support: Whose Priority Is It?Sustainability and Scalability: Building a Program of Work

Sailboat on the Sea

Théodore Géricault

French, about 1818 - 1819

Blue and brown washes, white gouache over touches of black chalk on dark tan paper

6 x 9 3/4 in.

86.GG.679

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André Kertész

Clock of the Académie Française, Paris

American, Paris, negative 1932, print 1950s

Gelatin silver print

August Sander

Carnival Crowd

German, about 1930

Gelatin silver print