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
Jun 30, 2015
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
Online Collection Catalogue, What’s the Big Deal??
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
Roles and Responsibilities: Curatorial ~ Content, Requirements
Research & Fact Checking
New Documentation and Scholarly Essays
Direction, Selection Criteria, Image Quality Control
Data Entry & Data Analysis
Roles and Responsibilities: Publications ~ Editorial
Setting Schedules and Deliverables
Editing Scholarly Narratives
Securing Comparative Images
Design and Layout
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
Roles and Responsibilities: New Media-Web Team ~ Presentation and Integration
Interface Design, Graphics
Application Development, Programmers/Developers
Functionality, Navigation
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
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