Category: Consultations

Vassar Wesleyan Program in Paris

Vinay Swamy approached the digital initiatives group about digitizing the old files related to the VWPP program since its inception in 1969.  We’ve reviewed the files and are now awaiting Wesleyan’s response.  Vassar can do this digitization in-house.

Note: this is an institutional repository project, not a digital library project.

Imaging Specs:

Canon Image Runner 3030: Set dpi to 400, multipage tiffs, send to ftp site.

File name prefix: vwpp

Partnership: Wesleyan University archives.  Wesleyan has processed the items and Vassar will use the box/folder number setup for identifiers and filenaming scheme.

Ancient coins

Shay consulted with Steve Taylor in ACS/CIS to work on a plan for an ancient coin collection used in Bert Lott’s classes.  Using FileMaker Pro and WordPress, the students will catalog and provide essays on a series of images.  Future classes will use the Loeb Gallery’s TMS system.

Digital Asset Management

Shay, Joanna, and Sharyn consulted with Julia Van Develder (Office of Communications) and Joann Potter (Loeb Gallery) in June 2011 regarding their needs for a digital asset management system.  The Loeb will be implementing TMS this summer, and it will be used to manage their digital collections.  The Office of Communications is looking for a solution that will allow management of high-quality images (originals and derivatives) for a variety of purposes, from ingest into the College’s website to press releases to possible sale.  Joanna worked with Julia in August 2011 on a more practical metadata schema that brought their information inline with a standard Dublin Core crosswalk.