Digitisation undertaken substantially in-house. Cannon 35-ml camera. Storage devices are Jaz Discs and a RAID Serve. Colour coding of printed labels for slides by medium, e.g. painting, sculpture, computer, performance. Metadata is based on the Visual Resources Association's Core Record for Images.
Image quality is also paramount for serious art research.
Analytical cataloguing of an image caters for the art world's desire to explore art from any era in terms of a theme, a concept or an icon. As more suppliers provide a basic computer record to accompany an image our cataloguing backlogs may become more manageable, with cataloguing staff adding on entries to suit local needs. Greater accessibility and user independence has been created. The database is already providing instant access to the slide collection by keyword searching in any or all the fields noted. Digital thumbnail browsing will ensure longevity of the analogue slide format reducing undue handling during selection viewing.