Further Information and Resources
Digital Conservation Treatment Documentation
Web sites
C-Net has reviews and pricing information for various kinds of software as well as digital imaging equipment and software. Databases can be found under Software, Productivity and Reference while digital imaging software can be found under Graphics and Publishing, Image Editing. Digital Cameras have their own section organized both by price and manufacturer.
ZD Net is another web site with reviews of software and hardware. The Digital Camera section provides a list of pros and cons for each camera as well as pricing information and direct links to suppliers. Database software is in the category Office Suites and Productivity and digital imaging software is in Graphics Software. Both are organized by company name and reviews contain the same information as mentioned above.
The Digital Camera Resource Page lists specs for over 400 cameras and allows for a side-by-side comparison of up to three cameras. There is also a link to the active buyers guide, which asks a series of questions about how the camera will be used and makes a recommendation based on the answers.
Digital Camera and Photography Views, Reviews and News provides a complete information page for each camera including camera specs, a variety of professional reviews, and forum discussions. In addition, there is an extensive tutorial page offering information about everything from aperture settings to printers.
Digital Photography Review provides up to date reviews and information about various digital cameras and accessories. The web site provides a wealth of technical information on various camera as well as a glossary, forums organized by topic, and a buying guide where consumers can type in specification for the type of camera they want and the database will give them a list of options.
The Nikon Imaging Company’s official web site.
FileMaker’s official web site.
The Museum System is an example of a relational database. Their web site has a good explanation of how the system works within a museum setting.
The Conservation OnLine web site offers informational topics which include digital imaging, documentation, and electronic materials. In addition, one can search the Dist List archives for postings relating to desired topics.
The American Institute for Conservation (AIC) web site includes the AIC Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice with a section specifically about documentation. There is also additional commentary for many of the points made in the Code of Ethics.
Articles
Bearman, D. (1992). Documenting documentation. Archivaria, 34, 33-49
Eppich, R. (1999). Digital documentation at the Getty Conservation Institute, WAAC annual meeting: Presentation summaries. WAAC Newsletter, 21, 1.
The Georgia State Archives. (2002). Electronic records management: Checklist of requirements. PDF
Kushel, D. (2002). Digital documentation in conservation practice. Text from presentation to the Electronic Media Group, 30th Annual Meeting of the American Institute for Conservation, Miami, June 9, 2002.
Kushel, D. (2002). Digital documentation. We are there, but enter with care. AIC News, 27, 6, 1, 3-2, 5, 7, 9-10.
Letellier, R. & Gray, C. (2002). Bridging the gap between information users and information providers: Recording, documentation and information management (RecorDIM) initiative. PDF Report of Round Table 1, Los Angeles, March 4-5, 2002. Los Angeles: The Getty Conservation Institute.
Messier, P. & Vitale, T. (2000). Digital documentation: Are we there yet? AIC News, 25, 2, 1 & 6-8
Moore, M. (2001). Conservation documentation and the implications of digitization PDF [Electronic Version]. Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies, 7.
Reeves, M. & Stenstrom A. (1999). The New York Public Library Preservation Database: Online artifactual treatment documentation management system.PDF In M. S. Koch (Ed.) 9th IADA Congress Preprints, Copenhagen, August 16-21, 1999, 47-50. Copenhagen: The Royal Academy of Fine Arts.
Rockenbach, B. (2000). Image ethics: Security and manipulation of digital images. Journal of Information Ethics, 9, 2, 66-71
Smith, S. D. (1999). Building access for digital images: Databases, metadata, interfaces. Microform & Imaging Review, 28, 2, 51-55.
Stavroudis, C. (1999). Conservation-related database design, WAAC annual meeting: Presentation summaries. WAAC Newsletter, 21, 1.
Strauss, L & Stavroudis, C. (1998). Conservation documentation in the digital age: A beginner’s primer [Electronic Version]. WAAC Newsletter, 20, 3.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission. (2000). Electronic records standards and procedures.PDF
Vitale, T. (1999). Digital imaging for conservation documentation, WAAC annual meeting: Presentation summaries. WAAC Newsletter, 21, 1.
Metadata as a Preservation Tool
Berthon, H., & Webb, C. (2000). The Moving frontier: Archiving, preservation and tomorrow's digital heritage. Melbourne, Victoria: VALA Biennial Conference and Exhibition.
Dollar, C. (1997). Ensuring access over time to authentic electronic records: Strategy, alternatives, and best practices. National Association of Government Archives
Duranti, L. (1995). Reliability and Authenticity: The concepts and their implications. Archivaria, 39, 1-10.
MacNeil, H. (2000). Trusting records: Legal, historical and diplomatic perspectives. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic.
Conservation Education and Information Technology
The Canadian Conservation Institute site provides links to electronic journals relating to the fields of preservation and conservation.
The projects and activities of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) are aimed at ensuring that information resources needed by scholars, students, and the general public are available for future generations. CLIR's flexibility to respond to the needs of libraries and archives as they arise is its most important asset. The CLIR Board of Directors has identified six interrelated themes—all focused on the long-term accessibility of scholarly resources—that deserve immediate attention. They are Preservation Awareness, Resources for Scholarship, Digital Libraries, Economics of Information, Leadership and International Developments.
J. Hewit & Sons Limited publishes a biannual newsletter, "Skin Deep." Its main themes are leather making, leather work and bookbinding.
The Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies is published under the auspices of the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, the Journal exists as an academic World Wide Web publication, disseminating information to the global conservation and museum community. The papers and articles found in the Journal represent the work of conservation and museum studies students from around the world, and have been refereed by academic staff representing conservation and museum studies training programs.
Art and Archaeology Technical Abstracts (AATA) Online is a comprehensive database of more than 100,000 abstracts of literature related to the preservation and conservation of material cultural heritage.
The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works Publications online archive of the Journal of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works.
The Canadian Heritage Information Network is an international collaboration, the Conservation Information Network (CIN) provides information on the conservation and restoration of cultural property. The Bibliographic Database of the Conservation Information Network (BCIN) provides access to over 190,000 bibliographic citations for conservation literature.
Cather, S. (2000). The dilemma of conservation education [Electronic version]. Conservation 15(1).
Cloonan, M. V. (1994). Global perspectives on preservation education. Munich: K. G. Saur.
Henry, W. (2000). Information technology and conservation [Electronic version]. Conservation 15 (1).
Whalen, T.P. (2000). Conservation at the new century [Electronic version]. Conservation 15 (1).
Use Patterns of Digitized Artifacts