The Retrieval, Display and Publishing Opportunities for a Visual Database.

Lewis, Malcolm; Draycott, Catherine

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ERIC Number: EJ478099

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Publication Date: 1993

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The Retrieval, Display and Publishing Opportunities for a Visual Database.

Lewis, Malcolm; Draycott, Catherine

Information Services and Use, v13 n4 p371-79 1993

Describes a project by Media Projects International to create a visual database of 56,000 items from The Wellcome Institute Library for the History of Medicine (United Kingdom). Topics discussed include identifying the users; defining the display system; project management; production processes; designing the photographic capture process; and publishing possibilities. (LRW)

Descriptors: Administration, Databases, Display Systems, Electronic Publishing, Foreign Countries, Library Collections, Photographs, Photography, Production Techniques, Special Libraries, Users (Information)

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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