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Digital collection management system requirements document.
| Insight | ArtStor | Beinecke Digital Library | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image creation and management | ||||
| Ability to take images of different sizes and create appropirate derivatives (M) | X | vendor | X | |
| Online access to a range of image quality that can range from small thumbnail and screen sized images through high resolution images of 500 mega pixels or more (i.e. source simages of multiple GBs). (M) | X | X | X | |
| Ability to protect image display so that users cannot capture an entire high resolution image. (M) | X | vendor | ||
| Ability to limit access to display or export of high resolution images by user group. (M) | X | vendor | X | |
| Search and Display | ||||
| Search by any tagged field. | X | X | X | |
| Combine searches with boolean operators (M) | X | X | X | |
| Use authority files for searching (e.g. ULAN, AAT, etc.) (D) | ||||
| Provide basic and advanced search options (M) | X | X | X | |
| Display thumbnails with ability to choose labels (M) | at collection level | vendor | X | |
| Display higher resolution images (M) | X | X | X | |
| Display copyright/usage information at the image lev (D) | X | vendor | X | |
| Organize and display image groups on the internet to select users. | X | X | X | |
| Federated collections | ||||
| Simultaneous user access to multiple collection sources that may be located anywhere on the internet. (D) | Insight collections only | Artstor collections only | DL collections only | |
| Integrated access to collections from other universities and subscription services. (D) | Insight collections only | Artstor collections only | ||
| Classroom presentation tools | ||||
| Zooming capabilities (M) | X | X | X | |
| Panning capabilities (M) | X | X | X | |
| Side-by-side comparision of images (M) | X | X | ||
| Annotation of images (D) | X | X | ||
| Creation of presentations (slide shows); ability to sequence, isolate details, add commentary, etc. (M) | X | X | X | |
| Selection and export capabilities | ||||
| Mark images and save for manipulation (M) | X | X | X | |
| Export images and presentations in HTML, Powerpoint, with or without associated metadata (M) | X | X | Can export into HTML only | |
| Metadata processing | ||||
| Support for the rich diversity of data structures and content that is apparent in UC collections: METS, VRA Core, Dublin Core, etc. (M) | by collection | vendor | X | |
| Ability to preserve hierarchial relationships among image files, e.g. for different views of the same object or for sequential images such as pages of an artist's book (D). | by collection | X | ||
| Ability to bulk upload metadata with images. | X | vendor | X | |
| Metadata crosswalks | ||||
| Retain the original identity and integrity of collections while allowing them to be searched collectively. (M) | X | X | X | |
| Distributed system components | ||||
| Options for flexible centralization and decentralization of services, systems and content. (M) | X | na | na | |
| Ability to host application server centrally or distributed among campuses. (M) | X | na | na | |
| Ability to host images centrally or distributed among campuses. (M) | X | na | X | |
| Ability for campus units to control aspects such as user priviledges, access priviledges for images, etc. (M) | X | na | ||
| Platform | ||||
| Web Server | IIS/Apache | na | Any server that can support ASP | |
| Unix | Y or Windows | na | Windows | |
| Access Control | ||||
| Authentication and authorization controls for collections that determine user access and privledges. (M) | X | |||
| Authentication based on IP addresses for general purpose access across campuses, in addition to mechanism for specialized access (e.g., id and passwords for a specific class). (M) | IP restrictions only | |||
| Non-proprietary access to images. Opening images isn't limited to software. | X | X | ||
| Personal Collections | ||||
| Ability for users to add on a temporary or permanent basis their own images. (M) | X | |||
| Ability for adminstrator to control access to these collections. (M) | X | |||
| Optional ability for library or unit to review before adding to permanent collection. (M) | release 5.5 | |||
| License Type | ||||
| GPL | ||||
| Commercial | X | X | ||
| Non Required | X |