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Comparison of the digital asset management tools provided by the Yale University Library
| Insight 5.1 | Personal Insight 5.1 | Visual Resources Collection Digital Library | Beinecke Digital Library | |
| Special software required | Yes | Yes | No (browser plug-in required for sid/jp2 files) | No (browser plug-in required for sid/jp2 files) |
| Authentication (general) | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Authentication (groups) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Create server based groups | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Faculty able to create groups to be used without the Insight client | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Ordering images in groups | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| View collection based groups without a client | Yes (external scripts required) | Yes (external scripts required) | Yes | Yes |
| Presentation Tool | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Export to HTML | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Export to Powerpoint | Yes (metadata in notes) | Yes (metadate in notes) | No | No |
| Export images | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Export metadata | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Export images and metadata in batches | No | No | No | Yes |
| Uses sid/jp2 files | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Faculty can add their own content | No | Yes | No | No |
| Create multi-views | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Annotations | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Side by side viewing | Yes | Yes | No | Yes (IE only) |