Creative picture research using the Hulton Deutsch CD Collection

Abstract

Organisations responsible for the maintenance of photographic archives are showing a developing interest in the creation of compact disc digital catalogues. These are perceived as a means of providing a ‘shop window’ to their collections, and a facility whereby their clients can order pictures directly without recourse to request mediation by a picture researcher or librarian. The Hulton Deutsch Collection's pioneering approach to this new dimension in picture library operation is described, with particular reference to those policies on indexing and interface design by which that approach was guided. Brief consideration is given to the extension of such desktop browsing facilities into the arena of high‐resolution electronic image delivery.

Citation

Enser, P.G.B. and Orr, H.P. (1993), "Creative picture research using the Hulton Deutsch CD Collection", Program: electronic library and information systems, Vol. 27 No. 4, pp. 389-398. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb047152