Embedded Metadata: Share, Deliver, Preserve

VRA 2010, AtlantaMarch 21Johanna Bauman, Senior Production Manager, ARTstor

Presenters

Greg Reser, Metadata Specialist and Cataloger, Arts Library, UCSD

David Riecks, Photographer, Stock Artists Alliance Imaging Technology Standards Chair

Kari Smith, Head of Visual Resources Collections and Media Services, Department of the History of Art at the University of Michigan

Johanna Bauman, Senior Production Manager, ARTstor

What is Embedded Metadata?

What is Embedded Metadata?

What is Embedded Metadata?

Creator

André Giraud & Brousseau, company design, (Artist), FrenchAndré Giraud & Brousseau, Limoges, France, (Manufacturer)

Title Cup and SaucerWork Type Design Objects

DateDesign date: Before 1953Manufacture date: Before 1953

Material Glazed porcelain

Measurements

.1 (cup): h. 2 1/16" (5.2 cm), diam. 3 1/4" (8.3 cm) .2 (saucer): h. 1" (2.5 cm), diam. 5 3/4" (14.6 cm)

Description

"Carré" shape.Printed in green under glaze on underside of each: "LIMOGES/FRANCE"Gift of Mayhew-Copley, Ltd.

Repository Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)

Accession Number 556.1953.1-2

ARTstor Collection

The Museum of Modern Art, Architecture and Design Collection

Source Data From: The Museum of Modern Art

What is Embedded Metadata?

Technical – how was the image made and what does it need to be viewed

Administrative – who made the image and when

Descriptive – what does the image depict

Rights – who can use the image under what circumstances

Strengths/Opportunities

Cataloging

Management

Access

Weaknesses/Challenges

Technical limitations of cataloging tools

Visibility of the data is dependent upon the software being use to view the image

Embedded information is static and potentially obsolete

ARTstor and NDIIPP

National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program

ARTstor received a grant through this initiative in 2007 to explore the potential use of embedded metadata as part of the preservation of born digital still images

ARTstor Collections that Use Embedded Metadata

Magnum Photos – Collection that was received with existing embedded metadata

Larry Qualls – Photographer creating born digital images and cataloging them in Adobe Bridge using a custom panel

Christopher Roy – Scholar with existing digital content that needed to be cataloged

EMET – Embedded Metadata Extraction Tool

Extracts all XMP namespaces as well as EXIF fields targeted to meet NISO 739.87 standards that could be ingested into a PREMIS-based preservation system

Check if files are corrupt Checks for the presence of a custom panel

and whether or not required fields have been filled in

Will be available for free download and as an open source application by the end of 2010