zorica netaj, iskustvo na sređivanju, obradi i digitalizaciji zbirke fotografija arhiva jugoslavije

Zorica Netaj, senior archivist

EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE

COLLECTION OF PHOTOSCOLLECTION OF PHOTOSFROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIAFROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA


EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA



377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS

Photographs cover period from 1855 till 2000.

Collection comprise 54 photograph sets with:

46.000 photographs20.000 film-based negatives 230 family albums 300 postcards 123 glass plate negatives

4 ferrotypes

GENERAL OVERVIEWGENERAL OVERVIEW




Kleopatra Karađorđević (1835-1855) carte de visit

Atellier: Strelisky, Pest, 1854-5.

Arsen Karađorđević (1859-1938) Atellier: Nadar, Paris, 1890



Disdéri

Nadar

Alfred Eisenstaedt Ivo Eterović

Gligor Kumđerski

Tonka

Milan Jovanović



2004 – 20062004 – 2006Revision of the

Collection of Photos

on 14 out of the 18 fonds/collections.

2004 – presentAcquisition and

processing

of 38 new fonds/collections


PERIOD FONDS COLLECTIONS

PHOTOGRAPHS

KINGDOM OF YUGOSLAVIA 21 3 11.500

WORLD WAR II 4 4 3.500POST-WAR YUGOSLAVIA 21 3 31.000

TOTAL 46 10 46.000

REVISIONREVISION



REVISIONREVISION

Information about the provenance and the amount of photos were established through:

In-RecordsEvidencesAdministrative historyInventories

DETERMINED:

Reconstraction of In-Records of Collection

Formed dossier of fonds/collectionStructure order of CollectionAmount of photos in CollectionEvaluation of photographs in CollectionPhysical condition of CollectionNew analytical inventories




PHOTOGRAPHS TEMPERATURE RELATIVE HUMIDITY

Black-and-white photographs

15оС - 25оС 35-50%+-5%

Color photographs -5оСmax 2оС

15-30%

NEGATIVES

Black-and-white negatives

> 18 оС 30-40%

Color negatives -15 - 4°C 30-40%

OPTIMUM CONDITIONS FOR PRESERVING PHOTOGRAPHS AND NEGATIVES

STORAGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONSSTORAGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS



FOLLOWING recommendation of:

International Council on Archives (ICA)European Visual Archive (EVA)National Archives and Records Administration’s (NARA) National Center for Digitization (NCD)South-Eastern European Digitization Initiative (SEEDI)MInisterial NEtwoRk for Valorising Activities (MINERVA)

GUIDELINESGUIDELINES377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS

Uputstvu o zaštiti i obradi zbirke fotografija u Arhivu Jugoslavije, Arhiv Jugoslavije, 1986.



GUIDELINES DEFINES: EvidencesCatalogingDigitisationHandlingPreserving

GUIDELINES FOR CATALOGUING, HANDLING, GUIDELINES FOR CATALOGUING, HANDLING, PRESERVING AND DIGITISATION PHOTOGRAPHIC PRESERVING AND DIGITISATION PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION OF THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA




377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOSGUIDELINES – Pragmatic SuggestionsGUIDELINES – Pragmatic Suggestions




In-Record of Collection of Photographs

AJ 377 74 9

GUIDELINES – Pragmatic SuggestionsGUIDELINES – Pragmatic Suggestions



Identification is most complex procedure

during the processing of photographs where one

has to establishe authenticity and credibility of a photograph.

Kosta Dinić (1854-1907), a doctor, missionary explorer. In 1896 upon the invitation of the Belgian Government goes to Africa where he worked as doctors on trans-Congas railway.After returning to Serbia he was personal doctor of King Peter I.

Atellier: Jerome Levaque, Bruxelles, 1896.

IDENTIFICATIONIDENTIFICATION




Online Database Inventar - search through units of description http://www.arhivyu.gov.rs

Politika (1904–1941) - identification of domestic and foreign personalities as well as political events during the Kingdom of Yugoslavia http://scc.digital.bkp.nb.rs

Vreme (1921–1941) - identification of domestic and foreign personalities as well as political events during the Kingdom of Yugoslavia http://www.digitalna.nb.rs/sf/NBS/Novine_i_casopisi/Vreme.

Historical Archives of Belgrade – electronic access to the public documents and archive information aids, electronic databases on content of archive fonds and collections and serch and view photographs in online mode. http://www.arhiv-beograda.org

Fototeka Muzej istorije Jugoslavije -150,000 photographs of Josip Broz Tito, taken from 1947-1980. about his encounters with the foreign statesments, foreign and domestic celebrities, politicians on samiths, kogreses tec. http://www.foto.mij.rs

COMPETENCE AND USEFUL ONLINE RESOURCESCOMPETENCE AND USEFUL ONLINE RESOURCES

THE ARGUMENTATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS TROUGH THE ARGUMENTATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS TROUGH COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS FROM MORE RELIABLE SOURCESCOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS FROM MORE RELIABLE SOURCES



DATABASESDATABASES

ANALYTIC INVENTORY = DATABASE ANALYTIC INVENTORY = DATABASE informs users about the content of the photographinforms users about the content of the photograph

Each photograph is processing individually in data fields

COBISS.SR database enables search by:

Keyword Name Event Time Author or contributor Geographical location



DATABASESDATABASES

Historical Archives of Belgrade, as part of its information system Janus, provides access, serch and view

photographs in online mode.

JANUS – Istorijski arhiv BeogradaJANUS – Istorijski arhiv Beograda

Photographs can be viewed in less resolution through unique number that represents the

connection to the digital copy.



OPEN SOURCESOPEN SOURCES DATABASESDATABASES

Europeana was launched in 2008, primarily perceived as a web portal, with the goal of

making Europe's cultural and scientific heritage accessible to the public.



DIGITISATIONDIGITISATION

THE MAIN GOAL OF DIGITISATION IS PROTECTION OF DELICAT THE MAIN GOAL OF DIGITISATION IS PROTECTION OF DELICAT ORIGINALS FROM FREQUENT USEORIGINALS FROM FREQUENT USE

CRITERIA FORCRITERIA FOR PLANNED PLANNED DIGITISATIONDIGITISATION

ON DEMANDON DEMANDDIGITISATIONDIGITISATION

User needsSubjectHistorical value of photosAge of the medium Aesthetic quality and

significance to the history of the art.

On demand of researchers

For exhibitions Exhibition catalogues For publications Presentations The review Аrhiv

8 fonds and 2 collections8 fonds and 2 collections

4000 photographs4000 photographs123 glass plate negatives123 glass plate negatives

2000 photographs2000 photographs from 33 fonds/collectionfrom 33 fonds/collection



PARAMETERS OF DIGITAL IMAGEPARAMETERS OF DIGITAL IMAGE

RESOLUTION FORMAT COLOUR DEPTH

BIT DEPTH

Digital Master 300-600 dpi TIFF RGB 24 bit – colour16 bit – B/W

Operativ 72-200 dpi JPG RGBGrayscale

16 bit – colour8 bit – B/W

Thumbnail 72 dpi JPGBMPGIF

RGBGrayscale

8 bit – colour8 bit – B/W


Digitisation iz act of migrating object from its analogue to digital form, by scanning, photographing or using digital technologies.

Flatbed scanner A4 model.Programme Adobe PhotoShop.



METADATAMETADATA

Prompt input of metadata is at the level of groups of photographs

TECHNICALTECHNICAL ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE DESCRIPTIVEDESCRIPTIVE


Metadata are informations that describes the characteristics of a source in digital form. They are useful when viewing,

transfering and documentationing of any content.



INVENTORIESINVENTORIES

After processing, the Fond or Collection is photographed with a digital camera as Thumbnail photo.

.In order for the photos to be as accessible as possible, 9000 Thumbnail

photographs are available in reading room for visitors.



CONCLUSION

54 photograph sets46.000 photographs20.000 film-based negatives 230 family albums 300 postcards 123 glass plate negatives

4 ferrotypes

COLLECTION OF PHOTOS IN NUMBERSCOLLECTION OF PHOTOS IN NUMBERS

Digitised: 6000 photographs from 8 fonds and 2 collections 123 glass plate negatives

4 ferrotypes

Thumbnail:9000 photographs

100 albums 153 geographic maps 64 color posters 123 glass plate negatives 4 ferrotypes



HVALA NA PAŽNJI!

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