| Project participants: |
John
Curtin Prime Ministerial Library |
| Contact officer/s: |
Kandy-Jane Henderson, Archivist (email
jcpml@boris.curtin.edu.au, phone
08 9266 4205 or fax 08 9266 4185) |
| Project
description: A multimedia CD-ROM which brings together a range of media
including photographs, audio recordings, documents and film footage into a
format allowing users interactive access. Aim to provide improved public access
to the collection, explore the resources required to undertake major
digitisation. |
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| Content: |
Material digitised included: photographs,
sound recordings, video, handwritten material, typed text and other
formats. |
| Digitisation policy and
priorities: |
The JCPML digitisation policy was devised
as part of it's strategic and
information planning process. No online policy.The JCPML "Electronic
Archive Management Framework, November 1997" outlines the responsibilities of
the JCPML for preservation and longterm access to digital objects. Digitisation
of John Curtin related material is ongoing. 90% of the JCPML collection is
available as a digital reference if not as full content. |
| Timetable: |
Completed: June 1996 - February 1998 |
| Budget and funding: |
Funded internally and with sponsorship
from TouchstoneDDI - less than $A20,000. |
| Staff resources: |
Digitisation done Inhouse and by
Touchstone DDI (digitisation of material into an appropriately interactive
CD). |
| Technical standards: |
Digital PC and Apple computers; storage on
CD ROM. |
| Cataloguing and
indexing: |
Content is arranged as 'chapters' which
related to John Curtain's life. |
| Comments: |
Making the CD multi platform, ie to run on
both Macintosh and PC environments, was problematic and required purchase of
additional software. Important to keep aware of environmental scanning in
relation to multimedia CDs. |
Last modified: August 09 2004.