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Primary Research Group has published Trends in Photography Special Collections Management, 2013 Edition, ISBN 978-1-57440-246-9
 

Primary Research Group has published Trends in Photography Special Collections Management, 2013 Edition, ISBN 978-1-57440-246-9.

 

The report profiles the efforts of nine special photography collections from the American Museum of Natural History, the Minneapolis Public Library, the National WWI Museum at Liberty Memorial, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Indiana Historical Society, the State Archives of Florida, the Autry Collection, the University of Kentucky, and the University of Montana. 

 

The intent of the report is to examine closely how photographic collections are managed, discussing issues such as digitization, marketing, use of social media, cataloging and metadata, copyright and permissions, reproductions and licensing, revenue development, costs and staffing, and other issues of interest to managers of large photo collections in museums, private industry, archives, colleges, historical societies, and other venues.

 

Some highlights of the report include:

  • Barbara Mathé, Museum Archivist and Head of Library Special Collections, discusses the development of the Museum's photography collection, including the sticky issue of the use of images of indigenous cultures as well as the more mundane issues of staffing, licensing, cataloging, and metadata, among other issues.
  • Barbara Tannenbaum, the Curator of Photography for the Cleveland Museum of Art, discusses the Collection's many partnerships with other institutions, as well as licensing, outreach and marketing, and preservation, among other issues.
  • Steve Haller, the Senior Director of the Collections and Library at the Indiana Historical Society, discusses how his organization manages an astounding 1.7 million photographs, as well as other issues such as fulfillment of demand for prints, funding, and digitization.
  • Jody Norman, the Archives Supervisor, and Adam Watson, the Photographic and Film Archivist, discuss the enormously popular Florida Memory Project, as well as a myriad of management and development issues.
  • Deirdre Scaggs, Associate Dean of Special Collections at the University of Kentucky, discusses the use of blogs and image sharing sites in driving traffic to collections, as well as a host of other issues in acquisitions, digitization, and general management.

 

The report ($85.00) is available from Primary Research Group and also from major book vendors such as Amazon, Baker & Taylor, Yankee Book Peddler, Midwest Library Services, Overdrive, Research and Markets, and other distributors of content. For a free excerpt, table of contents, and list of survey participants, or to place an order, visit our website at www.PrimaryResearch.com.