[DOC] Creating Digital Resources for the Visual Arts: Standards and Good Practice

[Terry Kuny]

Apologies for any cross postings..

Dear All,

The Visual Arts Data Service, (http://vads.ahds.ac.uk) provides,
preserves and promotes high quality digital resources in
the visual arts and the Technical Advisory Service for Images
(http://www.tasi.ac.uk/) advises and supports the academic
community on the digital creation, storage and delivery of
image-related information.

We are pleased to formally launch the web version of the
VADS/TASI Guide to Good Practice:

*Creating Digital Resources for the Visual Arts:
Standards and Good Practice*

http://vads.ahds.ac.uk/guides/creating_guide.html

The guide is intended primarily to introduce new users of
technology to its applications, and to provide comprehensive
guidance on all the following issues;

           *Creating Digital Images
           *Copyright
           *Data Documentation and Metadata Standards
           *Project Management
           *Resource Delivery and User Issues
           *Storage and Preservation
           *Using specialised formats for the Visual Arts

We hope that it will also provide a useful source of information
for those who are more experienced in generating digital resources.
Bibliographic links and a glossary of ternms are also included.

*Permitted Uses*

While we encourage you to read and make use of our Guide fully.
Please do not print out the whole Guide or distribute it to colleagues.
It is intended for individual use.

*Print Publication*

A print publication is soon to follow this electronic version,
published by Oxbow Books; information on how to order the Guide in
book form will be posted on the VADS and TASI sites.

Best Wishes

Catherine Grout (VADS) and Karla Youngs (TASI)
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*Catherine Grout*Visual Arts Data Service Project Manager*
**Surrey Institute of Art & Design**Farnham**Surrey**
****URL: http://vads.ahds.ac.uk *tel: 01252 892723****

Providing, preserving and promoting . . .
high quality digital resources for the visual arts


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*Catherine Grout*Visual Arts Data Service Project Manager*
**Surrey Institute of Art & Design**Farnham**Surrey**
****URL: http://vads.ahds.ac.uk *tel: 01252 892723****

Providing, preserving and promoting . . .
high quality digital resources for the visual arts