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The purpose of this page is to track documentation/discussion for the project to include Artworks in BHL

Suggested steps

(Trish) Mike Lichtenberg urges that we keep in mind this type of change will impact almost everything in BHL from metadata, data model, ingest, to portal changes so we should proceed with the understanding that this process will involve many people and will stretch over a considerable period of time.

1. Decide if we want to include artworks in BHL (this is a policy issue - do we want to open up BHL to genres beyond literature?)
2. Gather multiple examples of the types of artworks we'd like to include
3. review metadata schemas for artworks and see if any of them will work for all the examples - we could start with the schema developed for the ARt of LIfe project which is a blend of VRA Core 4.0 and Darwin Core schemas.
   1. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FcnWIsTNdV1PuLj6Az59lOk2DCDlBXv5C91N6mbvLiQ/edit?usp=sharing
4. make metadata recommendations to accommodate artworks
5. determine what type of changes would be needed in BHL data model
6. determine what type of changes would be needed in BHL workflow including ingest to IA
7. determine what type of changes would be needed in portal display to enable search and retrieval of artworks
8. implement changes in BHL
9. begin ingesting artworks

Step 1

Decide if we want to include artworks in BHL (this is a policy issue - do we want to open up BHL to genres beyond literature?)
This is the BIG question.
It requires information before it can be answered
We need to collect and present the information so that a decision can be made
Collections Committee tasked with "determining metadata requirements to inform technical development planning for the inclusion of artworks"

What information do we need?

1. Determine level of interest...
   1. Do we have artworks in our collections that we would like to include in BHL? Yes?...folks on collections committee have indicated as such but need better documented answer - BC to contact staff lists/partner lists
   2. Q1: Do you have BHL relevant artworks in your collections? AND Q2: How important is it that we include artworks in the BHL collection?
2. Estimate scope of work...

Artworks in BHL gdoc

Example Artworks

AMNH
Hi Bianca, Here are a few examples from our catalog (AMNH). Feel free to share with others on the committee. -- Diana Shih
Individual art works:

• http://libcat.amnh.org/record=b1000760
• http://libcat.amnh.org/record=b1000728
• http://libcat.amnh.org/record=b1000200
• http://libcat.amnh.org/record=b1000546 [sculpture, in case you want to open that can]

collections:

• http://libcat.amnh.org/record=b1189647
• http://libcat.amnh.org/record=b1205270
• http://libcat.amnh.org/record=b1194621
• http://libcat.amnh.org/record=b1190396

BHL Singapore
would like to upload artworks to BHL - they report having "500 sheets of art work from NPark" (2/09/15 via Deepak)

MCZ
Example collection of artworks in flickr

NHM London

User request
User request for including artworks in BHL from Marcus Simpson
userrequestforartworks.pdf