(Image Archive became an independent, hosted database in Autumn Quarter, 1999)

Cities/Buildings

Dublin Core

Authority file

Comments

Title

Title

A brief descriptive phrase. The title is a concise phrase that will be used to label the thumbnails. TITLE may be the title given to the image by the contributor. Generally, it is a commonly used, specific identifying phrase. Some objects are not known by a specific name, but are still commonly identified by a generic name.

Note: in original database, residential building names such as "J.J. Glessner House" may be found under a person’s full name or surname: "Glessner House." Please use the most complete form.

Examples (specific): Winter Palace; Seagram Building; Temple of Love; Hall of Mirrors

Suggestion: If the specific object is unknown, but the larger site is known (e.g., an unknown street in Montmarte), use the site name plus the generic term in TITLE; repeat the site name in SITE or CITY as appropriate. This is so that the display of thumbnail captions and the default sort based on TITLE will be more useful to users. Also in the case of an image of a room or object within a building, use the building's name plus the generic name for the smaller object.

Examples:

Site

Coverage

LCAF

Larger architectural object or location that the object is a component of (Note: many objects will not be part of a larger site) (Note: in original data this may include named neighborhoods or city names for generic broad views--please do not duplicate city name in SITE)

Examples: Chateau de Versailles; Place de la Concorde; Eurodisney

Detail

Description

Type of view: AAT Views in Visual Works hierarchy (use singular form)

Object: AAT (singular or plural depending on what is in image)

The view and/or aspect of the object shown. Generally this is characterized in three ways

1. Type of view

Examples: Aerial view; Exterior view; Interior view; Detail

2. Specific object being viewed if not a named object

Example: Façade; Entrance; Garden; Door; Nave pier

3. Orientation of view

The DETAIL statement should be constructed in the following manner:

<Type of view> of <object> from <orientation>

Examples: Aerial view from south; Exterior view of west facade from water parterre; Distant view from Siaigan Hill; Detail of interior wall

Note: do not duplicate information in different aspects (e.g., Interior view of interior wall)

City

Coverage

LCAF

The city where the object is located

Examples: Seattle; Paris; Amsterdam

State

Coverage

LCAF

The state or province where the object is located if in the United States or Canada (Note: use full form)

Examples: North Dakota; Washington; British Columbia

Nation

Coverage

LCAF

The nation where the object is located

Examples: United States; France; Bhutan

CE Date of Construction

Coverage

Construction or renovation year(s) of the object

DATE will always be expressed as a year or range of years, never as a phrase (17^th c.; 1970s) (as per Guide to Indexing and Cataloging with the Art & Architecture Thesaurus, App. A, Date and Geographic Name Guidelines)

For indications of century, follow the conventions of these examples:

17^th century: 1600-1699

Early 17^th century: 1600-1629

Mid-17^th century: 1630-1669

Late-17^th century: 1670-1699

For indications of a decade: 1970s: 1970-1979

To represent dates before year 1, use the BCE (Before Common Era) field.

To represent dates after the year 1, use the CE field.

Use a question mark after the date to indicate approximate, probable or uncertain dates

BCE Date of Construction

Coverage

See above

Object/Building Name

Subject

LCAF

The proper name given to the specific object or building represented in the slide in authorized form. This field will be used ONLY if there is a proper, specific name for the object depicted. LCAF will be used for the authorized form. The intent is to provide a consistent, uniform name as a search point, as opposed to the TITLE field, which is an uncontrolled, descriptive phrase. (Note: TITLE will often be a common English-language phrase; OBJECT/BUILDING NAME will often be the official, vernacular name in the language of the country where the object is located.)

Examples:

Architect/Builder

Creator

LCAF; LCSH

Person or body responsible for object design or people responsible for construction

Examples: Wright, Lloyd Frank; Aalto, Alvar; NBBJ (Firm); Gusii (African people)

Suggestion: Follow standard format of lastname, firstname for personal names; use LC Subject Headings for the names of peoples

Materials

Subject

AAT Materials hierarchy (use singular form)

The physical substance or physical qualities of the object

Examples: Masonry; Brickwork

Type

Subject

AAT Built Environment hierarchy (use plural form)

The physical or purposive form of the object (Note: this will generally be a building type)

Examples: Cathedrals; Universities; Amusement parks; Bungalows

Style

Subject

AAT Styles and Periods hierarchy (singular or adjectival form)

A specific style and/or historical period the work represents (Note: this is independent of specific construction date and place. Meant to be used to identify examples of a particular style or historical period)

Examples: Deconstructivist; Mediterranean; Baroque

Other terms

Subject

Additional concepts that are not represented by other data elements but are deemed significant enough to provide access for

Examples: Public art; Tilt-up construction; Reclamation projects

Suggestion: This could be further refined to several separate fields

Notes

Description

Descriptive narrative text that provides further background information, points of interest, lecture notes, etc.

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Slide number

Identifier

A unique slide identifier assigned by Meredith Clausen.

Consists of two or three letters (representing photographer initials or photograph collection) and several digits (representing an accession number).

Examples: DW33; PhJ80; add60; USA250

Note: this is generally the same as the file name (minus extension) of the digitized photograph

Suggestion: standardize case

File format

Format

File format of the image file

Consists of a period with a three letter extension of the image file type

Examples: .JPG; .jpg; .GIF; .gif

Suggestion: standardize case; drop initial period

Transmission data

Format

Information about the original photograph and of the electronic conversion process

Includes information about original source format, machine used for conversion, and digital version details (file format, resolution, color)

Example: scanned from slide format using AFGA bulk scanner, tiff format converted to jpeg factor 32, 300-400 ppi

Suggestion: Drop this field if not found useful or incorporate FILE FORMAT into this field

Photographer

Creator

LCAF

Creator of original visual image

Examples: Clausen, Meredith L.; Hu, Mary Lee

Suggestion: follow Lastname, Firstname format

Photographer’s reference no.

Identifier

A unique photographer identifier

Examples: Meredith L. Clausen

Suggestion: Eliminate as it appears to duplicate PHOTOGRAPHER

Date of Photograph

Date

Year the photograph was taken

Example: 1963

Suggestion: Follow format conventions expressed above in DATE

Source

Contributor

LCAF

Image acquisition source

Generally the individual or body who provided the slide or the citation if taken from another work

Examples: Clausen, Meredith L.; Fletcher, Banister. History of Architecture, 1905

Suggestion: Lastname, Firstname

Copyright holder

Rights

LCAF

Individual or body that retains copyright to the visual image

Examples: Clausen, Meredith L.; Hu, Mary Lee

Suggestion: Lastname, Firstname