Images of Italian art on the web - the database of the Photo Library of the German Art Institute in Florence

摘要

Purpose - To provide an overview of the construction and features of an art image database for high-resolution images. Design/methodology/approach - A description of technical information, standards and tools used for creating an art image database using open-source software products ZOPE, PLONE, and DIGILIB. Findings - Provides information about the considerations for and implementation of the digitalisation process and the set-up of the information infrastructure. Recognises that the effort for the digitalisation project was higher than estimated. Research limitations/implications - The focus is on specific issues of art image databases and the application of open-source software products. Practical implications - A source of information for applied standards and software as well as digitalisation processes. Originality/value - The paper presents practical information for institutions planning to set up an image database.