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General Digital Imaging System Requirements

Based on the List Composed by E. Behrens and S. Dreher for the Tri-College Consoritum, July 2004.

Image Manipulation and Viewing

• Image viewing functionality
• Fast rendering
• Zoom/pan
• Split screen
• Toggle metadata
• Drag-and-drop sequencing of presentations (virtual light table)
• Students have ability to create private image study sets
• Personal collections (on-the-fly image uploads/cataloging)
• Printable records w/ meta-data
• Overall ease-of-use meets end user expectations
• Downloadable stand-alone presentations

• Image exports to PowerPoint and other applications

Additional preferences:

• High-resolution zooming
• Movie and audio files
• Simple/advanced search interfaces

Collection Management

• Direct access to database and file system where images are stored.
• Sufficient data and batch image import/export for visual resources staff to manage regular and routine data modifications
• Multiple collections
• Search single/multiple collections
• Separate collection management controls

• Integrated ArtStor access

• Modifiable fields

Additional preferences:

• Integrated VRA core-compliant cataloging tool
• Support for multiple meta-data standards

Application Administration

• Multiple administrative levels
• Image sets/collections can be restricted to use by subset of users
• Integration with existing authentication/directory services
• Ability to create public-access collections/guest access
• Reporting
• Usage statistics
• Administrative/system statistics

Technical Specifications

• SQL database on backend

• Server OS platform: _

• Client has complete Mac/Windows crossplatform

compatibility