To provide an overview of the construction and features of an art image database for high‐resolution images.
A description of technical information, standards and tools used for creating an art image database using open‐source software products ZOPE, PLONE, and DIGILIB.
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.
The focus is on specific issues of art image databases and the application of open‐source software products.
A source of information for applied standards and software as well as digitalisation processes.
The paper presents practical information for institutions planning to set up an image database.
