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Reflections on digitising the tear sheets in the Walt Reed Illustration Archive

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  • Degener, Andrea

    (MSC 1061-141-B, USA)

  • Lacerte, Skye

    (MSC 1061-141-B, USA)

Abstract

The D.B. Dowd Modern Graphic History Library is a repository of primary source materials that supports faculty scholarship and teaching in the field of visual culture. One of its cornerstone collections is the Walt Reed Illustration Archive, which consists of materials amassed at Illustration House, a business founded around collecting and selling key pieces of narrative art, in addition to related materials, of some of the most notable illustrators of the 20th century. The materials in this collection were used to create a publicly accessible digital collection of over 150,000 assets. Administrative metadata have been added to the collection, but work has been ongoing to enhance the descriptive metadata, which is crucial for research and discovery. Presently, only 30,000 records contain fully descriptive data. This paper discusses the challenges and successes of the project, as well as the innovative systems created to enhance image records and increase accessibility.

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  • Degener, Andrea & Lacerte, Skye, 2023. "Reflections on digitising the tear sheets in the Walt Reed Illustration Archive," Journal of Digital Media Management, Henry Stewart Publications, vol. 11(4), pages 310-323, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:aza:jdmm00:y:2023:v:11:i:4:p:310-323
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    archival collections; discovery; illustration; metadata; special collections;
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    • M11 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Production Management
    • M15 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - IT Management

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