Zprávy památkové péče 2016, 76(1):3-8
Photographic collections and what to do with them next
The article analyzes in detail the structure, condition, quantity and eventual market value of historical photographic works administered by the National Heritage Institute in its mobiliary and collections. It points out the insufficient care of these valuable documents and warns of the irreplaceable losses that might occur unless the issue is soon resolved of the professional preservation of photographic collections and expeditious digitization as conversions into their electronic visual equivalents, i.e. exact digital duplicates. Attention is focused on three groups of the most vulnerable or most difficult to digitize originals, and the current complicated situation in the offer of appropriate hardware suitable for the digitization of photo archives is also briefly discussed.
Keywords: NHI photo collections; market value of photographic works; preservation of historical pictures; digitization
Published: March 1, 2016 Show citation
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