Digital Collection

Image by Dena Lamb

In Digital Libraries, I worked on a group project in which we built an art collection for online viewing. Imagining we were a public library with many objects from an artist, we decided we wanted to provide online access for the collection. We reasoned that we only had so much wall space at our imaginary library to show the artist's works. Putting them online would be a great way to show most or all of the collection. It would also bring the library's collection out of the archives and into people's homes and computer screens.

We used photos and invitations from a family member, digitized them, and created a website to peruse and search them. We included some audio clips of the artist herself talking about her art as well. As part of the digitization process we decided what to show of each object, what information to include with each object, how to scan them, scanning specifications, and naming conventions. It was laborious and challenging but a lot of fun.

Take a look at the Dena Lamb Collection and see for yourself. If you're interested in finding out more about the artist, visit her online at Dena Lamb Images.