Resource Service Questions

Questions

• Q: We need to deal with the issue of when we manage images as objects (because they are modeled that way in the collections, or as part of a collecting activity, etc. Will museums that have images as first class objects be confused by treating other images (e.g., images that just document a real-world physical object like a basket) in a different manner?

• Q: to the extent that we model Images of Objects as resources, we will likely want to model derivatives as resources (web-versions, thumbnails, etc.). Does this also imply that we will manage logical derivatives like segments (temporal segments of time-based media, or spatial segments of an image)?

• Q: Would we further manage structured sets of derivatives?
  • A: For a set of tiles that support zoom and pan, I (Patrick) would think yes.
  • A: For a video playlist that presents a summary of the original media object, this may be non-trivial to support.