Photograph Paper Sample Books : A Reference Collection and Web Presentation At George Eastman House

• DOI: 10.32920/ryerson.14644239.v1
• Publication Date: 2021-05-22T09:21:33Z
• Authors: Emily Welch
• Keywords: Sample (material); George (robot); Presentation (obstetrics)

This thesis proposes a model for the cataloging, evaluation, and description of photographic paper sample books in George Eastman House collection. The is implemented as reference resource on Notes - Photographs, collaborative website development at with support National Leadership Grant from Institute Museum Library Services. Photographs built wiki platform, which characterized by capabilities dynamic updating editing group users. to describe contents utilizes these further enrich information resource. Manufacturer are invaluable resources developing better understanding materials photography; they reveal evolution dominant image-making over century silver halide photography. project seeks do job explaining what are, why valuable, promoting standardized language facilitate communication among professionals engaged care, display, study photographs. ability articulate technological material aspects any medium contributes discernment has implications establishing authenticity, being conscious an image maker's aesthetic decisions, dating works, condition preservation object. In most cases collection undated, catalogue records treat single entries rather than complex bound where each unique characteristics. work accomplished this will inform object current cataloging system, System (TMS) House.