Sarah McDonald
Sarah McDonald originally trained and worked as an illustrator before joining Mirror Syndication, the picture library of the Mirror Group of Newspapers. In 1994 she transferred to the Hulton Picture Library, now part of Getty Images, managing the metadata team for Hulton"s fledgling digital search engine and prototype website. In 1998 she was appointed curator, responsible for the preservation, management and promotion of Hulton Archive, a resource of over 40 million images dating from the beginnings of photography and beyond. She"s published numerous articles relating to the archive"s photographers and collections, and is currently studying for a Masters degree in Museum Studies.
Articles by Sarah McDonald:
Selling Photographs in the Digital Age
Thursday, 31st July 2008
Digital imagery is playing an ever-increasing part of the information management world. Sarah McDonald traces the rise in demand for sources of for digital images, and reminds information professionals that rights management is as important now as it was in the 19th century.
Selling Photographs in the Digital Age [ABSTRACT]
Thursday, 31st July 2008
Digital imagery is playing an ever-increasing part of the information management world. Sarah McDonald traces the rise in demand for sources of for digital images, and reminds information professionals that rights management is as important now as it was in the 19th century.
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