ARTstor Digital Library
Shared Shelf Features
Cataloging tools
- Easy access and use of integrated Getty vocabularies and Vocabulary warehouse
- Customizable cataloging screens to support novice and expert users
- Customizable cataloger profiles and permissions
- Metadata template based on VRA Core 4.0 which can be customized and extended or develop entirely new schemas to support marketing, communications, natural history, science and medical content
- Copy and paste functionality (record and field level)
- Full size, zoomable image available in cataloging screen
- Advanced searching, sorting and grouping of records
- Bulk editing tools
- Import and export of metadata in MS Excel with future support for XML (custom migration services also available. Learn more)
Vocabulary warehouse
- Complete access to Getty vocabularies:
- Union List of Artist Names (ULAN)™
- Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN)™
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus (AAT)™
- Cultural Object Name Authority (CONA)™
(in development)
- Community-contributed name and work (in development) records
- Candidate terms are periodically sent to Getty for inclusion in their vocabularies; refreshed data is updated in Shared Shelf
- Built Works Registry (in development)
- Work records for the architecture and the built environment
Digital asset storage
- Bulk uploading from anywhere using a Web browser
- Unlimited size still image support (including TIFF, JPEG and JPEG2000 files)
- Multimedia support (video, audio, PDF, Microsoft Office documents)
- Storage and daily back up of source images on multiple, geographically dispersed servers
- Automatic monitoring of server availability
- Level 1 preservation included to protect your source files
- A client-based uploading application (in development)
Publishing and export tools
- Publish from Shared Shelf to a wide range of discovery and use environments
- Provide restricted access to your digital collections for local, institutional or consortial use in the ARTstor Workspace
- Promote your content on the open web by publishing to Shared Shelf Commons
- Create curated digital exhibitions using Shared Shelf with Omeka
- Set viewing and download size of published images (in development)
- Export images, descriptive metadata data, and technical metadata in a standard format for ingestion into other local systems
- Open API
- OAI harvesting (in development)
Shared Shelf is Web-based and does not require installation of local software. Learn more about the system requirements and compatibility.
