Case Studies In Photographic Digitization : Victoria And Albert Museum, The Art Institute Of Chicago, And George Eastman House

The purpose of this paper is to provide an assessment of digitization photographic developments in three institutions: the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the George Eastman House. In addition it presents a cumulative analysis of each institutions's work to establish a comparison to general museum and technological trends. The focus of the research is to explain the present status of the implementation of photographic digitization plans in these collections, while analyzing past efforts to form some conclusions about technological advancements within the field.