Overview

The Cinemage®System is a 100% solution for collections management on the Internet or on an internal network. The system is entirely web-based and can be accessed from anywhere on the Internet using standard web browsers. Access control mechanisms provide for everything from public (read-only) access, to complete records management, all done through a simple user interface and standard web forms. Included are tools for image management and display and an optional e-commerce module is available for on-line purchase of images or other media.

Key Features

Text Search and Display

• Simple searches across specified fields or the entire collection.
• Scan function to create an index using a specified field (and the ability to access a result set from this scan).
• Ability to further search on a result set to refine the search results.
• Ability to browse through result sets.
• Access to more complex and powerful search mechanisms.

Image Display

• Ability to display thumbnail images in light-table or list form.
• Ability to display images in a variety of resolutions.

Access Control

• Multiple levels of control and security through easily created user accounts.
• Data owners have complete control over their own collections.
• Public access without accounts can be provided.

Data Maintenance

• All maintenance done through standard web forms.
• Database design is flexible allowing any number of fields as well as repeating fields.
• Supports ISO2709 and MARC format for data.
• Data owners can add individual records or edit existing records.
• Facilities are provided for bulk upload of data.
• Mapping tables provide for easy import of data from other existing databases.
• Data can also be exported in a variety of formats.
• Hyperlinks can be created between records, databases, and to external sources.

Image Maintenance

• System handles all standard image formats (Jpeg, TIFF, BMP, GIF, etc)
• Only the highest resolution images are loaded – all lower resolution images are generated by the system.
• The system will export text and thumbnail images in the format required by Images Canada.