2019 Volume 82 Issue 1 Pages 20-30
Tokyo Polytechnic University is the most traditional and longest-established photographic institution in our country since 1923. Among other university establishments, Shadai Gallery was opened in 1975 as Japan's pioneer facility that exhibits, collects and researches both domestic and international photographs. Shadai Gallery has two missions, one is to preserve those collections among original prints, the other is to use them for photography education. To make the two objectives compatible, the Gallery has ordered Nissha Printing Communications, inc to construct a digital archive in 2003. This paper describes the processes of reproduction of photographs by high-definition digital photography, development of a collection management system, and utilization of the image browsing system at the educational site.
