AMICO Technology Committee

AMICO Public Access Catalog Specification

This version 1.1
dated January 29, 1999

This document outlines the functional and information content limitations that pertain to any offering of access to unlicensed users of The AMICO Library. Such access may be provided by a distributor or licensee on a public web site or through an Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC).

1. Purpose and Goals
AMICO is willing for the contents of The AMICO Library be made publicly known, so long as the extent of publicly accessible information is limited and rights of rights-holders are clearly identified and functionally enhanced. Distributors of The AMICO Library, and licensing institutions, are permitted to make limited, specified, content, together with specified functionality, freely available on the Word Wide Web and in on-line public access catalogs, in order to increase awareness of the availability of the content of The AMICO Library and rights in the data.

2. Content of the Catalog
The AMICO public catalog must contain an entry for each work held locally by the agency maintaining the public web site or OPAC. Distributors must provide access to all works in The AMICO Library.

For each work in the Library, a publicly accessible catalog must include a brief catalog record in structured text and a "thumbnail" image.

A. Brief Catalog Record
The 'brief catalog record' may not display more than the following limited subset of the full textual data documenting a work in The AMICO Library. All of the data in the fields marked with * must always be displayed if present. Field definitions are available in the AMICO Data Specification.

Tag   Field Name
CRQ   Creator-Qualifier
CRT   *Creator-Name-Text
CRC   Creator-Culture/Nationality
CDT   Creator-Dates/Location-Text
OTN   *Object-Title-Name
OCT   *Creation-Date-Text
OMD   Materials and Techniques-Description
OTY   Object-Type
OON   *Owner-Name
OOP   Owner-Place
OOA   Owner-Accession-Number
OOC   *Owner-Credit-Line
ORS   *Copyright-Statements
ORL   *Copyright-Link (see Functionality 3G below)
XRS   *Media Metadata DC.Rights

B. "Thumbnail" Images
One and only one image of each work must be present. These images must retain the original aspect ratio of the original at a maximum 128 bits x 128 bits in resolution with a bit-depth of 24 bits. These images must appear as "in-line" images in a JFIF/JPEG format.

C. Multimedia or other files
No other associated multimedia, text or detailed image files may be made available as part of the AMICO Public Catalog

3. Functionality Required

A. Searching
Searches by creator, repository name and keyword are required. Searches may not use data other than what is permitted in the public catalog display.

B. Multiple Browsers
All AMICO Public Web sites must support multiple browsers. These currently include Netscape Navigator 3.0 (and higher) and Internet Explorer 3.0 (and higher).

C. Functioning Links
All links on AMICO Public Web sites must function correctly. Broken links must be corrected within 48 hours of notification. No links may be reported as "Under Construction".

D. AMICO Identity
Public catalogues must clearly identify the content of The AMICO Library by its source and maintain the identity of that source for users at all times. Links must be provided from the catalog to the AMICO Web site at http://www.amico.org

E. Withdrawal of Works
Anyone providing access to The AMICO Library must, with ten days of notification of the withdrawal of work from The AMICO Library, remove all multimedia documentation of said work from its public catalog and certify the destruction all multimedia documentation of that work under institutional control.

F. Rights Statements
Each record in the Public Catalog must be accompanied by a rights statement that indicates the copyright of the original work (when applicable) (ORS), the copyright of the image (XRS), and the copyright of the compilation of The AMICO Library.

G. Rights Links
In addition to these copyright statements, links must be provided to "Rights". Double clicking an image or the required "Rights" label must return a message which advises users that:

a) access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use

b) a full educational license for non-commercial, educational use are available from AMICO with a link to http://www.amico.org

c) licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by a distributor, with links to the distributors, and

d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder/ contributor with a link to the contributor (ORL).

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Last modified on  October 10, 2001