Keywording for archive & news libraries

For collections of a more historical or reporting nature, Global Image Lab has the experience and resources to provide detailed research to ensure complete and pertinent keywords. 

Photographs of news stories benefit from background information of the event that may not be instantly recognizable in the picture but are culturally and historically significant for clients looking to purchase reporting photographs.  Precise research can also enhance library collections in regards to style, artist, and other historical background information. 

Similarly, travel photographs profit from additional investigation in regards to changing place names, historical significance, and appropriate researched context. Global Image Lab will do accurate, in-depth research to ensure a thorough array of search terms applied in a culturally sensitive manner, best reflecting the keywording scope of the collection. Augmented by well-rounded general search terms, your collection will appeal to scholarly and commercial clients alike.

Contentious political or racial issues are dealt with a multi-faceted approach keeping with cultural sensitivity, but while also presenting the photographs in a realistic light. In-house staff may not have the time or ability to examine the context as a dedicated outsource system such as Global Image Labs can, combining well-researched terminology with general commercial keywords and search terms, for a balanced approach to appeal to a spectrum of clients.

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