Within its 859 archives and collections, The Archives of Yugoslavia keeps nearly 25 kilometres of records. These materials relate to the activities of the central government and state authorities. The Photograph Collection comprises of 54 photograph sets, which contain more than 46.000 photographs, 230 albums, 300 postcards, 123 glass plate negatives and 4 ferrotypes, dating from the year 1855 until 2000. The present paper is based on experience gained from arranging and processing the Photograph Collection of the Archives of Yugoslavia. It presents the collection’s revision, methods for the identification of the photos, databases, the digitization project, master photo formats and metadata.

1. Zorica Netaj, senior archivist
EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING,EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING,
PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEPROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOSCOLLECTION OF PHOTOS
FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIAFROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA

2. Zorica Netaj, senior archivist
EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEEXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA

3. Zorica Netaj, senior archivist
EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEEXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA

4. Zorica Netaj, senior archivist
EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEEXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA
377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS
Photographs cover period from 1855 till 2000.
Collection comprise 54 photograph sets with:
46.000 photographs
20.000 film-based negatives
230 family albums
300 postcards
123 glass plate negatives
4 ferrotypes
GENERAL OVERVIEWGENERAL OVERVIEW

5. Zorica Netaj, senior archivist
EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEEXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA
377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS
Kleopatra Karađorđević (1835-1855)
carte de visit
Atellier: Strelisky, Pest, 1854-5.
Arsen Karađorđević (1859-1938)
Atellier: Nadar, Paris, 1890

6. Zorica Netaj, senior archivist
EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEEXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA
Disdéri
Nadar
Alfred Eisenstaedt Ivo Eterović
Gligor Kumđerski
Tonka
Milan Jovanović

7. Zorica Netaj, senior archivist
EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEEXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA

8. Zorica Netaj, senior archivist
EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEEXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA
2004 – 20062004 – 2006
Revision of the
Collection of Photos
on 14 out of the 18
fonds/collections.
2004 – present
Acquisition and
processing
of 38 new
fonds/collections
377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS
PERIOD FONDS COLLECTION
S
PHOTOGRAPHS
KINGDOM OF
YUGOSLAVIA 21 3 11.500
WORLD WAR II
4 4 3.500
POST-WAR YUGOSLAVIA
21 3 31.000
TOTAL 46 10 46.000
REVISIONREVISION

9. Zorica Netaj, senior archivist
EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEEXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA
REVISIONREVISION
Information about the
provenance and the amount of
photos were established
through:
In-Records
Evidences
Administrative history
Inventories
DETERMINED:
Reconstraction of In-Records of
Collection
Formed dossier of
fonds/collection
Structure order of Collection
Amount of photos in Collection
Evaluation of photographs in
Collection
Physical condition of Collection
New analytical inventories
377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS

10. Zorica Netaj, senior archivist
EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEEXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA
PHOTOGRAPHS TEMPERATURE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY
Black-and-white
photographs
15о
С - 25о
С 35-50%
+-5%
Color photographs -5о
С
max 2о
С
15-30%
NEGATIVES
Black-and-white
negatives
> 18о
С 30-40%
Color negatives -15 - 4°C 30-40%
OPTIMUM CONDITIONS FOR PRESERVING
PHOTOGRAPHS AND NEGATIVES
STORAGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONSSTORAGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS

11. Zorica Netaj, senior archivist
EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEEXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA
FOLLOWING recommendation of:
International Council on Archives (ICA)
European Visual Archive (EVA)
National Archives and Records Administration’s (NARA)
National Center for Digitization (NCD)
South-Eastern European Digitization Initiative (SEEDI)
MInisterial NEtwoRk for Valorising Activities (MINERVA)
GUIDELINESGUIDELINES
377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS
Uputstvu o zaštiti i obradi zbirke fotografija u Arhivu Jugoslavije,
Arhiv Jugoslavije, 1986.

12. Zorica Netaj, senior archivist
EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEEXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA
GUIDELINES DEFINES:
Evidences
Cataloging
Digitisation
Handling
Preserving
GUIDELINES FOR CATALOGUING, HANDLING,GUIDELINES FOR CATALOGUING, HANDLING,
PRESERVING AND DIGITISATION PHOTOGRAPHICPRESERVING AND DIGITISATION PHOTOGRAPHIC
COLLECTION OF THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA
377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS

13. Zorica Netaj, senior archivist
EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEEXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA
377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS
GUIDELINES – Pragmatic SuggestionsGUIDELINES – Pragmatic Suggestions

14. Zorica Netaj, senior archivist
EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEEXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA
377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS377 – THE COLLECTION OF PHOTOS
In-Record of Collection of Photographs
AJ 377 74 9
GUIDELINES – Pragmatic SuggestionsGUIDELINES – Pragmatic Suggestions

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EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEEXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA
Identification is most
complex procedure
during the processing of
photographs where one
has to establishe
authenticity and
credibility of a
photograph.
Kosta Dinić (1854-1907), a doctor, missionary explorer. In
1896 upon the invitation of the Belgian Government goes to
Africa where he worked as doctors on trans-Congas
railway.
After returning to Serbia he was personal doctor of King
Peter I.
Atellier: Jerome Levaque, Bruxelles, 1896.
IDENTIFICATIONIDENTIFICATION

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EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEEXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA
IDENTIFICATIONIDENTIFICATION

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EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEEXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA
IDENTIFICATIONIDENTIFICATION
Online Database Inventar - search through units of description http://www.arhivyu.gov.rs
Politika (1904–1941) - identification of domestic and foreign personalities as well as political
events during the Kingdom of Yugoslavia http://scc.digital.bkp.nb.rs
Vreme (1921–1941) - identification of domestic and foreign personalities as well as political events
during the Kingdom of Yugoslavia http://www.digitalna.nb.rs/sf/NBS/Novine_i_casopisi/Vreme.
Historical Archives of Belgrade – electronic access to the public documents and archive
information aids, electronic databases on content of archive fonds and collections and serch and
view photographs in online mode. http://www.arhiv-beograda.org
Fototeka Muzej istorije Jugoslavije -150,000 photographs of Josip Broz Tito, taken from 1947-
1980. about his encounters with the foreign statesments, foreign and domestic celebrities,
politicians on samiths, kogreses tec. http://www.foto.mij.rs
COMPETENCE AND USEFUL ONLINE RESOURCESCOMPETENCE AND USEFUL ONLINE RESOURCES
THE ARGUMENTATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS TROUGHTHE ARGUMENTATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS TROUGH
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS FROM MORE RELIABLE SOURCESCOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS FROM MORE RELIABLE SOURCES

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EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEEXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA
DATABASESDATABASES
ANALYTIC INVENTORY = DATABASEANALYTIC INVENTORY = DATABASE
informs users about the content of the photographinforms users about the content of the photograph
Each photograph is processing individually in data fields
COBISS.SR database enables search by:
 Keyword
 Name
 Event
 Time
 Author or contributor
 Geographical location

19. Zorica Netaj, senior archivist
EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEEXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA
DATABASESDATABASES
Historical Archives of Belgrade, as part
of its information system Janus,
provides access, serch and view
photographs in online mode.
JANUS – Istorijski arhiv BeogradaJANUS – Istorijski arhiv Beograda
Photographs can be viewed in less resolution
through unique number that represents the
connection to the digital copy.

20. Zorica Netaj, senior archivist
EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEEXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA
OPEN SOURCESOPEN SOURCES
DATABASESDATABASES
Europeana was launched in 2008, primarily
perceived as a web portal, with the goal of
making Europe's cultural and scientific
heritage accessible to the public.

21. Zorica Netaj, senior archivist
EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEEXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA
DIGITISATIONDIGITISATION
THE MAIN GOAL OF DIGITISATION IS PROTECTION OF DELICATTHE MAIN GOAL OF DIGITISATION IS PROTECTION OF DELICAT
ORIGINALS FROM FREQUENT USEORIGINALS FROM FREQUENT USE
CRITERIA FORCRITERIA FOR PLANNEDPLANNED
DIGITISATIONDIGITISATION
ON DEMANDON DEMAND
DIGITISATIONDIGITISATION
User needs
Subject
Historical value of photos
Age of the medium
Aesthetic quality and
significance to the
history of the art.
 On demand of
researchers
 For exhibitions
 Exhibition catalogues
 For publications
 Presentations
 The review Аrhiv
8 fonds and 2 collections8 fonds and 2 collections
4000 photographs4000 photographs
123 glass plate negatives123 glass plate negatives
2000 photographs2000 photographs
from 33 fonds/collectionfrom 33 fonds/collection

22. Zorica Netaj, senior archivist
EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEEXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA
PARAMETERS OF DIGITAL IMAGEPARAMETERS OF DIGITAL IMAGE
RESOLUTION FORMAT COLOUR
DEPTH
BIT DEPTH
Digital Master 300-600 dpi TIFF RGB 24 bit – colour
16 bit – B/W
Operativ 72-200 dpi JPG RGB
Grayscale
16 bit – colour
8 bit – B/W
Thumbnail 72 dpi JPG
BMP
GIF
RGB
Grayscale
8 bit – colour
8 bit – B/W
DIGITISATIONDIGITISATION
Digitisation iz act of migrating object from its analogue to digital
form, by scanning, photographing or using digital technologies.
Flatbed scanner A4 model.
Programme Adobe PhotoShop.

23. Zorica Netaj, senior archivist
EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEEXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA
METADATAMETADATA
Prompt input of metadata is at the level of groups of photographs
TECHNICALTECHNICAL ADMINISTRATIVEADMINISTRATIVE DESCRIPTIVEDESCRIPTIVE
DIGITISATIONDIGITISATION
Metadata are informations that describes the characteristics
of a source in digital form. They are useful when viewing,
transfering and documentationing of any content.

24. Zorica Netaj, senior archivist
EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEEXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA
INVENTORIESINVENTORIES
After processing, the Fond or Collection is photographed with a digital
camera as Thumbnail photo.
.
In order for the photos to be as accessible as possible, 9000 Thumbnail
photographs are available in reading room for visitors.

25. Zorica Netaj, senior archivist
EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEEXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA
CONCLUSION
54 photograph sets
46.000 photographs
20.000 film-based negatives
230 family albums
300 postcards
123 glass plate negatives
4 ferrotypes
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS IN NUMBERSCOLLECTION OF PHOTOS IN NUMBERS
Digitised:
6000 photographs from 8
fonds and 2 collections
123 glass plate negatives
4 ferrotypes
Thumbnail:
9000 photographs
100 albums
153 geographic maps
64 color posters
123 glass plate negatives
4 ferrotypes

26. Zorica Netaj, senior archivist
EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THEEXPERIENCE GAINED FROM ARRANGING, PROCESSING AND DIGITIZING OF THE
COLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIACOLLECTION OF PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES OF YUGOSLAVIA
HVALA NA PAŽNJI!
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