Why has ARTstor developed its own software tools?
We explored a range of options for delivering ARTstor content to users and supporting use of the Digital Library. After careful consideration and consultation with many interested parties, we concluded that ARTstor’s effort to build and distribute an image library over the internet in a way that is both easy to use and secure is different from other practices now served by various tool sets; given the unusual challenges that this represents, we decided to develop our own tools. We also believe that ARTstor needs to be responsive to the needs of our users, and the only way to ensure that we can be responsive in this way is to be as autonomous as possible.
