During the import process, Alexandria will attempt to match cover art with items using the image filenames. For example, let's say that you have The Wizard of Oz whose barcode in Alexandria is 4130 and you would like to import a “.JPG” picture of the item's cover art. The item's image file must be named “4130.jpg” so that Alexandria can match it to the barcode belonging to The Wizard of Oz. If all your item image files were created using item barcode numbers (e.g. “4130.jpg”), then Alexandria can correctly, individually import each cover art into your item record, later accessible through the Publication subtab of the Items management window.
The Item Cover Art import will first attempt to match the filename by Barcode, then ISBN/ISSN, and finally LCCN.
Existing cover art will be replaced with newer ones if found during import. If Alexandria is unable to match a filename with an item during import, the cover art will be ignored and noted as an exception in the Operation Information report.
You can import most standard image files into Alexandria (i.e. .GIF, .JPG, .BMP, .PNG). Although they can be larger (or smaller), the default, optimal size for patron pictures is 240 pixels by 186 pixels at 72 ppi (pixels per inch) resolution. Larger images will be auto-sized and shrunk to fit within those pixel specifications if they're revealed to be too large upon import.
Since image filenames essentially specify what items get new cover art, there are no additional import options.