DAM Guru Program Says Goodbye to Linda Rouse
Linda Rouse
Longtime DAM Guru Program member and supporter Linda Rouse passed away on 11 March 2017.
Linda had been a valued member of the Digital Asset Management community for decades. As a formally trained librarian, she brought to the DAM industry a skill set that helped many DAM professionals understand the important connection between what they were trying to do and what librarians had already been doing for hundreds of years.
Linda was based in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, where she worked with longtime partner Ricky Patten at their company, DataBasics. During her time with the company, she helped countless organizations come to terms with the concept of managing content, and she authored a number of pieces that were well received throughout the DAM community.
Below is a sampling of Linda’s articles:
- Why Librarians Understand DAM
- Metadata, Controlled Vocabulary and your DAM
- DAM for Government: Digital Asset Management for the Public Sector
- How to Create Your Own Controlled Vocabulary
Linda did a GuruTalk profile on the DAM Guru Program website in 2015. In her profile, she describes her beginnings with DAM and offers advice for others new to the field.
Linda’s obituary was published in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Those who knew Linda knew her as a beacon of wisdom and happiness. One couldn’t help but feel energized by listening to her, or elevated in spirit, just by being around her. She was truly a wonderful human being who cared deeply about many things including, according to her Twitter profile, belly dancing.
Our best wishes are with Ricky, the DataBasics team and Linda’s friends and family.
David Diamond
Program Director
DAM Guru Program
This is very sad! While I never met Linda in person, we worked on a series of articles for the DAM Guru site together and it was wonderful. In addition, I have referenced many of her other articles often and recommended them on Mod Librarian. A big loss for the DAM community indeed. Thanks for posting this, David!