DAM News Round-Up – 14th April 2025
A collection of DAM-related articles from around the web, selected by the DAM News editorial team.
Digital Asset Management Best Practice: Arts & Heritage
This recent article from open-source DAM software provider ResourceSpace offers a clear and practical guide to Digital Asset Management best practices tailored for museums and heritage institutions. It highlights four essential steps: establishing robust metadata standards, enabling embedded metadata import, integrating DAM with collections management systems, and centralising data storage. The advice is well-considered, especially the emphasis on precise metadata in a field where vague tags are ineffective. Overall, a worthwhile read for DAM Managers aiming to streamline processes and improve asset accessibility.
10 Things on the 10th April: Library Funding! Taxonomies, Ontologies and DAM
Tracy Forzaglia covers a range of thought-provoking pieces in the realm of DAM and taxonomy in her monthly round-up. Highlights include insights on metadata from John Horodyski, taxonomy customisation by Heather Hedden, and an interview with Bonnie Griffin. Career development features strongly, with advice on technical skills and transitioning from taxonomist to ontologist. There’s industry news, such as the publication of the latest 2024 DAM salary survey results from Elizabeth Keathley, Lisa Grimm, Deb Fanslow and Jennifer Tyner, plus a sobering update on the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) staffing situation.
The Next Photography Revolution Isn’t More. It’s Meaning
This blog post from visual tech specialist Paul Melcher is a powerful critique of today’s image-saturated culture, arguing that the sheer volume of photographs has eroded their meaning. Backed up by some staggering statistics, Paul makes a compelling case for thoughtful curation over endless creation, suggesting that the true value of photography lies in its ability to provoke, question, and resonate. The piece is insightful and timely, urging us to prioritise depth, context, and intention. In an age of visual noise and graphic overload, it’s a refreshing call for clarity and purpose.
How DAM supports sustainability in manufacturing – inside and out
DAM vendor QBank highlights the growing importance of sustainable DAM in the manufacturing sector. It argues that beyond organisation, DAM supports environmental goals by reducing digital waste, streamlining workflows, and enabling compliance with new regulations like Digital Product Passports (DPP). The article goes beyond the usual focus on materials and emissions, showing how streamlined digital content management can cut waste, improve efficiency, and simplify compliance with emerging regulations. Concise and well-structured, it makes a strong case for DAM as a strategic asset—not just for organisation, but for building smarter, more sustainable, and future-ready content and supply chain operations.
Mediagraph – March 2025 Feature Update
The latest product update from DAM vendor Mediagraph introduces a number of collaboration enhancements. Project/Lightbox Sync now allows project-level settings, such as permissions and uploads, to be inherited by all linked Lightboxes. Lightbox ownership can now be transferred, and new role-based admin controls improve flexibility. Admins also gain better tools for approving shared assets. Additional updates include custom metadata logging, improved sort order in the collections tree, and ongoing performance optimisations, all designed to streamline workflows and boost team productivity.
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