This article is fifth of a series about establishing efficient metadata cataloguing operations.
In part four, the subject was batch cataloguing and using asset supply chain partners to assist with cataloguing. In this item, I will consider outsourcing and then a follow-up article will discuss crowdsourcing.
Introduction
Using supply …
In the first part of this article series, I looked at why efficient metadata operations management processes are essential. In the second I outlined some broad methods to segment asset catalogues to make it easier to adapt the cataloguing strategy in a way that is more streamlined and commensurate …
Continue reading »One of our featured DAM Vendors, WoodWing, have upgraded their Elvis DAM solution to version 5.0. The key enhancements relate to scalability and the architecture of their solution to support a much larger volume of assets (up to one billion according to their press). This is the quote …
Continue reading »Faith Robinson, Director of DAM & ECM at Hasbro, posted an article about metadata models on LinkedIn a few weeks ago: It’s always about the metadata. This is one of a number of different metadata-related pieces recently which I have been intending to discuss on DAM News. The …
Continue reading »Recently, I have been looking for some new terms to go into the community DAM Glossary project which we set up last year. As to be expected, there are an ever-growing range of candidates and part of the problem is deciding how to prioritise which ones should get written up …
Continue reading »DAM Foundation, President, Mark Davey has written an article where he proposes 10 defining characteristics of DAM systems. The list appears to be derived from an article Elizabeth Keathley wrote which we covered last month on DAM News, but they have tightened up the list and made …
Continue reading »For various reasons, I was not able to make the New York leg of the Henry Stewart DAM trade show earlier this month. This has prompted me to consider what alternatives there are to making contact with other people in DAM and also to contemplate the value of these events …
Continue reading »Romney Whitehead, has written an article Curation Before Creation, on her own Borrowed Insight blog where she discusses how the net overhead of managing media has not really diminished with the introduction of digital media, but has merely transferred from one type of activity to another. To illustrate this …
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Having worked with digital assets since the beginning, Sonnenleiter understands it’s all about workflow.
What companies/organizations have you worked for as a DAM professional? What was your role at each?
I worked as the primary software architect at a company called “The Media Machine”, which was one of the early …
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With deep photography roots and a background in IT, Hendriks has worked to meet the needs of modern day digital asset management systems for a variety of audiences.
What companies/organizations have you worked for as a DAM professional? What was your role at each?
Working as a self-employed Commercial Photographer …
Continue reading »One of our featured DAM vendors, Daminion, who specialise in low-cost desktop single user and client/server DAM solutions, have announced version 3.0 of their solution. Some of the major additions are:
One of our featured DAM vendors, Widen, today announced the new version 7.1 of their Widen Media Collective SaaS DAM solution. The new features include:
