In an earlier post, I argued that DAM professionals should establish a core set of values that strengthen our profession by holding us to a set of high standards. In contrast, a code of ethics deals with fundamental questions of right and wrong. Having a professional code of ethics would help us to prioritize aspects … [Read more…]
Most of us rely on tags to organize our personal files on our computers and social media sites. I wonder, though, whether social tagging – the collaborative act of tagging digital content with user-generated terms – has a place in the world of enterprise DAM. Social tagging is a contentious issue, especially in the DAM … [Read more…]
DAM users should be responsible for creating metadata during the key moments they interact with a digital asset. If you are planning to launch a DAM or ECM system, you are probably thinking about how your metadata will be created and applied. A good place to start is by examining your company’s digital content lifecycle. … [Read more…]
Some digital asset managers are having an identity crisis: should we be completists or discerning collectors? Can we be both? Why this should matter to us As storage costs continue to drop we are encouraged to store everything. To keep up, companies will need to invest more and more money to manage this digital content. … [Read more…]
Introduction DAM professionals design and implement technology, standards, and workflows to support clientele. As part of this process, we must evaluate the results of our work using pre-established criteria. Setting acceptable benchmarks will help us judge whether an endeavor is (or was) successful. For example, comparing the outcome or impact of auto-cataloging before and after … [Read more…]
Most information professionals would agree that the actual building of a thesaurus (sometimes known as a taxonomy in DAM circles) is pretty straight forward: choose and follow one of several standards (ANSI/NISO, ISO or BS) and ensure your work reflects the given content. From relating concepts to building out hierarchical structures, the steps are well … [Read more…]