Teaching is a Leadership Skill

Great librarians, DAM managers included, are great teachers. We show patrons how to find the material they need to complete their projects. We openly share our search strategies and explain the concepts on which they are based. If you haven’t yet heard of Bate’s berrypicking model or Kulthau’s Information Search Process (ISP), we are happy … [Read more…]

DAM Blog Commentary: What About the User-base?

(click this link to view the original article) http://tinyurl.com/82sskmm I agree that governance, executive buy-in, and complying with the company’s mission are crucial factors to a DAM’s successful implementation. There has been much literature written about their importance. However, one important factor that isn’t discussed in Gourlay’s article is user involvement. How were employees engaged with … [Read more…]