In the GLAM world, much of what we do is transferable to other sectors, such as business. This includes operating PIMs and DAMs. That’s because we use similar software, albeit for different purposes. The most clear example of this is the collection management system (CMS*), which resembles both a DAM and a PIM, depending on …
I’ve been singing the praises of librarians managing DAMs, and I felt like I’d joined a choir when I watched Henry Stewart’s webinar, Lead with Librarians. Sponsored by Aldis and presented by Aldis Senior Librarian Phil Seibel and Digital Librarian Hannah Callahan, I found myself nodding and “mm-hmm”ing all the way through. A point they …
Last week I talked about the taxonomy I created for the philatelic library, and the tension between “aboutness” and “isness.” A question was brought up about filing a piece of ephemera by subject (“aboutness”), and how the patron might not be able to find that ephemera if they were approaching the topic differently, and were …
Taxonomies are taxonomies, whether they’re used for physical or digital files. With physical files, unless you photocopy and place an item in multiple folders, there is only one location – one folder – one taxonomy label – to which it belongs. Even if an item is conceptually “about” more than one thing, it only “is” …
Any organization/company with data needs metadata. This concept is fairly well known, but to be clear, without metadata, the data being looked for is as good as deleted! Metadata is the way to search for and, most importantly, locate information. And metadata governance ensures that the data is consistent and can be used inter-operably for …
Who are some of the best digital asset managers? »» Librarians! We possess the organizational skills, in-depth experience with metadata and taxonomy, and ability to govern data using the highest standards and best practices. Librarianship spans all industries, whether a small nonprofit or a large corporation: the principles are the same, just applied a little …