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CMS in GLAM as PIMs and as DAMs
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…
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Librarians and user journeys
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…
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Documentation that serves multiple purposes
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…