Course Information
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| Credits | 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs |
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| Registration dates | We accept registrations through the first week of classes, unless enrollment is full, and unless the class was canceled before it started due to low enrollment. |
Introduction to Digital Asset Management
$250.00
Dates: February 2 - March 1Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs
Digital assets – photos, videos, audio, documents, plus many more – are found across all sectors and industries as are digital asset management systems (DAM). This is because many organizations, when faced with the challenges of wrangling an ever-growing body of assets, are turning to DAMs to manage, contextualize, control, and disseminate their digital assets. What exactly do these systems do and how can they help organizations? What are some of the best practices for configuring and maintaining a DAM? Conversely, what are the pitfalls that can lead to a DAM nightmare?
There are many excellent skills librarians, archivists, and other information professionals can bring to DAM. This course aims to introduce this group, or anyone else with an interest, to the field through an overview of the following topics:
– The range of platform types, where and how DAM is often used
– Typical features and functionality and what to look for in a DAM system
– How use cases and needs assessments can help with designing your DAM setup
– The digital asset life cycle and DAM best practices
– How to approach an existing DAM with issues
Course Description
Digital assets – photos, videos, audio, documents, plus many more – are found across all sectors and industries as are digital asset management systems (DAM). This is because many organizations, when faced with the challenges of wrangling an ever-growing body of assets, are turning to DAMs to manage, contextualize, control, and disseminate their digital assets. What exactly do these systems do and how can they help organizations? What are some of the best practices for configuring and maintaining a DAM? Conversely, what are the pitfalls that can lead to a DAM nightmare?
There are many excellent skills librarians, archivists, and other information professionals can bring to DAM. This course aims to introduce this group, or anyone else with an interest, to the field through an overview of the following topics:
– The range of platform types, where and how DAM is often used
– Typical features and functionality and what to look for in a DAM system
– How use cases and needs assessments can help with designing your DAM setup
– The digital asset life cycle and DAM best practices
– How to approach an existing DAM with issues
Laura Dymock
Laura Dymock has been involved in digital asset management (DAM), taxonomy, and metadata for over a decade. She held a series of roles in public, private, and non-profit sectors before founding Digitheque Group to assist businesses and individuals who need help organizing and managing their digital collections. She’s worked on almost every aspect of DAM including procurement and implementation, metadata and taxonomy development, migration projects, and overhauling systems in dire need of a refresh. Laura holds a Master of Information in archives and records management from the University of Toronto and brings perspectives from those disciplines into her work in DAM.
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