implementing a dams
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Power point for MARAC fall conference 2011 on digital asset management systems. Focused on the implementation of a DAMS at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Presentation by Matt Shoemaker, Director of Digital Collections and systems at HSP.TRANSCRIPT
Implementing a Digital Asset Management
SystemMatt Shoemaker
Historical Society of [email protected]
October 22, 2011
Primary function: Manage your digital assets!
It may or may not also provide:◦ Access◦ Distribution◦ Discovery◦ E-commerce◦ Workflow management◦ Digital Preservation
Often these services are provided by other systems
Commonly these systems are silos
The Old System – 2005-2010
New System – Collective Access
Legacy data Working with an open source system
◦ Work closely with developer for testing, implementation and troubleshooting Smaller knowledgebase
◦ We get to be the guinea pig◦ We get to help shape improvements
…but they may not be as specific as we would like◦ Timetables can be an issue
Integrating with other SystemsVuFind, Archivists’ Toolkit, Drupal
The Good and Getting There
Matt Shoemaker◦ [email protected]
HSP’s front end◦ http://digitallibrary.hsp.org
Collective Access◦ www.collectiveaccess.org
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