Here be dragons/ Navigating the uncharted waters of digital initiatives in cultural institutions

Shaula M. Stephenson
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Shaula M. Stephenson: Hammer Museum, USA

Journal of Digital Media Management, 2013, vol. 1, issue 4, 323-329

Abstract: Many cultural institutions are implementing digital asset management (DAM) systems to fulfil internal needs or to meet patrons’ demands. The native metadata schema for most DAM systems do not accommodate the needs of cultural institutions and prevailing literature fails to address implementation planning needs in non-profit environments. This paper presents a case study of such an implementation and concludes by suggesting that in order to smooth the implementation of future digital initiatives, organisations should centralise potential assets, assess the collection, document information about the assets and standardise naming conventions and workflow before beginning the planning process.

Keywords: digital asset management; cultural institution; metadata schema; workflow; implementation; standardisation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M11 M15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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