CNN gives me a week of volunteer leave every year. This year I volunteered at the Peabody Awards Archive. To make this happen, I connected with fellow Valdosta alumni, Mary Miller, the Peabody Awards Collection Archivist. She helped facilitate the … Continue reading Volunteering at the Peabody Awards Archives
Here we talk at length about innovation in Digital Asset Management and reflect on the challenges of the Atlanta job market. You can listen to the podcast here. If you are interested, join us for future Atlanta DAM Meetups! This is not a vendor forum, so please do not show up hoping to give a sales pitch. It will not be well received. Continue reading Podcast of our most recent Atlanta DAM Meetup
I was honored to be interviewed by Ben Smidt of DAM Guru. Check it out! Continue reading Recent Interview by DAM Guru
In my current capacity as Digital Asset Archivist for GSU I have reached a point where I have refined my workflow to where I am no longer filling my days as effectively as when I was implementing a new digital asset management (DAM) system. After 3 years at GSU I have decided it is time to start exploring my options as I continue my professional development. With my supervisor’s blessing I am now making myself available to those institutions and companies that might have need of a librarian with my particular skill-set. In particular I am seeking opportunities in DAM and/or … Continue reading Next steps
At this point in time I am proud to say that the Digital Asset Library which is a Piction, DAM system installation is fully realized as it was envisioned in our RFP. Now we are reviewing the assets we house to refine metadata and improve the overall search-ability of the system. Now that this system is in place I have been tasked with 2 additional projects. The first is to revamp our division’s website. It is a confusing mess of menus that divorces policy and guidelines from the services we provide. My job is to partner with one of our … Continue reading The Ever Evolving Duties of a Librarian
I had the privilege of contributing to an article about assessing needs for Digital Asset Management. Written by Erik Vlietinck, it is titled When do you need a DAM system? You can find it here. Continue reading I contributed to an article on Digital Asset Management
We have come very far in the implementation of GSU’s new digital asset management system (DAM). Thus far I have been through my first GA State RFP process. I have migrated 14,000+ assets from a legacy database into the new DAM. All the while learning how to identify glitches, errors, and desired customizations for a new system. As the Digital Assets Archivist and project manager, I have worked collaboratively with IT professionals, network gurus, designers, photographers, purchasing and administration to bring this project to fruition. This has been the single largest undertaking of my professional life since graduating with my MLIS in … Continue reading Training for the Piction Digital Asset Library at GSU
I have created a Prezi to help my colleagues understand where I am at and what my thoughts for the future are concerning Digital Assets Management for University Relations and Creative Services at Georgia State University. We are in the early stage of consulting with clients and content creators as we move forward with this implementation process. I think my personal challenge is to foment a cohesive vision for this system with my colleagues. It has been a great lesson in patience and persistence. I am hoping this presentation will help get everyone on the same page. Continue reading Prezi Overview of Digital Assets Management Planning
So I have left Savannah far behind me and am now a proud citizen of Atlanta! I have started my new position with a significant challenge. I am now tasked with finding a digital assets management system for GSU’s Creative Services division. After a couple of weeks of being here this is what I have learned: First and foremost we are looking for a way to streamline workflow and store the assets created by staff photographers and our videographer. This system needs to be able to accept multiple file formats for video and still images. (RAW, JPEG, TIFF, Photoshop, video … Continue reading New Job! Digital Assets Archivist at Georgia State University.
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