Dear Listees, Please excuse the cross-posting and the lateness of this request.
I am working on putting together a session that looks at the issues involved with museum digitization projects and the need to find digital asset management systems (DAMS) that fit museum criteria. As many of us have moved forward with digitally documenting our collections, we've had to figure out ways in which to make DAMS applications that were created for other industries work for us. DAMS applications run the gamut from basic "one-size-fits-all" packages to massive "enterprise" systems, but one thing that they have in common is that they all need to be configured to work for museums in terms of metadata structure, controlled vocabularies, and, even, institutional structure. There are many areas in which there aren't necessarily clear answers on how to implement such a system. This discussion is to address these issues and ways people have been able to leverage a DAMS for the particular needs of a wide range of museums. This session will address issues of adaptability of existing DAMS for museums and how these systems will evolve in order to support "The Museum of Tomorrow". If you would be interested in proposing a paper for this session, please let me know. The deadline for proposals is this Friday. Thanks! Marty Marcia (Marty) Stein Photographic & Imaging Services Manager The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston PO Box 6826 Houston, Texas 77265-6826 Telephone: (713) 639-7525 Fax: (713) 639-7557 Email: mstein at mfah.org
