The DAMS responsibilities have been separated by role to facilitate accurate cataloging, management, and system maintenance.
Digital Asset Manager
- Oversees entire DAMS as custodian
- Responsible for the supervision and assistance for cataloging and developing metadata
- Acts as liaison between CSUs and the centralized DAMS at UM&CS
- Develops appraisal and retention schedule for digital assets
- Troubleshoots as necessary with IT staff
- Perform searches for users
- Maintains rights
Asset Creators (photographers, designers)
- Uploads materials to DAMS as they are created
- Catalogs and develops descriptive, clear, and consistent metadata for each digital asset using metadata schema
- Updates digital assets as necessary
Marketing Content Creators
- Uses the DAMS to search for and retrieve images relevant to their developed content
- Updates the metadata with new information such as when the asset was last used
Information Technology Services
- Troubleshoots technical problems with Digital Asset Manager
- Provides backend maintenance as needed
Supervisors
- Communicates and develops goals with Digital Asset Manager
- Troubleshoots curatorial problems with Digital Asset Manager
- Oversees long-term implementation with Digital Asset Manager