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Background and Mission

The Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) provides an accessible database to the University Marketing and Creative Services Communications staff and CSUs for image retrieval, storage, curation, and long-term preservation. The DAMS enhances productivity and maintains brand identity for the university as more digital assets are generated...(Read More)

• FAQ

• FERPA and Model Releases
• DAMS ClassesCurrent Assessment (2012)
• Catalog and Folder Taxonomy
• Special Projects
• Capstone Projects

General Protocol

• About Portfolio
  • Desktop Client vs.
  Upload Process
  • Web ClientDesktop Client
• Upload Process
• Search Process
• Web Client
• Desktop Client
Download Process
• How-to User Guide PowerPoints
  • Web Client
  • Desktop Client

Cataloging

• DAMS Roles and Responsibilities
  • Workflow for New Images
• Copyright Policy
  • Permissions
• How to Request Archival Images from the Briscoe
• Databases
  • Accessing Databases
  • User Accounts and Permissions
  • Accessing Servers
• About Portfolio
• How it works
Using Portfolio
• Tips and Tricks
  • How to edit more than one picture
  • Batch converting images
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  • Web Client
  • Desktop Client
  • How to batch convert images
    • Web Client
    • Desktop Client
  • How to use a gallery
    • Web Client
    • Desktop Client
• Can't find what you're looking for?

Cataloging

• Database
  • User Accounts and Permissions
  • Accessing Servers
• Example Cataloging Workflow
• Manual
  • About Dublin Core
  • Cataloging by Data Field
    • Descriptive Metadata
      • 01_dc.Identifier:FileName
        • Populating the 01_dc_Identifier_Filename field with Excel
      • 02_dc.Identifier:Legacy
        • Populating the 02_dc_Identifier_Legacy field with Excel
      • 03_dc.Title
      • 04_dc.Description
      • 05_dc.Coverage:Location
      • 06_dc.Coverage:Date
      • 07_dc.Creator
      • 08_dc.Contributor
      • 09_dc.Source:Project
      • 10_dc.Rights
      • 11_dc.Source:Location
      • 12_dc.Subject:Keywords
      • 15_dc.Type
    • Technical Metadata
      • 13_dc.Format:Container
      • 14_dc.Format:Alignment
      • For audio only
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        • [18_dc.Format:AudioSamplingFrequency|UMCSDAMS:Format Audio Sampling Frequency (For Audio Only)] \ [Audio only\]unmigrated-wiki-markup
        • [19_dc.Format:Duration|UMCSDAMS:Format Duration (Video and Audio Only)] \ [Video and audio only\]
    • Administrative Metadata
      • Wiki Markup[16_dc.Description:DigSpecsModelName|UMCSDAMS:Description DigSpecsModelName] \ [Photograph/video only\]
        • How to Find Digital Specs
      • 17_dc.Description:LastUsed
    • Keywords
      • General
      • Colleges, Schools, Departments, Sub-Departments
      • Campus Buildings
      • Libraries
    • IPTC Mappings
      • How to find IPTC information
      • IPTC correlation to Dublin Core fields
  • Bare Minimum Metadata Requirements
  • Metadata Conventions
  • Resources
• Copyright Permissions
• Appraisal Permissions

Preservation Plan

• Appraisal Workflow

Preservation Plan 

• Metadata Preservation
• MD5 ChecksumsDark archive
• Retention schedule
  • Contact Information for Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
  • Policy with Briscoe CAH

Emergency ProceduresProcedures 

• Security Information
• Communication Tools
• Walter Webb Hall Emergency Exit Procedure
• Staff Contact Info
• Emergency Terms
• University Policy Office Website and Handbook of Operating Procedures
• Crisis Scenarios

Employee Handbook

• Google Calendars
• Contact Information
• IT Support
• Dress Code
• Paycheck Schedule
  • Time Sheet Due Dates
• Orientation Documents
• Roles and Responsibilities
  • Digital Asset Manager
  • Asset Creators (Photographers, Designers)
  • Marketing Content Creators
  • Information Technology Services
  • Supervisors
  • Digital Asset Management Interns

Mission Critical Documents

• Governance Guidelines

Special Projects

Wiki Maintenance

Mission Critical Documents 

• Governance Guidelines
• Adding Wiki Permissions
• Restricting Pages
• Wiki Style Guide
  • Basic Organizational Schema
  • Page Content Formatting
  • Linguistic and Grammatical Prescriptions
  • Nomenclature
  • Wiki administrator
• Site Map