Background and Mission

The Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) provides an accessible database to the University Marketing and Creative Services 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)

• Catalog and Folder Taxonomy
• Special Projects
• Capstone Projects

General Protocol

• About Portfolio
  • Tips and Tricks
    • How to edit more than one asset
    • Batch converting images
    • How to use a gallery
• Upload Process
• Search Process
• Download Process
• How-to User Guide PowerPoints
  • Web
  • Desktop
• DAMS Roles and Responsibilities
• Copyright Policy
  • Permissions
• How to Request Archival Images from the Briscoe

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
      • 02_dc.Identifier:Legacy
      • 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

        • [18_dc.Format:AudioSamplingFrequency|18_dc_Format_AudioSamplingFrequency] \[Audio only\]

        • [19_dc.Format:Duration|19_dc_Format_Duration] \[Video and audio only\]

    • Administrative Metadata

      • [16_dc.Description:DigSpecsModelName|16_dc_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
  • Resources
• Appraisal Workflow

Special Projects

Preservation Plan \[Rachel\]

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

Emergency Procedures \[TBD\]

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

Employee Handbook \[TBD\]

• Google Calendars
• Contact Information
• IT Support
• Dress Code
• Payroll Schedule
• Orientation Documents

Mission Critical Documents \[TBD\]

• Governance Guidelines

Wiki Maintenance \[Rachel and Kevin\]

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