UMCS Digital Asset Management Wiki

The Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) provides an accessible database to the University Communications staff and CSUs for image retrieval, 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 Classes

• Catalog and Folder Taxonomy

• Special Projects

• Capstone Projects

• About Portfolio

  • Desktop Client vs. Web Client

• Upload Process

• Search Process

• Download Process

• How-to User Guide PowerPoints

• DAMS Roles and Responsibilities

  • Workflow for New Images

• Copyright Policy

  • Permissions

• How to Request Archival Images from the Briscoe

• Tips and Tricks

  • How to edit more than one asset

    • 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?

• 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

        • 18_dc.Format:AudioSamplingFrequency [Audio only]

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

    • Administrative Metadata

      • 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

• Metadata Preservation

• MD5 Checksums

• Retention schedule

  • Contact Information for Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

  • Policy with Briscoe CAH

• Security Information

• Communication Tools

• Walter Webb Hall Emergency Exit Procedure

• Staff Contact Info

• University Policy Office Website and Handbook of Operating Procedures