During the second day of the conference, participants continued to explore computer-driven and crowdsourced approaches to tag audiovisual assets. Although there exists a tension between these two methods, many participants argued for a combination of both. In spite of the challenges, solutions are already underway and were introduced as case studies at the conference. In … [Read more…]
From the first moment I arrived at the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (Beeld en Geluid), I knew I was in for something special. Half of the building’s ten-story structure is underground, housing a massive film & video collection! But I wasn’t here to ogle the building. I was here for the 2013 FIAT/IFTA … [Read more…]
Investigating the Significant Properties of Electronic Content over Time (InSPECT), a JISC funded project that ended in 2009, defines the concept as, “the characteristics of an Information Object that must be maintained over time to ensure its continued access, use, and meaning, and its capacity to be accepted as evidence of what it purports to … [Read more…]
There’s been a lot of talk about how important metadata is to Social TV. Obviously, without it videos cannot be found. Poor metadata will return poor results. Garbage in garbage out. However, metadata is but one piece of the Social TV puzzle. Video recommendations are a result of a complex intersection of metadata (about the … [Read more…]
I just arrived back from a vacation in France, where I visited some family in the South. It was nice to catch up with everyone and discuss what it is I am doing back in school. Whenever I mentioned digital asset management, the listener’s eyes would start glaze over. Consequently, I would find myself describing … [Read more…]
(click this link to view the original article) http://tinyurl.com/82sskmm I agree that governance, executive buy-in, and complying with the company’s mission are crucial factors to a DAM’s successful implementation. There has been much literature written about their importance. However, one important factor that isn’t discussed in Gourlay’s article is user involvement. How were employees engaged with … [Read more…]