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Ways to Identify and Dismantle Bias In Your Cataloging

January 31, 2021 by Ian Matzen, MLIS Leave a Comment
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Through consistent application of standards, we help our users find and access materials. However, we must apply them critically to make cataloging more accessible.

Posted in: Cataloging, Metadata, Principles

Why You Should Consider Being a Remote DAM Worker

May 2, 2020 by Ian Matzen, MLIS Leave a Comment

As discussed in a recent panel discussion, there are many reasons why managing digital assets can easily be done from home. I want to elaborate on a few of those reasons as they relate to workplace issues employers and their employees often struggle with.

Posted in: Profession Tagged: remote work, telework, wfh, work from home

It’s Time You Asked To Work from Home, For Good

April 25, 2020 by Ian Matzen, MLIS Leave a Comment
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For many of us, working from home was a dream our employers just didn’t want to entertain. Due to the current circumstance, it has now become a necessity, at least temporarily. Digital asset management lends itself very well to telecommuting. Isn’t it time to ask your employer to make your role permanently remote?

Posted in: Profession Tagged: telecommute, telework, wfh, work from home

The Key to User Adoption

October 13, 2019 by Ian Matzen, MLIS Leave a Comment

Access to digital content is foundational to user adoption.

Posted in: User Adoption, Values Tagged: User Adoption

The Coming DAM Crisis

March 8, 2019 by Ian Matzen, MLIS 2 Comments

Why is it so hard to find any DAM pros?

Posted in: Profession

What Marie Kondo Can Teach Us About Managing Digital Assets

January 12, 2019 by Ian Matzen, MLIS Leave a Comment

According to Netflix, its online video series “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo” will help homeowners declutter their mess and “choose” joy. Despite its dubious promise and the ire some librarians have shown towards some of its methods, I like Kondo’s approach: it can be adapted and used as a sort of DAM philosophy. I’ve reworked … [Read more…]

Posted in: Digital Content Curation, Principles Tagged: collection management, Philosophy
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