10 Things on the 10th January: DAM Summit NY, Metadata for Art, Linked or Unlinked Data and a little Data Science

Here are ten things to kick off the new year: There's a really good DAM Summit in New York on January 24th and 25th. This CMS Wire DAM Holiday Wish List missed my December post. Margaret Warren on metadata for art. Making big data discoverable and meaningful at Netflix. How does data culture impact data…

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10 Things on the 10th December: Old New York, DAM, Metadata, LIFE

Here are 10 thing for the holidays: Check out old New York photos from the Times archives that served as reference material for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Can you develop taxonomies in two week sprints? Theresa Putkey explains. Learn about the next chapter in AI - empathy! How to keyword for contributors to Adobe Stock.…

10 Things on the 10th November: DAM, Taxonomy, IPTC, Punk Rock

Here are ten things to ponder before the turkey: Another DAM podcast interview with Chris DiNenna of Viking Cruises. John Horodyski wants to know 'How Do You Manage Your DAM?' Take the Taxonomy Licensing Interest Survey. I have a feeling I should know more about Lexical for controlled vocabulary. Here is a nice wrap up…

10 Things on the 10th October: DAM, Metadata, Taxonomy and Racist AI

Here are ten spooky autumn things to read: From John Horodyski - trust in digital asset management. Another DAM Podcast interview with Brad Boim of the NFL. Is AI racist and sexist? Check out Lingua Franca - controlled vocabulary for photo conservators. Read about bright, young librarians like Whitney Buccicone. Ten things you didn't know…

10 Things on the 10th September: DAM, Metadata, Taxonomy

Here are ten things: Metadata 2020 is a collaboration that advocates richer, connected, and reusable, open metadata for all research outputs, which will advance scholarly pursuits for the benefit of society. Another DAM Podcast speaks to Alex Cabal of Make-a-Wish. Check out 'Comparing Photo-Keywords and Controlled Vocabulary Keyword Catalog.' The complete beginner's guide to information…

10 Things on the 10th August Edition: DAM, Metadata, Tattoos and Taxonomy

Here are ten things to beat the heat: Another DAM Podcast interview with Lauren Henne of Charter Communications. From John Horodyski, a DAM glossary of terms. At last, university libraries working to make library metadata web searchable. The rise of Wikidata as a linked data source. Hybrid linked data, graph databases and biological knowledge. Webinar…

10 Things on the 10th July Edition: Fireworks, DAM, and Metadata Mayhem

Here are ten stunning July things to read and discuss around the swimming pool: Check out Fragmentarium the digital research laboratory for medieval manuscript fragments. AstraZeneca's journey to media asset management. Another DAM Podcast interviews Alice Cameron of Northwestern University. Cataloguing systems and archiving software from The National Archives. DAM plays for keeps by John…

10 Things on the 10th June: DAM, Blockchain, Email, Knowledge Graphs

Here are ten things to kick off the summer: Theresa Regli explains what digital asset management is and why you need it. From the CEPIC conference, can blockchain be used for the photo industry? Towards an open research knowledge graph. How does a seasoned DAM professional manage his email? Linked Data for improved organization of…

Special Report: Henry Stewart DAM NY 2018

I just started a fantastic new metadata job, but sadly could not attend Henry Stewart DAM NY this year. Thankfully, Emily Kolvitz was there and offers this wonderful recap. The takeaway that is most relevant to my day-to-day right now is in regard to AI and cakes from Monica Fulvio, director of taxonomy and metadata at…