24 Jun On the brink of infinite data
Perhaps the most intriguing finding I took away from this years’ Digital Asset Symposium (DAS) is the concept of DNA storage for “infinite” data archives, discussed in the show’s first session. DAS 2019 was held June 5th at the Museum of Modern Art in New…
06 Nov DAM principles for stock photography
Stock photography encompasses ready-to-use imagery such as photos, illustrations, graphics, icons, etc. that can be licensed to use for any number of purposes. Common creative business use includes marketing and advertising, blogs and newsletters, business presentations, training and web design. Stock images are available through…
10 Oct Metadata explained simply
The proliferation of digital content in business settings has turned many people into unlikely data managers, looking for the best way to organize assets such as images, graphics, videos and documents. Without the assistance of a librarian or professional digital asset manager, the less technical…
10 Jul AMIA 2018 DAS
I attended the 2018 AMIA (Association of Moving Image Archivists) Digital Asset Symposium, referred to as DAS, on June 6th at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. LAC Group’s PRO-TEK Vaults was one of the sponsors. This annual spring event is well-attended by…
24 Jan 6 steps on the path to DAM success
LAC Group recently partnered with DAM technology company Bynder to present a webinar on successful DAM (digital asset management) implementations and how to avoid the most common pitfalls along the way.
13 Dec The path to DAM success
Digital assets are digital files that result from a creative process. It could be the work of someone like a graphic designer, engineer, architect, writer, software developer, thought leader, artist, photographer, musician or subject matter expert. Digital assets are the building blocks of content. While…
20 Oct Why librarians are DAM gods
I was invited recently to participate in a webinar to discuss the inner workings of the 24x7 media archive management and digital research LAC Group provides for a major broadcast news and entertainment company. We support the client’s news and information cycle that includes daily…
05 May Going from analog tape to digital library
For nearly seven years, LAC Group librarians have been embedded onsite at a major news organization. We have been managing the media libraries operations in both the New York and Washington D.C. locations as part of the organization’s commitment to digital workflow in their news…
11 Nov Games, iPads and automobiles
When the U.S. Copyright Office was created in 1897 as a department of the Library of Congress, the idea of rights protection for ‘things’ would have been as unimaginable as the internet. Yet here we are, not much more than a century later, living in a…
