DiM-SAM

First-things-first. I am not an authority. My goal here is not to write a comprehensive overview of the topic. I hope to offer a general, ‘plain English’ explanation, somewhat useful for the majority of us working in the field (newbies and non-experts), of what I understand Digital Asset Management is with a description of some of the software tools used for its application. I was recently asked if I had a list of all of the available collection or asset management software with specifications which could be used for cross-comparison. Well, go ahead –I dare you! Try to piece together such a list. As you enter your third or fourth day of researching, I think that you’ll realize that half of the software you’ve identified has been either discontinued or sold, bought and renamed. And overnight, three or four more DAM products were introduced. Building and maintaining the list seems to be a full-time job that I’m not really interested in (unless it comes with a big raise). This might be a