Learn how Miami Dade College uses digital asset management for centralizing and distributing rich media files for marketing communications, archives and media services.
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Miami Dade College Digital Asset Management Case Study
1. Centralizing and Distributing Rich Media
Files for Marketing
Communications, Archives and Media
Services
Miami Dade College
Case Study
Irene G. Muñoz, Director, Marketing Communications
Ricardo Delgado, Senior Graphic Designer, Miami Dade College
Rene Ramos, Archivist, Miami Dade College
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2. Miami Dade College
• Miami Dade College is a state-supported college with eight campuses
and numerous outreach centers. We are the largest institution of
higher education in the United States.
• Marketing Communications promotes institutional awareness by
providing complete campaign development for academic programs
and college events, utilizing print, broadcast and Web media.
• College Archives is a repository of documents, photographs and
videos related to the history of Miami Dade College.
3. Digital Asset
Management Journey
Life Before DAM - RR
• File cabinets full of un-
catalogued photos, contact
sheets, CDs and
publications, dating back 50
years.
• Decentralization with the arrival
and benefits of digital cameras.
• No digital asset management
system in place.
4. Digital Asset Management Journey
Challenges - RD
• The digital revolution brought with it the digital information age. Once our
institution switched to a fully digital media, the challenge was how to organize
and make all those assets (digital images and metadata) available to a
consistently more time demanding schedule, spread out workforce, and exterior
entities.
• Once Portfolio was introduced, the College’s decentralized and campus-based
media services divisions were encouraged to upload their assets. The
Marketing Communications division had to encourage “buy-in” and consensus.
• Technical challenges: bandwidth, actual technical implementation, learning
curve
• Determining technical standards and naming conventions
• Training
5. EXTENSIS DIGITAL ASSET
MANAGEMENT CUSTOMERS
Digital Asset
ADVERTISING & MARKETING
Agency Altitude Management Journey
Creative Media Development Case Study
DDB
Design Partners Incorporated (DPI)
Criteria used to select DAM
EURO RSCG solution – RD and RR
J. Walter Thompson
Media Servizi • Extensis had worked previously
MethodolgieWebcast with clients of this scale.
Pictocom, France
Publicis • Extensis offered the support we
Speak Marketing
TEQUILA needed.
Young & Rubicam
• MDC IT was familiar with the
ARCHITECTURE, technology on the back
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE end, including working with
GBD Architects
Irvine Company databases and SQL servers.
Kraus-Anderson
Olympic Associates Company • The scalability of this system
Robert A.M Stern Architects made it a logical candidate
Urban Design Associates because it would allow us grow
BROADCAST & MEDIA at our own pace.
Cartoon Network
Ceska Televise • The wide range of asset
Comcast Cable Communications accessibility and distribution
Comedy Central
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia
made it a clear winner over
MTV Networks similar products.
NBC
Pixar Animation Studios
6. Portfolio Server Implementation
Chronology of implementation:
• Research on an organizational unit level (Marketing Communications).
• Meeting with CIO and other administrators to discuss feasibility and approval.
• Program purchase and subsequent meetings with IT.
7. Portfolio Server Implementation
• Determine image guidelines
including file
names, formats, resolution, etc
• First training sessions with
artists, photographers, archives
and media services (AV, etc.)
personnel; trouble-shooting; and
assign licenses as needed.
• Engineering and technical support
from Extensis throughout process
as usage increased. Dedicated
MDC IT professionals supporting
and moving process along.
• Branding the Image Bank and
Archives (templates); Netpublish.
• Further training as users are
added.
9. MDC Portfolio Workflow
METADATA
• Analog assets (photos,
negatives, documents)
are digitized
• Basic metadata is
assigned (via EXIF or
other fields)
• Bulk import of digitized
assets to Portfolio, with
metadata mapped to
custom fields
• Additional “tweaking” of
metadata as needed
10. Results–Successes
• Time saver – assets are readily available.
• Money saver – reduces duplication of efforts.
• Integral to college image and branding –
important assets are always available,
including images of VIPs that are used for
media relations and publications.
• Internal asset sharing is easy.
• Allows for centralization of images in our
multicampus system.
• Smart galleries allow us to immediately locate
frequently requested assets (buildings, college
president, etc.)
• External asset sharing is extremely fast and simple.
11. Results–Successes Cont.
• Facilitates access to important historical assets
• Foundation of our digital preservation strategy
• Enables metadata creation and management
12. Next Steps – The Journey Continues
Evangelize to a wider
audience, including Incorporate video
campus librarians and
faculty.
Add resources, including
someone to assist in Make more use of
cataloguing and ensuring product and database
metadata follows college integration
standards
Notas do Editor
Introductions: Irene G. Muñoz, Director, Marketing CommunicationsMiami Dade College is a state-supported college with eight campuses and numerous outreach centers. We are the largest institution of higher education in the United States, serving more than 170,000 students yearly. Currently, the College has more than 330,000 assets in Portfolio with 50 users licensed to upload. Through Netpublish, all college personnel can access digital assets.Marketing Communications promotes institutional awareness by providing complete campaign development for academic programs and college events, utilizing print, broadcast and Web media. Ricardo Delgado, the College’s senior graphic designer in the Marketing Communications department, will discuss how Portfolio serves this centralized department, and other decentralized organizational units in the College, including the campus-based media services departments.College Archives is a repository of documents, photographs, and videos related to the history of Miami Dade College
ife Before DAM - RRFile cabinets full of un-catalogued photos, contact sheets, CDs and publications, dating back 50 years.Decentralization with the arrival and benefits of digital cameras.No digital asset management system in place.
The digital revolution brought with it the digital information age. Once our institution switched to a fully digital media, the challenge was how to organize and make all those assets (digital images and metadata) available to a consistently more time demanding schedule, spread out workforce, and exterior entities. Once Portfolio was introduced, the College’s decentralized and campus-based media services divisions were encouraged to upload their assets. The Marketing Communications division had to encourage “buy-in” and consensus.Technical challenges: bandwidth, actual technical implementation, learning curveDetermining technical standards and naming conventionsTraining
Criteria used to select DAM solution – RD and RRExtensis had worked previously with clients of this scale.Extensis offered the support we needed.MDC IT was familiar with the technology on the back end, including working with databases and SQL servers.The scalability of this system made it a logical candidate because it would allow us grow at our own pace.The wide rage of asset accessibility and distribution made it a clear winner over similar products.
Chronology of implementation:Research on an organizational unit level (Marketing Communications).Meeting with CIO and other administrators to discuss feasibility and approval.Program purchase and subsequent meetings with IT.
Determine image guidelines including file names, formats, resolution, etcFirst training sessions with artists, photographers, archives and media services (AV, etc.) personnel; trouble-shooting; and assign licenses as needed.Engineering and technical support from Extensis throughout process as usage increased. Dedicated MDC IT professionals supporting and moving process along. Branding the Image Bank and Archives (templates); Netpublish.Further training as users are added.
Analog assets (photos, negatives, documents) are digitizedBasic metadata is assigned (via EXIF or other fields)Bulk import of digitized assets to Portfolio, with metadata mapped to custom fieldsAdditional “tweaking” of metadata as needed
Time saver – assets are readily available.Money saver – reduces duplication of efforts.Integral to college image and branding – important assets are always available, including images of VIPs that are used for media relations and publications.Internal asset sharing is easy. Allows for centralization of images in our multicampus system.Smart galleries allow us to immediately locate frequently requested assets (buildings, college president, etc.)External asset sharing is extremely fast and simple.
Facilitates access to important historical assetsFoundation of our digital preservation strategyEnables metadata creation and management
Evangelize to a wider audience, including campus librarians and faculty.Incorporate videoAdd resources, including someone to assist in cataloguing and ensuring metadata follows college standardsMake more use of product and database integration