Metadata for Content Management

Metadata for Content Management is now available. I wrote it for those who are looking for creative ways to make better use of metadata, taxonomy, policy and workflow in their content systems. The book contains no academic discussions because, well, I’m not an academic. Instead, it’s all about how those topics apply to the management of content using digital systems.

Digital asset management fans might be thrown by the title, but rest assured, this book is for you too. As I mention in the first chapter, we’ve splintered and redefined the terms digital asset management, media asset management, enterprise content management, content management, etc., so often, that they are now meaningless.

It’s all about the management of content. And the systems that do that are, as far as I’m concerned, content management systems. Yes, I know this is what we call WordPress, Drupal and other software in that class. But these systems are about Web publishing, not content management. They’ve enjoyed the moniker content management long enough. It’s time we take that term and apply it to software that is actually capable of managing content.

Readers of DAM Survival Guide should find the new book to be a nice continuation of that discussion, with more emphasis on practical applications than conceptual topics.

Though DAM Survival Guide is not required reading before you can get into Metadata for Content Management, the new book does presume the reader has at least some basic understanding of the goals behind content management.

The groovy people on the cover are my parents. I thought long and hard about what image was most appropriate for a book like this. It occurred to me that because all this content management stuff was about the preservation of the content we value most, I figured a photo of these two wonderful people was suitable.

I hope you enjoy the new book! You can buy it now from Amazon »

100+ Page DAM Survival Guide Excerpt for Free

Picturepark digital asset management software

DAM vendor Picturepark is sponsoring free downloads of a 100+ page excerpt of DAM Survival Guide in PDF format.

Go get it! http://picturepark.com/free-dam-book

Please share this link far and wide!

Also, don’t forget that the DAM Survival Guide print edition is now available too.

DAM Survival Guide Print Edition

 

DAM Survival Guide

DAM Survival Guide is now available in print. I’m so sorry about the long delay on this, but I wanted to get it perfect. The first few proofs I had created weren’t comfortable to read, but I think it’s pretty good now. Thanks for your patience!

Here are the links:

DAM Survival Guide Print Edition: http://www.amazon.com/DAM-Survival-Guide-Management-Initiative/dp/1478287667/

DAM Survival Guide Kindle Edition: http://www.amazon.com/DAM-Survival-Guide-Management-ebook/dp/B008BV879G/

Splice Vine Video Editing Blog Interview

Splice Vine just published an interview they conducted with me last week. It was nice to learn that the video community takes DAM so seriously!

It was a pleasure to work with them on this, and I’m very grateful for the opportunity!

http://splicevine.com/dam-survival-guide/

Who’s Going to be First?

DAM Survival Guide on Amazon

The DAM Survival Guide digital asset management book is available now! Amazon called to say they’re waiting for you:

http://www.amazon.com/DAM-Survival-Guide-Management-ebook/dp/B008BV879G

Thanks again to all the reviewers, advisers and well wishers who helped me make this happen. I hope the book helps people make better sense of DAM.

– David

Submitted!

The book is now at Amazon. They say it will take about 12 hours to appear in the store.

I’m celebrating by eating lunch in the park.

I’ll post again once it appears in the store, or they email me to say that “dam” ifs a dirty word.

Book release update

Just wanted to let everyone know I’ll be sending the book to Amazon this week. It takes them a few days to churn it through the system, but I’m hopeful we’ll see it in the store early next week. I’ll keep you posted. In the meantime, thank you for the continued support and all the kind comments about the #DAMTIP one-liners! I’m glad people are finding them useful, or at least entertaining. 🙂

Search #DAMTIP for…DAM tips!

I’ve extracted just under 900 digital asset management tips that appear throughout the book, and I’ve added some extra tips that didn’t fit within the scope of the book. I’ll start posting them on here and on the DAM Survival Guide Google+ page.

Find them here, on Google+ or via Google using #DAMTIP.

Book Cover

Book cover for digital asset management book, “DAM Survival Guide.”

The cover for DAM Survival Guide is done. I’m rounding up input from all the reviewers, and I expect to send the book to Amazon on Friday, June 1. Let’s make that the third week of June. I’m leaving for Switzerland for a week, and I could use a little extra time.

I want to take some space to thank my friend, Laurie Cook Wagner. She not only took the time to do a very helpful edit of the book, but she offered some wonderful guidance that I appreciate. Thank you, Laurie!

-David

Coming Soon

The DAM Survival Guide eBook will be released in June, 2012. In the meantime, please follow this page for updates and announcements.

You can also check out the DAM Survival Guide’s table of contents to get an idea of what’s included.

Thank you for your interest and support!

– David