DAM Resources

We have compiled the best DAM resources on the web!  If you would like to suggest your favorite digital asset management resource, drop us a line at feedback@damsuccess.com.

DAM Blogs and News -  DAM Education  -  DAM Books  -  Metadata Resources  -  DAM Analysts  -  DAM Conferences  -  DAM Professional Organizations  -  DAM Consultants

DAM Blogs and News

• DAM-It!  The Blog – http://blog.webdamsolutions.com
• Another DAM Blog – http://www.anotherdamblog.com
• Digital Asset Management – Covering your assets – http://www.digitalassetmanagement.org.uk
• DAM News – http://www.digitalassetmanagementnews.org
• CMSWire – http://www.cmswire.com/news/topic/dam
• The Real Story Group – http://www.realstorygroup.com/Blog/Channel/DAM/

DAM Education

• Fundamentals of Digital Asset Management Technologies, online course by The Real Story Group – http://www.realstorygroup.com/Research/Education/DAM/
• Digital Asset Management, course at Rochester Institute of Technology – http://register.rit.edu/courseSchedule/2082337
• MA in Digital Asset Management, program at King’s College London – http://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums/depts/ddh/study/pgt/madam/index.aspx
• Digital Asset Management, course at Columbia University – http://ce.columbia.edu/Information-and-Digital-Resource-Management/Course-Descriptions#IDRMK4340
• Seminar in Records and Asset Management, course at San Jose State University – http://slisweb.sjsu.edu/classes/coursedesc.htm#LIBR284

DAM Books

• The DAM Book: Digital Asset Management for Photographers – http://www.thedambook.com

Metadata Resources

• Controlled Vocabulary – http://controlledvocabulary.com/
• IPTC – Official website of the International Press Telecommunications Council – http://iptc.org/
• dpbestflow – An initiative by ASMP with digital photography best practices and workflow – http://dpbestflow.org/
• Photo Metadata – An initiative by the Stock Artists Alliance to promote embedded metadata – http://www.photometadata.org/
• XMP- Official website for the XMP metadata standard – http://www.adobe.com/products/xmp/

DAM Analysts

• The Real Story Group -  DAM covered by analysts Kashyap Kompella, Theresa Regli and Irina Guseva – www.realstorygroup.com/
• Frost & Sullivan – DAM covered by industry expert Mukul Krishna – http://www.frost.com
• Forrester – DAM covered by analysts Stephen Powers and Anjali Yakkundi – http://www.forrester.com/rb/Research/market_overview_digital_asset_management/q/id/44525/t/2

DAM Conferences

• Henry Stewart – Conferences in New York, Europe, Chicago and Los Angeles – http://www.damusers.com
• Createasphere – Conferences in Los Angeles and New York – http://www.createasphere.com

DAM Professional Organizations

• DAM Foundation – http://damfoundation.org/
• University Photographers Association of America – http://upaa.org
• Stock Artists Alliance – http://www.stockartistsalliance.org/

LinkedIn Groups

•  Taxonomy Community of Practice – http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Taxonomy-Community-Practice-1750?trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
• Brand Management – http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Brand-Management-114851?goback=.anp_114851_1330639965602_1
• DAM Foundation – http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1952873&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
• DAM Pros – http://www.linkedin.com/groups/DAM-Pros-126269?home=&gid=126269&trk=anet_ug_hm
• Data Quality and Metadata Management – http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Data-Quality-Metadata-Management-103526?home=&gid=103526&trk=anet_ug_hm
• Digital asset management – http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=45850&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
• Henry Stewart DAM Group – http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2571845&trk=myg_ugrp_ovr
• Masters of Digital Assets – http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1275367&goback=.anp_1275367_1330639965605_1
• Public Relations and Communications Professionals – http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1275367&goback=.anp_1275367_1330639965605_1
• Brand and Communications Management – http://www.linkedin.com/groups?viewMembers=&gid=64854&sik=1330639965608

DAM Consultants

• Coming soon! – If you are a consultant in the digital asset management industry and would like to be considered for inclusion in our recommended list, contact us.