NEIT2008-3C

Digital Asset Management and Archiving Media of all varieties

We discussed resources for storage and retrieval of digital assets. None of the participants have yet implemented a solution that they are satisfied with. Most are still studying the issues. All agreed that discussion and policy about what gets saved and for how long are very important.

Tools discussed:

Ricoh eCabinet - expensive hardware and software solution

Open Source Options - [|www.dspace.org] - from the MIT Laboratories [|www.Montala.net] - [|www.Razuna.org] -

Other Options - [|www.NorthPlains.com] [|www.celumIMAGINE.com] [|www.ClassScene.com] - a Walsworth company (Yearbook publisher) integrates with online layout tool.

We discussed using an offsite host in conjunction with the open source options. Bandwidth and offsite storage at hosting companies are getting pretty reasonable and the data would be backed up by the host. Time to play!