AssetManager – manage digital media and content

Screenshot from the AssetManager database
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Service: AssetManager is a web based Digital Asset Management (DAM) service. It enables university units, including departments, institutes, and service centers, to easily and centrally manage, store, and deliver digital media and assets with an enterprise grade solution built on widely accepted standards and data models.
AssetManager is built on the fylr platform and is operated by the University and State Library (ULB) in Münster on the university’s own infrastructure.

Service features:

  • Ingestion and cataloguing of digital media e.g. images, videos, graphics, and informational materials, using a standardized metadata model
  • Versioning of digital assets
  • Powerful import capabilities, including automatic EXIF/IPTC metadata mapping
  • Management of licenses, image rights and copyrights
  • A wide range of options for exporting and automatically delivering assets in multiple versions, sizes and formats (e.g., for social media use)
  • Role  and permission management to support collaborative workflows
  • Central data hosting and configuration by the ULB Münster, with regular backups

Target group: university units (departments, institutes, service centers) and university administration

Costs: available upon request

Access: available upon request

Contact: mediacollection@uni-muenster.de (general enquiries)