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Learn to use a controlled vocabulary to improve consistency and search-ability in a DAM system. Develop an effective keyword list for your digital workflows.
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© 2005-2011 Virtual Moment, LLC. Company Confidential
Controlled Vocabulary: Implementing a library of keywords to improve consistency and search-ability
WebDAM Solutionshttp://www.webdamsolutions.com
Summer Webinar Series
Recorded DAM Webinars http://www.damsuccess.com/discover/dam-primer-webinars/ Metadata 101 Controlled Vocabulary Building the Framework User Adoption
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About WebDAM
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Today’s webinar
Intro to keywording What is a controlled vocabulary Benefits of a controlled vocabulary Controlled vocabulary and DAM Developing a controlled vocabulary
What are keywords?
Subjective
Objective
What are keywords
Keywords are type of descriptive metadata used to enhance search, identification, and organization of data.
What are keywords?
Types of Keywords
Action or Activity Objects Environment People and
Relationships Emotion or Mood
Skiing Ski Family Vacations Couple Snow Women Winter Colorado Red Men Sport Mountain Travel Fun Action Female Sunglasses Cheerful Happiness Jumping Smiling Exercising Little Girls Tourist Resort Relaxation Exercise Athlete Muscular Build Alpine Skiing Horizontal Blue Male Husband Aggression Balance Little Boys Ski Boot Wife Snow Skiing Ski Pole Sports Glove Youth Culture Cold Moving Down
Issues with Keywords:Highly Subjective Relaxation and exercise Recreation or sports
Issues with Keywords: Inconsistencies Happy or cheerful Man and women Colorado or CO
Issues with Keywords:Lack of Completeness Skiing Skiing, snow skiing, alpine skiing
Issues with Keywords: Misspellings/errors Powdr, podwer Smokey Mountains
Issues with Keywords
Highly subjective Inconsistencies/synonyms Lack of completeness Misspellings/errors Results: Undesirable search results!
Solution?
Controlled vocabulary: A set of predefined words and phrases used to describe data.
1 of the top 5 ways to improve your search in digital asset management software: http://www.webdamsolutions.com/digital-asset-management/top-5-ways-improve-the-search-in-your-dam/
Benefits of Controlled Vocabulary Scope Standardization Consistency and completeness Accuracy Pre-defined search criteria Time saver
Types of CV: Flat List
Types of CV: Taxonomy (Hierarchical)
Types of CV: Classification Schemes
Types of CV: Faceted
Types of CV: Faceted
Types of CV: Thesauri
Types of CV: Ontologies
Purchasing a Controlled Vocabulary Broad audience Generic data Well defined domain Example – common stock image database,
biological taxonomy Resources
www.taxonomywarehouse.com www.controlledvocabulary.com www.keyword-catalog.com
Develop Custom Vocabulary
Business-specific needs Domains with no standard terminology in
place Example – Database of product images
Where to use a CV?
Adobe Bridge Adobe Lightroom Photo Mechanic Apple Aperture Digital asset
management system
How is a CV used?
Entering data
How is a CV used?
Searching or retrieving data
Developing a CV: Business Goals
Who is using your assets? Why are they using your assets? What is the scope of your audience? What is the background of your audience? Are there existing nomenclatures in your
industry or at your company?
Developing a CV: Consider your Data Who is in the image? What is being depicted? When was it taken? Where was it taken? Why is the scene relevant?
Wrap-Up
Recorded Controlled Vocabulary Webinar:http://www.damsuccess.com/discover/dam-primer-webinars/using-keywords/
Keyword worksheet: http://www.damsuccess.com/discover/best-practices/keywording/
Next up: Building the Frameworkhttp://www.slideshare.net/WebDAM/web-dam-webinarbuildingtheframeworkslides