Digital Asset Collaborative
Rules:
The Filename is the unique identifier in the system, so no assets can share the same name.
Filenames longer than 27 characters will be cut off in the asset’s thumbnail view
This document covers asset review, preparation and organization for the Digital Asset Collaborative (DAC) system.
This document gives tips on downloading and sharing single and multiple assets in the DAC system.
This document covers tips on exporting asset data to various formats.
Table of Contents
Portal Benefits
Who are Portal Users?
Considerations when Creating a Portal
Creating a Portal
Portal Benefits
The DAC system offers an easy way to curate and distribute a large volume of assets to wide audiences via a Portal.
Selecting your Assets
Carefully consider the filter criteria for each section. Sections can be created to filter by various metadata (e.g., the beginning of or part of a filename, a particular keyword, an event, a location). It is important to think of what is sustainable, especially when using the dynamic capability.
Include your particular Asset Group as part of the criteria in your portal sections to ensure that your portal only contains assets that your unit has uploaded.
For more information about required metadata field standards, please visit the VP Comm Metadata Site.
School College Unit (SCU)
Predefined List of SCU represented as the asset group
Description
Quick Who, What, When, Where, Why in one place
Keywords
Guidelines and Terms of Use
Resources in the asset portal are for official University of Michigan business use only.
Care should be taken to ensure that images are used in the proper context. Judgment is required each time an image is selected for use. Please read the caption and metadata associated with the images to inform your selection. For example, a portrait of an undergraduate student would not be appropriate to use when describing a PhD-specific program.
Tips for performing regular and advanced searches in the DAC.