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AVP’s Digital Asset Management for Museums & Cultural Heritage
21 January 2022
AVP is an information innovation firm.
We bring a cross-disciplinary team of experts to help organizations transform how they protect, manage, and use data and digital assets. AVP’s expert team has over 15 years of experience designing holistic, user-based solutions to protect and deliver cultural heritage content to key audiences. We work alongside you to create impactful digital asset management solutions tailored to your organization and empower you to grow and sustain them.
AVP Digital Asset Management Services Map for Museums & Cultural Heritage
Plan
- Digital Asset Management Strategy
- Roadmapping
- Resource Planning & Advocacy
Launch
- Implementation Planning
- System Configuration
- Digital Asset Security
- User Testing
Pilot
- UX Research & Design
- Machine Learning/AI
- MVP Development
Breakthrough Workshops
- Lightning Decision Jam
- Creating a Guiding Vision
- Data Selection & Prioritization
- Search, Browse, and Discovery
Build
- Custom Software Solutions
- Workflow Automation
Connect
- Data Migration
- System Integration
Key
- Plan
- Select
- Launch
- Build
- Pilot
- Connect
Who We Work With
We have been honored to partner with some amazing museums and cultural heritage organizations:
- Smithsonian Institution
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
- Library of Congress
- National Museum of American History
- National Gallery of Art
- The Frick Collection
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Foundation (Library & Museum)
- United Nations
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Wisconsin Veterans Museum
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Country Music Hall of fame
- The Huntington
Each client had distinct goals and objectives and a unique mix of people, assets, budgets, systems, policies, and workflows. AVP’s cross-disciplinary team of digital asset management experts helped chart a path to success and deliver impactful results using a combination of the following services:
- AVPPlan to define a path toward successful outcomes through effective and sustainable asset management
- AVPSelect to narrow down which technologies best fit client requirements, use cases, and budget
- AVPActivate to launch, build, grow and expand an organization’s digital asset management program
- AVPExplore to prototype, test, and deploy different concepts to bring your ideas to life
Smithsonian Institution: Preserving the Nation’s Past, Preparing for the Future
AVP has had the pleasure of working with the Smithsonian Institution on a few occasions to deliver:
- A comprehensive look at the current state of preservation operations
- Analyzed risks and gaps
- Top challenges and corresponding recommendations
- Policy improvements to support digital preservation
Our deliverable included eight overarching phases to ensure the Smithsonian’s valuable digital content persists far into the future.
What Our Clients Are Saying
“They are highly knowledgeable, are experienced working with museums and cultural institutions, extremely professional and focused.”
National Museum Client
“What sets your team apart is the way you combine top subject matter expertise with great listening and communication skills.”
Public University Client
“I most appreciated the initiative, flexibility, as well as the creativity they were willing to provide during this process…I was most impressed by the high quality of customer service provided.”
Private University Client
“…People were pleasantly surprised about the clarity of the report and presentation, particularly on a topic that is historically dry and goes over people’s heads.”
National Museum Client
“Highly intelligent, professional approach to assessing our needs and very reliable timetable, budget adherence and super deliverables.”
National Museum Client
“They have a strong work ethic and are very responsive to customer needs.”
National Museum Client
Put Your Digital Assets to Work
Ready to put your digital assets to work?
AVP’s approach to digital asset management encompasses digital preservation, digital collection management, DAM, and MAM to maximize the value of these assets to the organization and its internal and external users.
Free Digital Preservation Webinar With AVP
8 December 2021
Free Digital Preservation workshop with AVP:
“Digital Preservation Maturity Assessment with AVP’s Digital Preservation Go!”
December 7, 2021 at 1 PM ET
Join AVP for a free webinar that will introduce you to our newest and lowest-cost digital preservation assessment service. During the webinar, Senior Consultant Amy Rudersdorf will present on the benefits of maturity assessments and how performing them can move your digital preservation program to the next level. Sign up here and learn more about DPGo! below.
New from AVP: AVP’s Best DAM Workshop Series
27 August 2021
Let AVP’s expert facilitators help transform your data or digital asset management program, in just a few hours. Our workshops have proven results and are designed to breakthrough tough challenges quickly. Read more about our workshop offerings below and reach out to us at [email protected] to learn more.
Sign Up For Free DAM Workshop With AVP 08/17/21 @ 1PM ET
23 June 2021
Join AVP for a free, interactive, one-hour workshop on August 17 (@ 1 pm ET) designed to help you improve your users’ digital asset management experience. During the workshop, AVP Director of Consulting Kara Van Malssen will lead participants through user-centered exercises that DAM program leaders can utilize to create a more useful search, browse, discovery, and usability experience. In this workshop, you will learn how to:
- Understand users’ mental model of assets so that they can be organized and presented in meaningful ways
- Identify common search and browse terminology so that assets can be made findable in ways that match users’ search behavior
- Identify what users want to know about assets so that they can be effectively used
These exercises have proven results and are the same we use when engaging with our clients in diverse industries and organizational sizes.
Click here to apply for the workshop.
This workshop will be (virtually) hands-on and interactive, so come prepared to participate. Space is limited and registration is not guaranteed but we will do our best to accommodate interest. Limit 2 people per organization, please register separately.
Feel free to check out other helpful AVP resources for digital asset management.
- Designing a User-driven DAM Experience, Part 1
- Getting to Success: A Scenario-driven Approach for Selecting, Implementing, and Deploying Digital Asset Management Systems
- AVP Tips to Manage Your DAM Expectations Video
- Change is hard. Rally around your vision.
We know what it takes to implement and launch a successful DAM. Our experts are always two steps ahead to ensure that surprises and oversights are eliminated, your DAM implementation meets your needs, your launch is smooth, and your users are delighted. We offer implementation packages or can create a tailored service based on your needs. Ready to talk about your project? Get in touch!
New AVP Report: Best Practices in Electronic Transfers
27 April 2021
Black Lives Matter: AVP Accountability Report #1
12 February 2021
In June of 2020 we published a statement titled Black Lives Matter: What We Believe and What We Will Do.
AVP Services for DLFforum & DigiPres
12 November 2020
AVP’s years of involvement in the digital preservation and libraries community has shaped the services we provide. With our deep understanding of needs and challenges, we have developed a mix of services, products, and resources for organizations of all sizes. Explore them below and reach out when you are ready to discuss a project. 
Services
Digital Preservation Assessments and Audit Packages– Identify areas of need, prioritize, and plan for next steps
New Aviary Customer Support Packages
9 November 2020
We want to make sure you love the Aviary experience! We can help get you started, keep you supported, and elevate your use with the client support services below. Reach out for a conversation about customizing a package for your collections today.
RIPDASA’S Free Digital Preservation Webinars Nominated for Award
13 October 2020
For the first time ever, the Digital Preservation Committee (DPC) Awards have nominated a Spanish-language program for recognition of making significant and innovative contributions to maintaining digital legacy. The “Spanish Language Webinars Program in Digital Preservation of Sound and Audiovisual Archives“ was created by RIPDASA to provide practical information about the management and care of digital archives to minimize the risk of loss of sound and audiovisual collections in the region. The program has been nominated for a DPC award within the category of The Dutch Digital Heritage Network Award for Teaching and Communications. RIPDASA is the spanish acronym for the Ibero-American Network for Digital Preservation of Sound and Audiovisual Archives.
Smith College is tackling cross-campus collaboration head on, and they’re rocking it.
28 September 2020
Kerri Willette, Senior Consultant at AVP, has been leading collaborative projects that support access, use, and preservation of unique materials and content in libraries, archives, and museums since 2001.
