CoSIDA & PhotoShelter digital image management survey followup

CoSIDA & PhotoShelter digital image management survey followup

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CoSIDA Members,

CoSIDA and PhotoShelter would like to thank you for participating in the survey on digital asset management. If you're interested in the results or if you’d like more information on image asset management and sales options (NCAA-compliant sales options) click on the links below.
Responses came in from 47 states and provinces, representing all levels of CoSIDA membership and illustrating a widespread desire for better access, organization and sales of imagery. Here are a few trends we found:
  • Manageable delivery channels are required: 60% rely on athletic department staff or local freelancers for photos, but 35% use five or more image sources
  • Storage space is key: 76% have image collections in excess of 250GB with 40% over 1TB
  • Archives are fragmented: 75% rely on an in-house collection of CDs, DVDs and hard drives to store their imagery
  • Search capabilities are limited: 84% use file names as a primary search method, with keywords a distant second at 13%
  • Access can be an issue: 70% must be in their office or on the local network to reach their archive
  • Image sales could be better: 57% say sales need an overhaul (or don’t exist) and 35% of those would sell photos under an NCAA-compliant model
Would you like a closer look at the completed survey results? Click here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CoSIDAsummary

With this link, you can:
  • Request a copy of the survey results
  • Ask for more information or participate in the trial
  • Ask a quick question on asset management or sales
To join the free PhotoShelter DAM trial, or for more information, contact Martin Vloet at martin@photoshelter.com. A 25-year university sports shooter and photography brand manager, Martin is available to answer your questions on your DAM system.
Finally, we’d like to congratulate the winners of the survey prize drawing! The six winners of a $40 gift card for any of the restaurants at the Orlando World Center Marriott, site of the the 2015 CoSIDA convention:
  • Isaac Comelli - California State University, Bakersfield
  • Candice Kelm - McLennan Community College
  • Stephen Hinkel - Azusa Pacific University
  • Anthony Macapugay - St. Joseph’s College, Brooklyn
  • Layne Pitt - University of Wisconsin, Stout
  • Joe Swan - West Virginia University
…and the winner of the Apple 23GB iPad mini with Retina display!
  • Nathan Weichers - Indiana University

        We thank you for your participation!