Protecting Humanities Staff and Digital Assets through Digital Asset Management System Implementation

FAIN: ZPA-283994-22

Denver Museum of Nature and Science (Denver, CO 80205-5732)
Melissa Bechhoefer (Project Director: May 2021 to present)

The retention of nine staff positions and the hiring of one position to plan and implement a digital asset management system for the Denver Museum of Nature & Science’s 400,000 archival, archaeological, and anthropological digital assets. 

Through this proposal, the Museum will address an institutional priority to plan and begin implementation of the management and preservation of our nearly 400,000 digital humanities assets, applying to digital assets the same level of excellence that it has developed for its physical collections. This project will assist post-pandemic recovery of the Museum and the humanities sector by supporting the retention of current humanities staff, hiring a term humanities staff position, engaging a consulting firm experienced in humanities digital management, and purchasing a Digital Asset Management System (DAMS). By planning for proper management and preservation of our digital assets, DMNS makes these collections more accessible to museum staff, source communities, researchers and students, and the public.