Narration in digital archiving: Functional design in FINA’s media asset management digital catalogue

Abstract

Building an efficient media asset management (MAM) database requires not only effective tools and multi-dimensional metadata structures, but also detailed analysis of the unique characteristics of audiovisual collections. Finding the narrative inside preserved data may be the key to achieving better perspective during the user experience design process. This paper describes the measurements required for successful user-based design and discusses the importance of assigning the ‘nodal points’ during the construction of data structures. It also includes a detailed description of the experiences gained during the redevelopment of FINA’s MAM database.