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WATERLOO PHOTOS

STORE, SORT, AND SHARE DIGITAL ASSETS

Presented by: Natasha Jennings Information Systems & Technology

4/18/18

WHAT IS WATERLOO PHOTOS?

• A browser-based Digital Asset Management (DAM) system

that’s been configured to support the needs of the University

• f Waterloo with respect to storing, sorting and sharing

digital assets, specifically image files.

• Vendor is Asset Bank (UK).

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FEATURES AND FUNCTIONALITY

• LDAP integration (i.e. use WatIAM credentials)
• Ability to create organizational units with group

admin permissions

• Configure permissions unique to your
• rganizational unit
• Easily add members to groups and define

permissions (via security group at this time)

• Excellent in-page support

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BENEFITS

• A centralized, browser-based solution that provides

convenient, anywhere access for users.

• Securely upload and share your photos with members of

your team, other Waterloo Photos users, or with partners external to the University of Waterloo.

• Configure permissions unique to your organizational unit;

quickly search for and locate the photos you need; and crop, resize, or reformat assets before downloading.

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BENEFITS

• The robust reporting tool to allows you to easily monitor

photo usage and help maintain your repository of assets.

• Whether you’re a team of one or 25, Waterloo Photos offers a

reliable, immediate solution for photo storage and content sharing and promotion.

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By the numbers

• 23 org units
• AHS, ENV, ENG, Math, SCI
• UR has over 12K assets
• View and Download has over 8K

assets

Coming soon…

• WCMS integration
• Limited access for individual

Waterloo staff

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Let’s have a quick look at the dashboard! https://uwaterloo.ca/photos

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NATASHA JENNINGS NJENNINGS@UWATERLOO.CA