Open Source Digital Asset Management System for Audio Content
Giova, Diana (2015)
Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu
2015
Creative Commons Attribution 1.0 Finland
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015120319196
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015120319196
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The aim of this project was to repurpose an open source content management system to manage audio files as per the requirements of Helsinki Museum of Technology in Finland. The museum desired to have a storage system that they could use during their workshops and share the files stored in this system with their visitors while letting those visitors not only download and search files, but also upload their own creations.
The implementation of this system happened both on a developmental domain of Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, where it would be used for testing by mobile application developers, and on the server of Museum of Technology in Finland, where this content management system would reside thereafter. At the time of writing and developing this project, the museum had neither an online storage system nor any offline system to store and manage audio files.
To be able to complete this system research was done on open source digital asset management systems, REST web services and audio metadata. This led to a decision on which open source system to use which in turn led to modifications of this system according to the requirements as well as creation of REST-applicable services for it.
This thesis is a starting point for future mobile application development and for future digital asset management system implementations in educational organizations which are looking for similar functionality. Open source systems can be of use across multiple applications, regardless of their initial build requirements. It is important to realize that existing systems can be adapted to any requirements, as long as licenses permit.
The implementation of this system happened both on a developmental domain of Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, where it would be used for testing by mobile application developers, and on the server of Museum of Technology in Finland, where this content management system would reside thereafter. At the time of writing and developing this project, the museum had neither an online storage system nor any offline system to store and manage audio files.
To be able to complete this system research was done on open source digital asset management systems, REST web services and audio metadata. This led to a decision on which open source system to use which in turn led to modifications of this system according to the requirements as well as creation of REST-applicable services for it.
This thesis is a starting point for future mobile application development and for future digital asset management system implementations in educational organizations which are looking for similar functionality. Open source systems can be of use across multiple applications, regardless of their initial build requirements. It is important to realize that existing systems can be adapted to any requirements, as long as licenses permit.