Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway uses iBase to manage regional heritage assets, bringing metadata, permissions and search into one governed DAM environment.
Case study
Dumfries and Galloway Regional Digital Heritage Management
Dumfries and Galloway Council uses iBase DAM to manage more than 15,000 historical images and regional cultural assets, improving online access to local history and supporting collection preservation.
Project summary
Project Summary
iBase helps local authority teams manage regional digital heritage for Dumfries and Galloway, keeping assets organised, searchable and governed.
Regional Digital Heritage Management
The system connects regional heritage collections with discovery, metadata and reuse needs.
Public Discovery
Local authority teams can organise, protect and share digital assets through structured DAM workflows.
Project focus
Project Focus
Dumfries and Galloway Council, Cultural Services holds an important and extensive collection of images relating to the region. These have been built up over many years. Currently there are over 15,000 images in the collection, and it is these that have been digitised for this website.
Postcards, glass negatives, transparencies, engravings, lantern slides and photographic prints both individual and from albums are all held, and copies of them form the basis of the general collection. There are many tens of thousands more held in special collections, and these will be added to the site as time allows.
Google-style search with automatic spell-checking and search suggestions to ensure visitors always return results from any search for maximum engagement
Search and Discovery
Users can find relevant assets through structured search, metadata and browsing tools.
Asset Organisation
Assets can be grouped, described and retrieved without relying on disconnected folders.
Workflow Support
Configured workflows help teams manage review, approval and publication processes.
Collection Access
Staff and public users can access the material they need through appropriate routes.
DAM outcomes
DAM Outcomes
iBase helps Dumfries and Galloway keep digital assets organised, searchable and ready for approved reuse.
Metadata, permissions and access controls sit alongside the assets, giving teams a single governed source for day-to-day work.
Staff and users can reach approved material more quickly, with less reliance on fragmented storage or manual transfers.
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