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Leicestershire County Council's Museums, Libraries & Archives Cultural Heritage Digital Asset Management

Leicestershire County Council uses iBase DAM to support access to 175+ years of collections, with 1 million+ objects from museums, libraries and archives, public access, online exhibitions and educational downloads.

Leicestershire County Council
Leicestershire County Council's Museums, Libraries & Archives: cultural heritage digital asset management.
Project summary

Project Summary

iBase helps museum, library and archive teams manage cultural heritage assets for Leicestershire County Council's Museums, Libraries & Archives, keeping material organised, searchable and governed.

Client

Leicestershire County Council's Museums, Libraries & Archives

Teams across Leicestershire County Council's Museums, Libraries & Archives use iBase to manage cultural heritage assets, bringing metadata, permissions and search into one governed DAM environment.

Use case

Cultural Heritage Digital Asset Management

The system connects museum, library and archive material with rights, metadata and access needs.

Focus

Access, Rights and Reuse

Museum, library and archive teams can organise, protect and share digital assets through structured DAM workflows.

Project focus

Project Focus

The Leicestershire County Council's museums collections record the natural life of Leicestershire and reflect the lives, histories and interests of the people who have made Leicestershire their home.

The County Council Museums Service is responsible for the care and stewardship of over 1 million objects which have been collected since 1849 and are cared for by specialist curators.

Online exhibitions featuring selected images from the collections

01

Collection Records

Collection records can be connected with images, documents and supporting metadata.

02

Asset Organisation

Assets can be grouped, described and retrieved without relying on disconnected folders.

03

Licensing and Sales

Ordering and licensing workflows can support public access and revenue-generating services.

04

Download Access

Authorised users can download approved files without creating unnecessary manual requests.

Leicestershire County Council
iBase supports Leicestershire County Council's Museums, Libraries & Archives' cultural heritage digital asset management with governed metadata, search and access controls.
DAM outcomes

DAM Outcomes

iBase helps Leicestershire County Council's Museums, Libraries & Archives 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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