Tony and Eric talk about Digital Asset Management in cultural institutions

Eric Johnson, Director of Digital Access, Leader and strategist for digital development at Folger Shakespeare Library

Eric Johnson is the Director of Digital Access at the Folger Shakespeare Library, where he heads the Digital Media and Publications division. He manages the Folger’s various digital initiatives and oversees the journal Shakespeare Quarterly and the Folger Shakespeare Editions series of Shakespeare’s complete works.

Our discussion

Eric Johnson talks with Tony about the importance of digital asset management and making museum and cultural institution collections available beyond their physical boundaries. The Folger Shakespeare Library is the world’s most extensive Shakespeare collection and has developed a custom-built data asset management system to increase access to its holdings for academic research as well as broader public consumption.

ParsonsTKO worked with Eric and The Folger to create the open-source digital asset management system, Miranda.

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