ResourceSpace

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ResourceSpace is an open source Digital Asset Management system originally developed for Oxfam. It has been released under a BSD-style license. It requires PHP, MySQL, and the GD Graphics Library, and works with most web server software such as Apache.

A particular focus is on the improvement of collaboration between users when assembling resources together for a project. Users can create custom 'collections' which include resources and saved searches, which can be shared with other users. Collections work like a shopping cart on an e-commerce site, and are always visible in a strip at the bottom of the screen.

[edit] Features

• Pure web interface
• Intelligent search ordering - resources are scored against each keyword using user search activity
• Organisation, collaboration and distribution - tools to organise resources, share with colleagues on projects and distribute to others; removes the need to e-mail large files
• Automatic resizing - resources can be downloaded in a variety of sizes so users can choose if they require high quality print files or lower quality screen / web resolution files, saving bandwidth and download time
• Themes - pre-selected groups of resources
• Permissions - set resource access level by user group
• Research services - allows specific requests to be made to a central resources team
• Archiving - resources can be archived and are then not visible in the main search
• User contributions - allows users to submit resources to the system, which can then be processed by a central team before being made available to other users - useful for working with remote photographers
• Multilingual - the application is multilingual capable with most major European languages supported
• Automatic thumbnail creation for most image and video file types including JPEG, GIF, PNG, PDF, TTF, Photoshop PSD, AVI, MOV, MPEG using ImageMagick and FFmpeg
• EXIF/IPTC header import and export using ExifTool
• Multiple file upload using SWFupload
• Creates preview 'contact sheets' using FPDF
• Minimal hosting requirements - uses PHP/MySQL technology which is supported by all major hosting providers
• Plugin support - third party developers can create plugins to extend functionality
• Open source - released under a permissive BSD style license

[edit] See also

• Digital Asset Management

[edit] External links

• ResourceSpace web site
• ResourceSpace discussion forum (Google Groups)
• ResourceSpace MediaWiki