This terrific book explains the present state of evolution of Peter Krough's seminal work in digital asset management. If you own and use the first edition, you will want this one for the many changes and refinements he has implemented. If you are new to the topic, you can start here. Combine reading this book with visiting his terrific website, and you should have all the knowledge you need to implement and maintain a long-term DAM strategy to suit your particular needs. If you don't see your questions already answered on his excellent online forum, you can post them yourself. They are often addressed by the author himself. Since this is essentially the only game in town, we are fortunate that it is well written, well organized, and most of all and on a continuing basis, well thought out. As far as DAM goes, Krough play the long game, and we all benefit.

I more than recommend this book to anyone taking pictures on any scale. In this 2nd edition Mr. Krogh covers everything you ever wanted to know about Digital asset management. I have been taking digital photos for years & spent many hrs trying to find the "right" file management for my currently 45,00 photos. I only wish I had found this book sooner. My recommendation..BUY The Dam Book !!! [...]

This book is a must if you shoot digital photos and want some order in your life. Do you have photos you know that you took and can't find them when you need them? Have you downloaded your photos from a trip and later found them missing?
If you shoot digital photos, this book is the best book out there to show you how to download, organize, back-up and store your digital files.
I read Peter's first book on the subject cover to cover and found that there was a second edition coming out. I thought it might have a few tid bits that the first book didn't cover, but I found that it has been completely rewritten, so if you have read the first book and feel you don't need to get the second book, think again. With the advancement of technology and hardware and software changes, the second book is a new and better explanation of the process.
I can't recommend this book highly enough.

THE DAM BOOK: DIGITAL ASSESSMENT MANAGEMENT FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS is a powerful digital photography coverage in its updated second edition covering the foundations of photography asset management, from how to file and protect to how to re-use photos. From creating order in a large image collection to understanding image file manipulation and storage, using directory strategies, and naming files, THE DAM BOOK should be in any photographer's library.

This book is an absolute must for any photographer wanting to manage the archive of imagery that we are all producing - being able to manage your images is the key to survival. The book goes through very detailed explanations of the 'why' and then goes into detail with the 'how' - Peter Krogh's book's have given me plenty of really good ideas and practical solutions to DAM. Its a reference book that will sit very comfortably between your 30" calibrated monitor and the stack of external hard drives.
CS