n.information in binary form and its associated metadataRoss, Donnelly, and Dobreva 2003, 41Digital assets typically cycle from creation to multiple and varied uses and changes, and later into archives from which they may be quickly and accurately recalled and re-purposed.Besser 2003, 3In fact, in order for data (in this case, the content or “essence” of a digital image file) to have continuing value and to be worth preserving, both it and its related metadata should be managed as a single entity, sometimes known as a digital object or a digital asset.Besser 2003, 59Digital assets are inherently fragile and are threatened by media instability and format and hardware obsolescence.Conrad 2012, 31Digital assets are extremely fragile.Conrad 2012, 36Digital assets have to be treated dynamically, and no industry has figured out how to do this without sizable and continual financial backing.Fox 2023, 2Good metadata is metadata that not only supports the administrative and technical needs of your digital assets, but that allows users to browse, facet, navigate, and understand the context and content of digital collections.
