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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present conceptual definitions for digital object use and reuse. Typically, assessment of digital repository content struggles to go beyond traditional usage metrics such as clicks, views or downloads. This is problematic for galleries, libraries, archives, museums and repositories (GLAMR) practitioners because use assessment does not tell a nuanced story of how users engage with digital content and objects.Design/methodology/approach: This paper reviews prior research and literature aimed at defining use and reuse of digital content in GLAMR contexts and builds off of this group���s previous research to devise a new model for defining use and reuse called the use-reuse matrix. Findings: This paper presents the use-reuse matrix, which visually represents eight categories and numerous examples of use and reuse. Additionally, the paper explores the concept of ���permeability��� and its bearing on the matrix. It concludes with the next steps for future research and application in the development of the Digital Content Reuse Assessment Framework Toolkit (D-CRAFT). Practical implications: The authors developed this model and definitions to inform D-CRAFT, an Institute of Museum and Library Services National Leadership Grant project. This toolkit is being developed to help practitioners assess reuse at their own institutions. Originality/value: To the best of the authors��� knowledge, this paper is one of the first to propose distinct definitions that describe and differentiate between digital object use and reuse in the context of assessing digital collections and data.This is a post-print [publisher's manuscript] of a manuscript originally published by Digital Library Perspectives: Kenfield, A.S., Woolcott, L., Thompson, S., Kelly, E.J., Shiri, A., Muglia, C., Masood, K., Chapman, J., Jefferson, D. and Morales, M.E. (2022), "Toward a definition of digital object reuse", Digital Library Perspectives, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLP-06-2021-0044 Published by Emerald Publishing Limited. This article is published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license. Anyone may reproduce, distribute, translate and create derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this license may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode

From “Developing a Framework for Measuring Reuse of Digital Objects: Project Update.” Southern Mississippi Institutional Repository Conference, Hattiesburg, MS. April 27 2018.

Based on results from "Identifying Motivations for DAMS Migration: A Survey," this presentation discusses themes and features desired in future digital asset management systems (DAMS). It outlines specific topical areas that will inform future system and workflow development and governing body/vendor relations. Presenters conclude by reviewing lessons learned from the project as well as discussing future areas of research related to this study.

The presentation will highlight results from a survey that traces institutions’ motivations for migrating from one DAMS to another. It will discuss themes and features desired in future DAMS, outlining specific topical areas that will inform future system and work flow development, as well as governing body/vendor relations. The presentation will also discuss preliminary reflections on the comparison between initial system selection and requirements for selecting and migrating to a new system. Researchers will conclude the presentation by reviewing lessons learned from the research methodology as well as discussing future areas of research related to this study.