Digital Collections Systems provide digital asset management, and a news library/multimedia archive database accessible via the Internet and Intranet-using common web browsers. An optional e-commerce module supports Internet-based information commerce activities such as online archives. Digital Collections systems are designed to manage all forms of digital content in one powerful database. The database serves as a single-source information repository to support both print and electronic publishing initiatives. Systems may also be specially designed to meet the precise requirements of individual organizations. System configurations are versatile, capable of fitting the basic needs of a larger organization that might require a database that supports many different file formats, hundreds of concurrent users, web publishing and e-commerce capabilities.