Digital Preservation vs. Digital Asset Management: The Differences and Why They Matter (virtual)

Instructor  | Chelsea Frenandes, Archives and Special Collections Librarian, Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2025 (REGISTRATION CLOSES ON MARCH 7TH)

This workshop explores the differences between digital preservation and digital asset management (DAM), familiarizing attendees with the history of both so that attendees are better equipped to make policy and purchasing decisions at their institutions. Attendees will participate in polling and discussion throughout the workshop. The workshop will focus on the broad concepts of DAM and digital preservation, so no technical knowledge is required. Special attention will be given to exploring the current leading platforms such as Archivematica and Preservica for digital preservation and ContentDM, AM Quartex and Islandora among others for DAM. The workshop will also review platforms that are often used for either digital preservation or DAM but were not designed for either.

Please note that this workshop will not be recorded, so please plan to attended live.

Questions about this workshop? Please contact the Education Committee at education@newenglandarchivists.org.

Questions about registration? Please contact NEA's Registrar, Becky White, at registrar@newenglandarchivists.org.  Or, see our FAQ.

Please be advised that workshop registration is separate from meeting registration and that onsite registration will NOT be available for workshops; attendees must register in advance.

There will be a room available onsite at the conference hotel that attendees of Accessibility 202 may use while attending the workshop. Please note - the workshop will not be streamed in this room but wifi, outlets, tables, and chairs will be available for attendees to use.

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If you want to register online, but still need to pay by check, the system will generate an invoice that you can print out and mail to the attention of:

Margaret Dalton
NEA Treasurer-Elect
Harvard Law School Library
1545 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138

Please make all checks payable to New England Archivists.

For questions or concerns about accessibility and/or disability accommodations that you would like addressed before registration, please contact NEA’s Inclusion and Diversity Committee at diversity@newenglandarchivists.org for assistance.

CANCELLATION POLICY: NEA will issue a refund minus a $10 cancellation fee for up to 10 days prior to the meeting. Exceptions to the cancellation policy will be made at the discretion of the Registrar.