Date: October 6, 2025
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 pm ET
Join us for an overview of CARL’s National DPC RAM Benchmarking Project, facilitated by Amanda Tomé, Digital Research Alliance of Canada, and Sarah Lake, Concordia University and CARL Visiting Program Officer for Digital Preservation. Benchmarking digital preservation capabilities is integral to continuous improvement of digital preservation programs. Whether your institution is just getting started or has been engaged in digital preservation activities for some time, benchmarking is an opportunity to see where you are and where your organization can grow.
This webinar launches the pilot phase of this project, during which CARL member institutions will be invited to complete the assessment as a cohort. A second phase will take place in spring 2026, broadening the initiative to the wider Canadian digital preservation community. Throughout both phases of the project, the Digital Preservation Working Group (DPWG) will provide support to organizations completing the assessment by sharing resources and hosting office hours.
The kick off webinar will provide participants with a background to the project and the Digital Preservation Coalition’s (DPC) Rapid Assessment Model (RAM), take participants through resources created by the CARL DPWG, provide an overview of the office hours process and provide a forum for participants to ask questions.
This webinar will be held in English. A French language call will take place on October 7.
Note that presentations will be recorded but the discussion period will not.
