Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal

What Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal does

Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal is the historical name of a classical college founded in Montreal that was absorbed into Université de Montréal and ceased independent operation. The source material aggregated here pertains not to a commercial entity but to the Direction des archives et de la gestion de l'information (DAGI), the institutional archives and information management service unit embedded within Université de Montréal's Secrétariat général. DAGI's stated mission is to ensure integrated, sound, and efficient management of institutional information, and to constitute, preserve, and valorize the memory of Université de Montréal and its community.

DAGI operates a portfolio of internal service products: a historical archives consultation service delivered at a single on-campus consultation room (Bureau V-133, Pavillon Roger-Gaudry, by appointment Tuesday–Thursday); an "Espace de travail numérique" (digital workspace) enabling digital document management, email management practices, and digital and paper transfer of institutional records; an online catalog (Catalogue en ligne) hosted on the Access to Memory platform for historical records; and a program of virtual exhibitions (galeries, scripted exhibitions, databases) including student-led exhibitions from the École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l'information. The unit also runs "Midis DAGI," 30-minute training webinars that have been formally integrated into the university's HR training catalog. Distribution is exclusively direct — physical consultation plus internal online request portals for document recall, research, and student document ordering — with no external commercial channel.

The business model is non-commercial: DAGI is an internal cost center within Université de Montréal, funded through institutional budget rather than market revenue. There is no pricing, no external customer base, no funding rounds, and no disclosed headcount. Customer segments are limited to the UdeM internal community (faculty, staff, researchers, students). The unit operates a dedicated personal information protection function ([email protected]) and maintains GDPR-equivalent privacy compliance. Community engagement occurs through organic social channels (Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, YouTube, Wikipedia GLAM-Wiki) and an email newsletter, with no paid acquisition.

Name

Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal

Website

https://archiv.umontreal.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Direction des archives et de la gestion de l'information (DAGI) is the internal archives and information management service unit of Université de Montréal, serving the university's faculty, staff, researchers, and students with historical archive consultation, digital workspace tools, and virtual exhibitions. It is not a commercial entity.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Institutional Archival Services

NAICS

Libraries and Archives (51921), Libraries and Archives (519210)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Libraries, Archives & Special Collections (BPAGAHAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

National Archives, Records & Information Governance (BPAIAAAG), Records Digitization & Archiving (Legacy Files, Retention Support) (BPAAAKAG), Archives, Special Collections & Preservation Operations (Rare Materials, Conservation) (EDAEAGAJ), Digital Archives, Libraries & Institutional Access Platforms (MPAJAMAJ)

Keywords

• Institutional archives
• Information management
• Archival services
• Document preservation
• Historical research

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Direction des archives et de la gestion de l'information (DAGI) provides integrated institutional information management, preservation, and valorization of Université de Montréal's institutional memory and community archives. Services include historical archive consultation, a digital workspace for document and email management, an online catalog of historical records, and virtual exhibitions showcasing university history.

Product overview

The Direction des archives et de la gestion de l'information (DAGI) is the institutional archive and information management service of Université de Montréal. The core product is the archival service encompassing historical archives consultation, digital workspace tools (Espace de travail numérique), an online catalog (Catalogue en ligne), and virtual exhibitions showcasing university history. The service includes document management tools, digital transfer capabilities, and preservation services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Archives et gestion de l'information (DAGI) Core archival and information management service of Université de Montréal that ensures integrated, healthy, and efficient management of institutional information and preserves the university's historical memory. Includes archive consultation, document management, and preservation services for the UdeM community.
• Espace de travail numérique Digital workspace tool enabling digital document management, email management practices, and digital transfer services for institutional records.
• Catalogue en ligne Online catalog providing access to historical archives and institutional records of Université de Montréal.
• Expositions virtuelles Virtual exhibitions in gallery, scripted exhibition, or database formats showcasing university history and archives, including student-created exhibitions from the École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l'information.
• Consultation des archives In-person archive consultation service offered by appointment at Bureau V-133, Pavillon Roger-Gaudry, Tuesday to Thursday during business hours. Includes archive research, document recall, and reference assistance.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ): BAnQ is Quebec's combined national library and archival institution, performing collection stewardship, public access, and digitization at a provincial scale. Directly comparable to DAGI as a library/archives operator serving the same language, region, and university-adjacent user community, though at a much larger mandate.
• Library and Archives Canada (LAC): LAC is the federal library and archival institution for Canada, with national-scale collection, preservation, and access mandates. Comparable to DAGI as a publicly funded library/archives service, though with a national rather than single-university scope.
• OCLC / CONTENTdm: OCLC's CONTENTdm is a widely deployed digital collection management platform used by universities and cultural institutions. Comparable to DAGI's virtual exhibitions and digital catalog capability as an enabling platform for institutional archives.

Direct peers

• Harvard University Archives (Houghton Library): Harvard's university archives collect, preserve, and provide access to records of a major research university. Closely analogous to DAGI's role at Université de Montréal — same internal-customer model, same digital catalog and researcher services, same teaching/exhibition functions.
• Yale University Library — Manuscripts and Archives: Yale's Manuscripts and Archives department provides reference, digitization, and records management for a major research university. Directly comparable service model to DAGI, including consultation by appointment, online finding aids, and exhibition programming.

Emerging players

• ArchivesSpace (LYRASIS): ArchivesSpace is an open-source archives management application stewarded by LYRASIS, used by universities and archives worldwide for accessioning, description, and access. DAGI's online catalog appears to use Access to Memory (A2M), a comparable LYRASIS-stewarded platform — making ArchivesSpace/LYRASIS a platform-level peer in the underlying archival technology stack.
• Access to Memory (A2M) / Artefactual: Access to Memory is the open-source archival description platform that hosts DAGI's online catalog (acdps.umontreal.accesstomemory.org). It is the direct technical peer for the digital description layer DAGI relies on, with Artefactual as the lead maintainer.
• Preservica: Preservica provides digital preservation and records management software used by universities and public-sector archives. Comparable to DAGI's digital workspace and long-term preservation mandate as a vendor-side peer in the same category.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/archivesudem
• Facebookfacebook.com/archivesudem-337731786312983
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/universite-de-montreal

Compliance1 record

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M&A

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