Associacio de Professionals de l’Arxivistica i la Gestio de Documents de Catalunya

What Associacio de Professionals de l’Arxivistica i la Gestio de Documents de Catalunya does

Associació de Professionals de l'Arxivística i la Gestió de Documents de Catalunya (AAC-GD) is a Barcelona-based nonprofit professional association founded on June 25, 1985, serving archivists and document managers across Catalonia. It operates as the corporate reference body for the profession, providing advocacy, continuing education, research promotion, and international representation through its Category B membership in the International Council on Archives (ICA) since 1988 and permanent seat on the SPA Executive Committee since 1992.

The association's core offerings include the La DaDa digital publication, the peer-reviewed scientific journal Lligall (published since 1988), an annual Pla de Formació (continuing education program), the annual Jornades d'Estudi i Debat (JEID) conference, and the Beca de Recerca AAC research grant. Its underlying technology stack is a website platform (arxivers.com) plus the La DaDa digital publication system and the RACO cooperative open-access repository for journal content. The Model de Maduresa (Maturity Model) was added on June 9, 2026, as a standards-oriented framework for archival practice.

AAC-GD generates revenue through recurring membership fees across five categories (individual, institutional/business, emeritus, honorary, student), supplemented by training course fees and event/conference revenues. It distributes exclusively within Catalonia, with 820+ members as of the latest count, and maintains deep institutional ties with the Diputació de Barcelona, Generalitat de Catalunya, the Ministeri de Cultura, ESAGED, and numerous Catalan municipalities. It rebranded in April 2021 from Associació d'Arxivers de Catalunya to its current name to remove gender bias and broaden its professional scope to document managers.

Name

Associacio de Professionals de l’Arxivistica i la Gestio de Documents de Catalunya

Legal name

Associació de Professionals de l'Arxivística i la Gestió de Documents de Catalunya

Website

https://arxivers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AAC-GD is a Barcelona-based nonprofit professional association, founded 1985, serving 820+ archivists and document managers in Catalonia through membership, continuing education, the Lligall journal, La DaDa digital publication, annual conferences, and advocacy in Catalan archival policy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Professional Organizations (813920), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

Keywords

• Archival services
• Document management
• Professional association
• Continuing education
• Records management

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Association generates revenue through annual membership fees from individual members (socis numeraris), institutional/business members (socis institucionals/empresarials), emeritus members, honorary members, and student members across five categories.
2. Formation and Training: Continuing education courses, training programs, and professional development workshops offered to members and external participants.
3. Events and Congresses: Revenue from organizing professional congresses, study days, and networking events such as the Jornada d'Estudi i Debat.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AAC-GD is a professional nonprofit association that serves archivists and document managers in Catalonia through five membership categories. It provides continuing education courses (Pla de Formació), the digital magazine La DaDa, the peer-reviewed scientific journal Revista Lligall, annual study conferences (Jornades d'Estudi i Debat), a research grant (Beca de Recerca), and member benefits such as legal/financial advisory, insurance, and cultural discounts. The association also publishes the Model de Maduresa maturity framework and represents the profession through ICA membership.

Product overview

AAC-GD operates as a professional association rather than a software product company. Its core offerings include La DaDa (a digital publication/magazine covering archival news, ArxiRuta archive visits, and professional debates), Revista Lligall (a peer-reviewed scientific journal on archival science established 1988), an annual Training Plan (Pla de Formació) with continuing education courses, annual study conferences (Jornades d'Estudi i Debat), and a Research Grant (Beca de Recerca). The association also provides member benefits through partnerships with document management and archival service companies, and publishes the Model de Maduresa maturity framework.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• La DaDa: Digital publication and blog of the association featuring articles, reports, interviews, and news about archival science and document management.

Products and services

• La DaDa Digital Magazine La DaDa is the digital magazine/publication of AAC-GD featuring articles on archival science, professional debates, reports on Catalan archives (ArxiRuta series), international news, and professional opinions. It includes sections on education, legislation, technology, and research. Target audience: association members and the broader archival community.
• Revista Lligall Peer-reviewed scientific journal of AAC-GD initiated in 1988, publishing debates and contributions on archival theory and practice. Features a central dossier, reviews, master's thesis summaries from ESAGED, and interviews with archive professionals. Published multiple times yearly with member access to latest issues and full back catalog via RACO repository.
• Pla de Formació (Training Plan) Annual continuing education program offering specialized courses for archivists and document managers. Includes disaster preparedness, digital preservation, and professional development workshops offered to members and external participants.
• Jornades d'Estudi i Debat (JEID) Annual study and debate conferences organized by AAC-GD. The 16th edition in 2026 focuses on document evaluation (Avaluació a Fons), covering assessment criteria, archival selection challenges, and the impact of AI on document creation.
• Beca de Recerca AAC (Research Grant) Annual research grant program supporting archival science research. The second edition was announced for researchers studying archival management and document governance.
• Model de Maduresa (Maturity Model) A maturity framework for archival and document management published by AAC-GD on International Archives Day. Designed to help organizations evaluate and improve their archival maturity.

Quantifiable outcome

• Founded 1985 with 87 members, now 820+ members - 9.4x growth over 40 years

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Consell Internacional d'Arxius (ICA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1988Category B member (professional associations) since 1988. Has a representative on the Executive Committee of the Section of Professional Associations (SPA) since 1992, with two periods of direct leadership positions (2000-2004). The SPA includes members from Quebec, Norway, Israel, USA, France, Poland, Chile, Netherlands, China, Germany, Senegal and Catalonia. The association participates in biannual executive committee meetings and ICA congresses.
• Arxivers Sense FronterescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization and collaborator since its creation. Both organizations work together on shared objectives related to archives and human rights.
• Diputació de BarcelonamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on professional development, archival projects, and municipal archive network support. Joint activities include the Laboratori d'Arxius Municipals annual event.
• Departament de Cultura de la Generalitat de CatalunyamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on archival policy, professional development, and archival system initiatives in Catalonia.
• Ministeri de CulturaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on national archival initiatives and professional development programs.
• Various Ajuntaments (Town Councils)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with various Catalan municipalities on archival projects and professional initiatives.
• Escola Superior d'Arxivística i Gestió de Documents (ESAGED)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic institution collaboration for student member programs, professional education, and publication of top master's theses in the field.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Arxivers Sense Fronteres (Archivists Without Borders): Catalan/Spanish nonprofit collaborating with AAC-GD since its founding. Operates in the same regional archival ecosystem with overlapping membership and human-rights-focused archival mission.

Broad incumbents

• DLM Forum: European forum on document management comprising national archives and government recordkeeping bodies. Comparable as a higher-tier coordinating body for archival/document-management standards across Europe.
• International Council on Archives (ICA): Global professional body for archives of which AAC-GD is a Category B member since 1988. Comparable as the umbrella organization coordinating national and regional archival associations, including AAC-GD's SPA representation.
• Society of American Archivists (SAA): Largest professional archival association in North America. Comparable in mission (advocacy, education, publications, continuing education) but operates at a much larger national scale, making it an incumbent benchmark.

Direct peers

• ANABAD (Asociación Española de Archiveros, Bibliotecarios, Museólogos y Documentalistas): National-level Spanish professional association for archivists, librarians, museologists, and documentarians. Directly comparable as a sibling professional membership body serving overlapping audiences across Spain, including Catalonia.
• ARMA International: Global professional association for records and information management professionals. Comparable through member-driven education, certifications, publications, and chapter-based structure serving information-governance practitioners.
• Archives and Records Association (ARA): UK and Ireland's professional body for archivists and records managers. Closely comparable in scope, member tiers, training programs, and advocacy remit to AAC-GD at a larger national scale.
• Association des archivistes du Québec (AAQ): Quebec's francophone archival professional association — one of AAC-GD's SPA peers within ICA. Comparable as a regional professional association serving a distinct linguistic community within a broader national context.
• Association des archivistes français (AAF): France's national archival professional association. Comparable member-association structure, publications, and training/event programming; serves as a French-language peer for AAC-GD's Catalan/Spanish operations.

Emerging players

• Normadat: Catalan document-management technology company and AAC-GD partner with ISO 27001/9001/14001 and ENS certifications. Adjacent to AAC-GD's ecosystem as a commercial service provider serving the same archival professional community.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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