Find the Right DAM Platform for Your Institution.
The only digital asset management buying checklist built specifically for colleges and universities, covering multi-department access controls, FERPA compliance, admissions workflows, alumni content management, and enrollment platform integration.
Higher education institutions manage one of the most organizationally complex content environments of any sector. A major university generates content across dozens of departments simultaneously: admissions, athletics, academic affairs, student life, research communications, alumni relations, development, each with their own brand guidelines, content requirements, and stakeholder audiences.
Most DAM platforms were designed for organizations with a single brand and a centralized marketing team. They work reasonably well in that context. They struggle significantly when content needs to be managed across multiple schools and departments, when student identity in photography requires FERPA compliance tracking, when enrollment platform integration is a technical requirement, and when alumni content spanning decades needs to remain accessible and usable.
The Complete DAM Buying Checklist for Higher Education Institutions walks your team through every critical platform requirement, from department-level access controls and FERPA compliance to enrollment platform integration, alumni content management, and total cost of ownership.
What's inside:
- 9 evaluation sections covering 90+ requirements
- Criteria purpose-built for higher education workflows and compliance
- A vendor scoring matrix to compare platforms side by side
- Guidance on must-haves vs. nice-to-haves for institutional operations
- Integration checklist for enrollment and advancement platforms
- Integration checklist for creative production and project management platforms
