Directory of Archival Consultants

Digital Archivy is a turnkey archival consulting firm based in New York, NY that works with institutions to

• Conduct needs assessments and user surveys and identify standards and best practice
• Update digital preservation strategy,  policies, plans, workflows and road maps
• Launch digital archives, add metadata, and provide research on users, options, and other subjects 

Our solutions raise awareness, increase access and usage, improve process and administration, and protect and preserve intellectual control. They are user-focused and integrate archival systems, methods and tools to provide reliable measurable results with high value. We work closely with clients to build trust, accountability, and security into our deliverables.

Digital Archivy was founded by David Kay. He is an experienced digital archivist and informational professional and a long-time active member of the SAA. He has worked as a consultant and digital preservation expert for many institutions. His awareness of archival standards, experience using different digital archiving platforms, and knowledge of different media formats and best practice help develop effective solutions, efficient workflows, and sustainable strategies. 

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Digital Bedrock provides secure, managed digital preservation services to ensure your digital content is usable when you need it. Our off-cloud architecture combines object storage technologies with green and secure storage, so our clients have a minimal carbon footprint. We manage the content over time by monitoring its bit health and format obsolescence vulnerabilities, as well as managing geographically dispersed redundant storage for disaster recovery.

As a related service, we also help clients save their digital content by migrating their data from legacy LTO to the cloud, current LTO generations, or hard drives. Storage media becomes obsolete faster than the file formats on them, so data should be moved off legacy media now.

We’ve preserved 3 PB of data for media & entertainment entities, museums, archives, non-profits, and even law firms who view us as their trusted preservation partner.  We become our clients' extended staff and infrastructure.

Digital Bedrock also provides consulting services in these areas: collection assessments (physical and digital collections), metadata audits and schema development, digital preservation planning, and digital asset management functional requirements. The company's founder/CEO, Linda Tadic, has worked in libraries and archives for over 30 years, and ensures that each client's needs are approached with respect and individual attention. 

ForKeeps Inc. helps institutions, individuals, and families harness their history by working to organize, preserve, and share their stories in innovative ways. At For-keeps Inc. our goal is to provides efficient and effective Heritage project solutions, and each project gets the attention it deserves, regardless of complexity.

ForKeeps Inc. helps institutions, individuals, and families harness their history by working to organize, preserve, and share their stories in innovative ways. I provide singular expertise or can work collaboratively with agents to resolve problems of access and use.

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Heritage Project Studio preserves histories and legacies through custom books and digital archives.

We have a history of taking on interesting projects that don’t always fit the mold, and we work with clients of all sizes. We have the honor of working with unique individuals from around the globe. Monks, mountaineers, muleteers, the disability community, small businesses, archaeologists, artists, historians, and non-profits. They all had a story to preserve, and we helped them. We work on projects for private and public clients.

Client Testimonials:

"We have worked with Joe at Heritage Project Studio for several years now and are continually impressed with his unique creativity and the high level of professionalism he has brought to all of the projects he has helped us with. We look forward to working with him for many years to come!"

-Western Rock Art Research

Services:

• Archiving and digital preservation
• Research (Historical, genealogical, geopolitical, and commercial)
• Consulting and assessments
• Editing, writing and ghostwriting
• Book design
• Book production

Areas of Focus (for individuals)

• Personal history
• Family history
• Life story
• Memoir
• Art Books
• Personal archives and digital archive development

Areas of Focus (for organizations)

• Corporate history
• Local history
• Religious histories
• Scholarly publications
• Research projects
• Archiving and curation
• Branding and communications

Heritage Werks specializes in creating 21st century archival programs that transform access and use of historical information.

Behind the scenes we operate geo-secure, state-of-the-art archival facilities where teams of professionally trained archivists organize, preserve, inventory, digitize and maintain collections for some of the world’s best-known and most highly-regarded organizations.

In addition, we offer annual storage of physical and digital collections, reference and research services, content discovery and acquisition and content curation for creative programming.

HeritEdge Archival – Crafting solutions for your history’s future ℠

HeritEdge Archival partners with institutions, organizations, families, and individuals to safeguard the stories, documents, photographs, and legacies that define them. We specialize in creating archives that honor the past while preparing for the future. Whether you’re just beginning your archival journey or seeking to enhance an existing program, we provide the expertise and solutions to help you succeed.

What We Do
At HeritEdge Archival, we offer a comprehensive range of services to meet your unique archival needs:

• Start an archives from scratch
• Organize your collection to prepare for its donation
• Create a digitization lab to preserve originals and bring your collections online
• Encourage transfers of key records
• Develop foundational statements that guide your program
• Compose policy documents to keep your program on track
• Edit collection move RFPs to ensure smooth transitions and relocations
• Conduct oral histories to capture the voice of your history
• Evaluate your website to determine how well it allows a researcher to prepare online for an on-site visit

Explore Our Services
Ready to take your archives to the next level? Visit our website to see how we can help you preserve your history, manage your documents, and build a lasting legacy.

Hunter Information Management Services, Inc., specializes in all aspects of archives and records management. Its president, Dr. Gregory S. Hunter, is both a Certified Records Manager and a Certified Archivist. In August 2004 he was elected a Fellow of the Society of American Archivists and two of his books have received awards from SAA. Since January, 1990 Dr. Hunter has been a Professor in the Palmer School of Library and Information Science at Long Island University, directing graduate-level certificate programs in archives and records management. Dr. Hunter previously served as Manager of Corporate Records for ITT Corporation and Director of Archival Programs for the United Negro College Fund. He also brings to client projects a background in business history and a thorough understanding of information technologies.

From 2004-2008, Dr. Hunter served as the Principal Archivist and Records Manager on a team headed by Lockheed Martin to build an Electronic Records Archives (ERA) for the National Archives and Records Administration.  Dr. Hunter is co-inventor on four patents in the area of digital preservation submitted by the project team in the United States and the European Union.

Dr. Hunter also was the editor of a book series published by Neal-Schuman called The Archivist's and Records Manager's Bookshelf.  He currently is the editor of the American Archivist, the peer-reviewed journal of the Society of American Archivists.

Hunter Information Management has assisted clients with the following types of projects:

• Conducting records inventories and preparing retention schedules 
• Establishing archives 
• Evaluating existing archives and records management programs 
• Integrating archives and records management into information governance initiatives 
• Designing and evaluating space for archives and records management programs 
• Identifying vital business records on paper or in computer systems and developing disaster recovery  and business continuity plans 
• Assisting with the implementation of records programs required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the HIPAA Act. 
• Developing policies and procedures for the destruction of records
• Designing programs to manage digital records
• Providing expert witness services in the areas of integrity of recordkeeping systems and authenticity of records
• Developing records retention policies to comply with the requirements of IRS From 990
• Integrating archives and records management into knowledge management initiatives
• Recording oral history reminiscences on both audiotape and videotape
• Preparing exhibits and other promotional materials
• Writing institutional histories and biographies