“More to Be Told”: Finding the Right Fit for Your Private Collection
It’s finally time! You’ve decided to preserve that collection of historical family artifacts you have boxed up and collecting dust. Maybe they’re a little water-stained or faded from sitting in your basement for a decade, or possibly you’re considering offering your collection to a larger audience once digitized. No matter the size or condition, your […]
Is the Internet Forever? (Not Always!)
There’s a popular argument to think twice before you share on social media, because what is shared cannot be taken back. Once online, it is online forever. While that is more of a precaution than a hard and fast rule, it is often something we believe. But if you’ve ever read something and then tried […]
Learn: What Is the Best Way to Preserve Historical Documents in Storage?
Learn about the factors you need to take into account to safely store delicate or aging documents with minimal damage and how digitization can help preserve documents into the future. What Is the Best Way to Preserve Historical Documents in Storage?
Remembering the Suffragettes: Turning Your Online Collection Into a Narrative
To celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment giving women the right to vote, libraries and museums are showcasing the historical artifacts of the century-long movement. Looking at these collections, it’s easy to see how the stories we learned in school can leave out some of the most interesting bits of […]
Learn: Why Choose Confidential Document Digitization?
Learn about confidential digitization, and how the benefits of a private digital collection enhance the collection itself, even when that collection isn’t public. Why Choose Confidential Document Digitization?
Quotables: Launching Your Legacy: How You Can Impact the Next Generation (Just Luxe)
Principal Farica Chang’s post in Just Luxe discusses the importance of conserving your legacy for the next generation. Whether that conservation is physical or done through digitization, ensure that family, community, and society members can access their history. Click here to read the full article! Do you have a historical document collection that you’d like […]
Quotables: Extraordinary History, Extraordinary Value (DigitalEdge)
Principal Farica Chang’s post in DigitalEdge covers the basics of moving to a paperless office. This process can feel confusing or downright overwhelming, especially if you don’t know what your goals are or how to start. Click here to read the full article! Do you have a historical document collection that you’d like to make […]
Visit Your Collection – From Home?
The global response to COVID-19 has included mass closures, urging the public to stay at home and “shelter in place.” These conditions are not exactly conducive to visiting collections of art, books, or historical documents. Unfortunately, that means the majority of research, study, and reference has come to a stuttering halt. Unless, of course, the […]
Learn: Why Share an Online Collection?
Learn the appeal of building a shareable online library, and the benefits one can provide your organization in Anderson Archival’s explainer. What Are the Benefits of Sharing Your Digital Library Online?
How Long Will Your Archive Last?
When most people hear the term “technology obsolescence,” outdated hardware is probably what comes to mind. For archivists, though, a more covert danger to collections is outdated software. Once digitized, it’s easy to think that the collection is safe for decades or longer, but in reality, it may have far less time before it’s in […]
