Directory of Archival Consultants

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This easy-to-use Directory of Archival Consultants contains information about experts across the country who provide professional consulting services on various aspects of archives and archiving. All listings in this directory are paid listings. Information provided by consultants is not independently checked or verified.

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Expertise: Archival appraisal; Archival program evaluation; Archival standards
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Contact Name: April K. Anderson-Zorn
Location(s):
Bloomington, IL

Archival Image, LLC provides research and consulting services to museums, businesses, families, photographers and media producers requiring expertise in the location of unique archival images, and in the arrangement and administration of visual materials collections. 

Archival Image, LLC, is directed by Leigh Armstrong, a Certified Archivist with more than twenty-years experience working with creators, collectors, researchers, and repositories. Expertise includes picture research, rights and license negotiation, arrangement and description, content appraisal and valuation, project management. Past and...

Expertise: Digitization; Archival appraisal; Arrangement and description; Research; Rights and Licensing; Exhibit planning and implementation; Finding aids; Fundraising and grant writing; Government relations; Management and administration; Preservation; Strategic planning
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Contact Name: Leigh Armstrong
Location(s):
Chicago, IL

Digital Archivy is a turnkey archival consulting firm that works with organizations to identify, analyze, compare, organize, and use information better. We work closely with clients and take a holistic multi-dimensional view of information ecosystems. This enables us to create solutions that are practical, cost-effective, and user-focused. Our projects ensure long-term preservation, increase access and support...

Expertise: Audiovisual preservation and digitization; Archival appraisal; Archival standards; Cataloging; Digitization / digital program development; Electronic records management; Fundraising and grant writing; Management and administration; Outreach and public programs; Records management; Records survey planning and implementation; Staffing and implementation
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Contact Name: David Kay, MLS
Location(s):
Brooklyn, NY

Janine provides archive and data management consulting for art, architecture, and design studios as well as private and institutional collections. 


Advising on archive and collection management, specifically:

+ Archive and collection assessment
+ Physical arrangement strategy
+ Physical preservation measures
+ Storage and rehousing of collections
+ Digital imaging best practices
+ Digital preservation strategy
+ Digital asset management systems
+ Data management and protection
+ Copyright (rights and reproductions)
...

Expertise: Architectural Records; Architectural, landscape, and design records; Collective Access; Artists Archives; Electronic records; Artist Archives; Artist Estates; Archival appraisal; Archival standards; Digitization / digital program development; Rights and Licensing; Exhibit planning and implementation; Preservation; Strategic planning
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Contact Name: Janine Biunno
Location(s):
Brooklyn, NY

Liz Phillips Consulting, LLC works with organizations and individuals looking to organize and preserve historic materials. We offer archives and collections management services for physical and digital collections as well as strategic services in policy development and project planning.

Expertise: ArchivesSpace; Collection Guides; Digital Archiving; Encoded Archival Description (EAD); Metadata Improvement; Archival appraisal; Archival standards; Arrangement and description; Descriptive metadata; Finding aids; Policy development; Preservation; Records survey planning and implementation; Software applications; Strategic planning
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Contact Name: Liz Phillips
Location(s):
Davis, CA

With over 40 years of expertise managing congressional collections, institution archives, and the archives of non-profits, Margery N. Sly has focused on collection development and archival appraisal, both by building the research collections at Temple University and reviewing existing collections for Temple Libraries' move to a new building.  She was involved in program planning and the move into Temple's new Charles Library (opened in August 2019) and previously managed the closure of an archives facility and relocation of collections for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). In addition to serving as a member of the team...

Expertise: Audiovisual preservation and digitization; Archival appraisal; Archival program evaluation; Digitization / digital program development; Facilities planning and development; Fundraising and grant writing; Strategic planning
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Location(s):
Haddonfied, NJ

Margot Note Consulting LLC offers information strategy and archives and records management services.

Leaders look to Margot to transform information chaos to clarity, helping them make better decisions, win grants, and save money. Most importantly, they gain peace of mind knowing that their project is handled by an expert. Clients have come to value Margot’s ability to complete projects on time, on budget, and tailored to their needs. They understand that to manage with a sense of history is not to be tethered...

Expertise: Archival appraisal; Archival program evaluation; Archival standards; Arrangement and description; Budgeting and financial planning; Digitization / digital program development; Electronic records management; Finding aids; Fundraising and grant writing; Management and administration; Policy development; Records management; Records survey planning and implementation; Strategic planning
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Contact Name: Margot Note, CA, CRM, IGP, PMP
Location(s):
New York, NY

With more than 40 years of experience working with diverse organizations, our consultants offer expertise in a wide range of services and approaches to managing, protecting, and using historical materials.

Our knowledge of all types of archival records including digital and analog (paper-based) documentation, as well as various image media, and artifacts, allows us to help achieve successful intellectual and physical control, and management of collections.

We help you meet your goals and objectives through program development and project support.

Our Values:

  • History and those who create it matter
  • Access is...
Expertise: Access and classification reviews; Architectural Records; Archival appraisal; Archival program evaluation; Archival standards; Arrangement and description; Budgeting and financial planning; Digitization / digital program development; Landscape, Planning and Design Records; Project Management; Exhibit planning and implementation; Facilities planning and development; Finding aids; Fundraising and grant writing; Management and administration; Outreach and public programs; Policy development; Preservation; Records survey planning and implementation; Reference services; Strategic planning
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Contact Name: Waverly Lowell
Location(s):
Oakland, CA

Over 20 years managing staff and complex projects. Extensive background in library, academic archives and information management fields. Concentration on advanced technology applications in library and archives, digital assets management, preservation and information policy. Extensive work experience in academia, cultural heritage and library-archives environments....

Expertise: Archival appraisal; Archival standards; Genealogy and local history research programming and reference services; Digitization / digital program development; Management and administration; Outreach and public programs; Policy development; Preservation; Reference services; Strategic planning
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Contact Name: Vicki Tobias
Location(s):
Madison, WI