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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Backlog specializes in archives management for organizations with rich histories. 

Expertise: Collection Assessment; Digital Preservation Training; Facilities planning and development; Finding aids; Fundraising and grant writing; Management and administration; Outreach and public programs; Policy development; Records management; Records survey planning and implementation; Software applications; Staff training and recruitment
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Contact Name: Emma Prince, C.A., M.S.
Location(s):
St Louis, MO

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

Ital Preservation, provides wide-ranging guidance in proper preservation management. Through proper preservation management, we can adequately capture our experiences, sustain our legacy and culture, and rightly tell our stories. We not only specialize in African, Caribbean, and United States History, but also historical event planning, and archival preservation.


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Expertise: Archival standards; Arrangement and description; Digitization / digital program development; Disaster preparedness; Electronic records management; Exhibit planning and implementation; Finding aids; Fundraising and grant writing; Oral history planning and implementation; Outreach and public programs; Preservation; Records management; Records survey planning and implementation; Reference services; Staff training and recruitment; Transcription
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Contact Name: Ital Preservation
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Expertise: Collection Assessment; Digital Archiving; Digital capacity building; Digital Preservatioin; Information Management; Digital Preservation Training; Records survey planning and implementation
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Contact Name: Kari R. Smith
Location(s):
Boothbay Harbor, ME

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
Expertise: Archival standards; Arrangement and description; Cataloging; Records survey planning and implementation
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Contact Name: Laura Brettholle
Location(s):
Chicago, IL

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Our internationally-recognized consulting team is a trusted partner in information gathering, recommending best practices, and providing guidance for decision making. To date, our services have helped over 500 clients and procured an estimated one million dollars in grant funding for cultural heritage institutions.

Areas of Expertise 

  • Digitization & Metadata
  • Disaster Planning & Response
  • Environmental Assessment & Preservation
  • Project Management & Sustainability Planning
  • Space Planning
  • Strategic Planning
  • and more!...
Expertise: Archival and Library Security; Audiovisual preservation and digitization; Needs Assessments; Community Programs; Archival standards; Digital Preservation; Digitization / digital program development; Project Management; Disaster preparedness; Facilities planning and development; Site assessments; Storage and housing; Policy development; Preservation; Records management; Records survey planning and implementation; Strategic planning
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Location(s):
Serving the US and abroad

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

You are unique and your information problems merit distinct interventions. Together, we focus on your needs and explore ways to achieve your goals, tailored to you. Throughout our project, you’ll work directly...

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

Myriad is a nonprofit consulting firm that specializes in collections preservation and planning for small to mid-sized cultural organizations. From project planning to organizational strategy and facilitation, it’s our mission to bring you practical plans and solutions to help you transform the way you share, manage and preserve your collections and the stories they represent.

Expertise: Audiovisual preservation and digitization; Digitization / digital program development; Disaster preparedness; Electronic records management; Facilities planning and development; Fundraising and grant writing; Management and administration; Policy development; Preservation; Records survey planning and implementation; Staff training and recruitment; Staffing and implementation; Strategic planning
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Location(s):
FL

Shelley Diamond Archival Solutions LLC specializes in archival and collection management services for artists, private collectors and estates in New York City, and home inventory services for NYC homeowners and renters. We help private individuals ensure the long-term preservation of their collections, protect their private property assets, and identify and manage risk.

Our services help working artists organize their art, studio and business records, and aid families and executors overseeing the stewardship and legacy of an artist’s estate.  Our collection management services guide collectors in the care, storage, organization, documentation, safe display and long-term...

Expertise: Artist Archives; Artist Estates; Archival program evaluation; Arrangement and description; Cataloging; Inventories; Facilities planning and development; Site assessments; Finding aids; Storage and housing; Management and administration; Preservation; Records survey planning and implementation; Strategic planning
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Contact Name: Shelley Diamond
Location(s):
Brooklyn, NY