We work at any stage of a preservation program, from an initial look at an unassessed collection through to the infrastructure and training that keep it accessible. Engagements are scoped to what an institution actually has and can sustain, not to a standard package.
Planning and execution of long-term digital preservation strategies for audiovisual content, time-based media, and cultural heritage materials. This includes the condition assessment of physical and digital collections, covering material types, data volumes, format distribution, and storage infrastructure, and the design of digitization workflows calibrated to institutional scale, technical capacity, and budget.
Custom workflow design for digital media production and preservation environments, from ingest and quality control through to long-term storage and access across offline and hybrid storage. This covers data migration planning, storage architecture consultation, the setup or ongoing management of preservation facilities, and technical training.
Structured evaluation of existing physical and digital holdings to identify risks, documentation gaps, format obsolescence, and storage vulnerabilities. Assessments draw on direct examination of collections and infrastructure, with prioritized action plans specific to each institution's resources and timeline. We advise on open standards, file format selection, risk profiling, and compliance with established preservation frameworks such as OAIS.
Consultation on improving long-term access to digital collections, including metadata structuring, schema selection, platform evaluation, and exhibition planning for digitized or born-digital holdings. This service addresses both internal discoverability and public-facing access, including the technical and rights considerations that accompany each.
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Most engagements begin with an assessment, because the right next step usually is not obvious until someone has looked at the collection.
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