Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Archives & Information Management”
By Jen Giambrone, Historian It’s HAI’s 40th anniversary! Founded in 1981, History Associates Incorporated has grown and evolved quite a bit over the past four decades. Our founders, historians Phil Cantelon, Richard Hewlett, Rodney Carlisle, and Robert Williams, realized that …
By Margaret Long, Archivist The videogame industry is ever-evolving and ever-growing. With each passing day, a new game enters into existence and while another is seemingly forgotten. The industry has changed drastically over the years, yet it has also kept …
Your history is the backbone of your anniversary celebration. Using historical assets that are uniquely yours—like photographs, historic logos, videos, and company archives—makes your story come to life. While you are preparing for the celebration, you have a golden opportunity …
By Laura Starr, Certified Archivist, HAI Engagement Strategist & Account Manager This blog was created in conjunction with our friends at Pass It Down, a company with an award-winning digital exhibit builder platform that libraries, museums, universities, and brands have …
Originally published in June 2019. For further reading on this topic, see “Archiving to Connect During a Crisis: How We Can Unite to Document COVID-19.” The websites, tweets, blog posts, Facebook updates, videos, and online articles that we create today …
Originally published May 2016 By Megan O’Hern-Crook, C.A., Manager of Archives & Information Management As the election season approaches, we’re revisiting a 2016 blog that explores the process of Congressional records donations. Members who are leaving office have a lot …
By Janet Holsinger, Senior Historian Libraries and archives, like other institutions and businesses, are trying to figure out how to adapt to the challenges of reopening arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. Because most serve on-site researchers and patrons, staff need …
Over the years, HAI has seen an increase in the interest of high-profile companies to create and/or develop corporate collections. The Levi Strauss Visitor Center, built to commemorate the company’s 150th anniversary, displays a pair of jeans from 1890 and …
By the end of 2022, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) will manage and retain permanent and temporary federal agency records only in digital form. No more paper record transfers to your local Records Center! Is your agency ready? …
By Marielle Gage, Archivist Until you’re in the moment, you can never really appreciate how nerve-wracking a few milliseconds can be. But this past January, sitting on a faded couch in a rented apartment half the world away from home, …
By Laura Starr, Certified Archivist, HAI Engagement Strategist I am an archivist and historian. I am a spouse, friend, neighbor, and coworker. I am an American and a global citizen. And right now, I am one of the millions practicing …
Transformative! That was the theme of this year’s Society of American Archivists Annual Meeting, SAA 2019, and many sessions focused on how archivists, records managers, and information professionals can address transformations happening today in technology, society, and the archives profession. …
