HAI – the leading professional services firm delivering litigation research, content and digital storytelling, archives and information management, and cultural heritage solutions – launches a new brand and expanded services, setting the stage for accelerated growth. Since HAI’s 2019 announcement of Beth Maser as the company …
Behind the Scenes: Insights of an Interpretive Planner
Interview with Halley Fehner, CIP, Content Director, Exhibits and Interpretive Planning How did your background influence your decision to become an Interpretive Planner? I come from a history-loving family who also really like to hike, so we visited a lot of historic sites, Civil War …
Unsung Treasures of the National Park Service
August 25, 2016 marks the centennial anniversary of the National Park Service. NPS is best known for its stewardship of America’s natural wonders, but its mission includes the preservation of places with cultural and historical significance as well. What many people may not realize is …
What’s Your Legacy? The Enduring Value of an Archive
Upon winning a championship or leaving office, sports figures and politicians are often asked to speculate about their legacy. Although leaving a legacy is something one may aspire to, it is really only something we see in retrospect. Such reflection requires perspective. Let me share …
Assessing Senator Byrd’s Digital Files – Early Results
Arranging and preserving digital materials has been an ongoing challenge for repositories that hold the collections of U.S. senators and representatives. Our digital archives team recently joined forces with the Byrd Center for Legislative Studies (Byrd CLS) to conduct a pilot project on a selection …
Long-term Digital Storage: Simple Steps to Get Started
Preserving digital files for long-term access is a difficult issue for many organizations; the files can quickly become inaccessible due to media and hardware obsolescence and they are subject to degradation. With the sheer volume of digital information produced on a regular basis, this task …