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Q. What are the benefits of hiring ArchivesInfo?
With ArchivesInfo you can be assured of receiving sound advice that follows the standards of the preservation and archives industries. ArchivesInfo can help you with any of your information management needs and is run by a professional degreed archivist. With over fifteen years experience in libraries, archives and museums, and almost ten years in business as a consulting firm, there is no problem related to managing documents that we have not seen!
Q. What specific services does ArchivesInfo provide?We can help you with any of your information management needs from organizing filing cabinets to creating digital databases to making scrapbooks for grandma. Some of the most popular services we provide include:
- Properly storing treasured items to ensure that they last for a long time- Scanning cherished photographs, family letters, and valulable documents
- Organizing family personal records to ensure easy accessibility
- Designing easy systems for maintaining the organization of important and cherished materials
- Creating online family photo solutions so that you may easily share memories with family members across the country
- Revitalizing worn old photographs and records through digitization and digital restoration. Make a worn photos look new!
- Cleaning out personal spaces to get rid of paper clutter
- Creating an inventory of the documents in your possession
- creating management plans to care for the digital and paper information you use daily, rarely, or never
- creating disaster plans
- referring historical records that the family wishes to donate for research purposes to an appropriate repository
Q. What can I expect when I contact you?
We begin with a ten minute telephone consultation to discuss the types of records and family memorabilia in your home and the type of help you desire. After gaining a basic understanding of your needs in a short telephone conversation, we will set up a free in-person consultation in your home. This consultation should take 20 minutes to an hour. ArchivesInfo will prepare a detailed written estimate for the project you specify. We provide you the option to care for an individual item or larger collections of material.
Q. How much do you charge?Caring for an individual item, including a photo "restoration," can cost as little as $30. The typical extensive in-house archives project costs between $250 and $1000 in consulting fees, depending on the scope of your personal papers. Re-housing materials for safe long-term storage of archives will run anywhere from $50 to a few hundred dollars depending on the extent and composition of your materials.
Q. How long does a project take?The typical project runs from a few hours to a week in your home or office. An additional few hours to a few days of off-site time to prepare a final report, scan items, and perform inquiries as necessary may be required.
Q. What is the final product that I can expect from ArchivesInfo?Whether your problem is organizing, preserving, or identifying valuable materials, ArchivesInfo can come up with a solution to suit your needs.