Data. Digital assets. Born-digital materials.
How do you determine what is valuable? What should you keep? How do you go about caring for what you value?
Everyone should have the opportunity to be proactive and intentional in ensuring future access to the information they value. But planning for the future is different from focusing on the needs of the current moment.
Our approach centers on guiding and empowering the individuals and organizations we work with to integrate the practice of caring for information assets into the creation process itself. We collaborate with clients to develop a custom strategy that makes sense for their context, provide guidance to help them put that strategy into action, and offer continued support in maintaining and evolving this strategy over time.
Services
Consulting
We provide consulting services to individuals and organizations seeking to take an intentional approach to caring for and preparing their information assets for future access.
Training
We also design, develop, and facilitate custom learning and training experiences to educate and advance the knowledge and practice of individuals and organizations on topics such as digital archives, digital preservation, and information management.
Coaching
Through our coaching services, we provide a one-on-one version of training that may include personalized guidance, professional mentorship, and targeted training activities to individuals who are seeking support in areas such as developing digital preservation programs, establishing information management practices, and designing digital archives workflows.
Project Profiles
Our Story
Sam Meister is an archivist and educator based in Evanston, Illinois who has been working in and with libraries, archives, museums, galleries, artists, and nonprofit organizations for over 15 years. With Future Access For All he is seeking to expand archival thinking and practice to new contexts, to guide and support people in taking action to ensure the digital materials they are creating continue to exist for as long as they need them. He is drawn to this work because he sees the potential for people to create their own archives for their creative practices, their organizations, and their communities. Previously, Sam served as the Preservation Communities Manager at the Educopia Institute, and before that as the Digital Archivist at the University of Montana. He received his M.L.I.S from San Jose State University, and B.A. in Visual Arts from the University of California, San Diego.