Remembering History, Moving Forward Together, with ArchivEra

The Catholic Diocese of Arlington’s Director of Archives selected ArchivEra to manage their collections of historical and cultural significance, and strike a balance between security and access.

The Diocese was established 50 years ago, but their archives contains parish records from the mid-1800s. Currently, 75% of the materials are documents, and 25% consists of photographs, art works, and audiovisual materials. The archives is a small-to-medium sized repository, with one full time archivist and one part-time person working on their collection.

When Director of Archives Lindsay Alukonis came into her role, getting a CMS in place was an exciting step forward. With the cataloging backlog under control, moving forward the collection will be 90% digital—both born-digital and digitized, with digitization focused on photographs, books, and journals.

In time, there will be an ArchivEra public portal to the archival collections. As the Diocese celebrates its 50^th anniversary, it is focused on three pillars—one of which is “History and Remembering”. It was a strategic goal to get the CMS set up and established in order to connect people to the first 50 years and they are well on their way—with confidence in ArchivEra’s robust permissions and security capabilities.

ArchivEra meets the archives’ needs surrounding organization and access to past archival content, and anticipates the possibilities for managing future content. Says Ms. Alukonis, “As we move forward, we know it can move forward with us.”

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