HistoryIT

Digital preservation initiatives can qualify for grant funding because they increase access to primary source evidence, preserve shared history, and provide experiences for people unable to visit museums or archives in person.

HistoryIT ranked No. 1,595 on the 2024 Inc. 5000, according to an announcement dated August 13, 2024.

HistoryIT is hiring a full-time Digital Preservation Photographer/Technician to create digital surrogates of books, manuscripts, photographs, slides, and objects for client materials. The role initially supports digitization workflows and may expand to photography.

Metadata contractors review digital versions of historical materials (documents, photographs, artifacts) and create appropriate metadata. They offer interpretation of contents, identify subject tags, and create contextual links among materials in the collection.

HistoryIT is headquartered in Portland, Maine, and has outposts in Chicago, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, and Southern California. Its staff includes project and metadata specialists, historians, content and social media experts, and software engineers.

HistoryIT works with cultural institutions, nonprofits, member organizations, professional associations, sports teams and more.

Technology can help build accessible digital archives that transform how the public interacts with history.

HistoryIT develops and uses technology and strategies to preserve history for future generations and make it accessible.

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