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Black-and-white photo of a retro office with some computer and fax equipment.

Office Hours

Office Hours

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Let's chat

Trying to figure out what's possible for your collection?

Each week I hold free, informal office hours for community groups and nonprofits to share my expertise. These are 30–60 minute conversations to review your work and think through possibilities together.

To ask a question or schedule a chat, send me an email.

Common conundrums

Here are some of the most common challenges archives bring to office hours—and what I tell them.

A classical oil painting of an elderly fortune teller in a red headscarf laying out playing cards on a table. Two young women in 19th-century peasant dress stand nearby looking on.

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A museum installation titled 'Electrostatic Bell Choir' featuring a large wall of stacked vintage cathode-ray tube televisions from the mid-20th century. Each TV screen displays a small suspended pendulum or bell mechanism, suggesting the sets generate electrostatic fields to animate the bells. The televisions vary in size, color, and style — ranging from cream and yellow to dark wood-toned models — and are arranged in a roughly pyramidal formation against a dark wall. A rope barrier in the foreground indicates this is a gallery exhibit.

Why your digital interview archive isn't accessible (and how to fix it).

Captions and interactive transcripts make your interview archive better for everyone—and they're easier to make than you think.