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Sustainable services
Find case studies below on creating sustainable services for archives.
Next steps in the development of the Archifau Cymru Archives Wales reader's ticket: linking our data
Read how West Glamorgan Archive Service and Richard Burton Archives, Swansea University worked in partnership to improve security to collections - by making changes to the online reader ticket system used by archive services in Wales.
Gloucestershire Archives: Fielding and Platt Community Archive Project
This ongoing project, funded by a Heritage Lottery Funded grant aimed to gather, preserve and share the heritage of Gloucester's engineering firm 'Fielding and Platt.' Developing new partnerships with local groups and commercial organisations was a key element to delivering this project.
WRVS Archive: Raising the profile of WRVS archive
This case study illustrates how an external award can be used to raise the profile of a collection and the archive service, both internally and externally, and secure extra funding.
Maintaining the profile of the archive in the business is a major driver in the work of this multi-site business archive, by adding value to core business activities and aligning with changing business needs.
Cumbria Archive Service: Staffing a multi site service
This case study explores how staffing requirements are managed over four record offices in Cumbria.
East Sussex Record Office: Faces of The Keep
'Faces of The Keep' was a small project which developed out the creation of a brand for 'The Keep' prior to its opening in 2013.
Working in a Trust: Case study of a local authority archive service
The local authority archive service is part of a wider heritage service which was transferred into a leisure and culture trust in the 2000s. Find out about the impact of moving to the Trust for the archive service.
Dorset Archives Content Online: An Income Generation Model (PDF, 0.03Mb)
Learn more about how Dorset History Centre digitised some of their holdings to increase income generation and improve access to collections.
East Riding's one-stop site (PDF, 0.05Mb)
East Riding's Council Heritage Lottery funded 'one shop stop' site combines the museum, library and archive, allowing shared functions and facilities, and improved collections management.
Creating social and cultural impact
Planning for Social Outcomes at Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums (PDF, 0.03Mb)
Using a 'Planning Framework' and General Social Outcome Indicators has enabled Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums to ensure all projects relate to key corporate priorities and meet social outcomes from the planning phase.
Archive helps tourism in Blackpool (PDF, 0.03Mb)
'Admission all Classes' was a scheme by the National Fairground Archive, the Arts and Humanities Research Council, Blackpool Council and Visit Blackpool, aimed at revitalising tourism.
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