Piql - References in the Public Sector

” Jan Ingar Hansen

The collaboration with Piql has given us the knowledge and expertise to long-term archiving and storage that ensures our valuable content is securely safeguarded for future generations as an integral part of our long-term strategy of digitisation and archiving in the Museum.

Project Manager, Norwegian Armed Forces Museum

Preservation of audio-visual content for Norwegian Armed Forces Museum

The Norwegian Armed Forces Museum is the Norwegian Defence authority responsible for cultural heritage. With seven different departments, it covers a wide range of museum and archival tasks for the Norwegian Defence Force. The documentation of the museum goes back more than 100 years, and in 2017 a large digitisation project was initiated. This project has been digitising photos, videos, and sound pieces to better understand what historical information was stored in the different locations around the country, as well as making it accessible for the public and future research. Building on the digitising project, the Armed Forces Museum sought external guidance for help on a long-term information storage strategy and Piql was invited to assess the Museum’s needs and requirements. Clearly understanding that the needs of the museum expanded beyond long-term storage, Piql and the Museum engaged in a holistic archival process, to better understand the whole process. The armed forces museum has also acquired a piqlReader for their own use.