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AI Records Management: IT Implementation Guide
Engineering

AI Records Management: IT Implementation Guide

02 Jun 2026

Version 1.2 | June 2026 A companion to the AI Records Management Implementation Guide (v1.1) and the AI Records Management Governance Guide....

Implementing AI in Records Management
Compliance

Implementing AI in Records Management

02 Jun 2026 · Johan Pieterse

This guide provides a structured, evidence-informed framework for implementing artificial intelligence (AI) in records management and archiv...

The Archive of the Future Is Not a Building. It Is Not Even a Database.
Insight

The Archive of the Future Is Not a Building. It Is Not Even a Database.

28 May 2026 · Johan Pieterse

A vision for the archive of the future: self-aware holdings, conversational discovery, a federated memory web, hyper-provenance, immersive a...

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Why Heratio's Digital Twin Concept Matters for GLAM and Heritage
Product

Why Heratio's Digital Twin Concept Matters for GLAM and Heritage

28 May 2026 · Johan Pieterse

Most heritage systems still treat the digital as a passive copy. The Heratio digital twin is an authoritative, connected digital counterpart...

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Your Digital Assets Are More Valuable Than You Think. Are You Managing Them That Way?
Product

Your Digital Assets Are More Valuable Than You Think. Are You Managing Them That Way?

28 May 2026 · Johan Pieterse

Cultural institutions sit on vast, irreplaceable digital collections, yet many still manage them with shared drives and spreadsheets. Why pr...

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When hybrid search loses to keyword-only: two fixable defects in GLAM retrieval
Engineering

When hybrid search loses to keyword-only: two fixable defects in GLAM retrieval

27 May 2026 · The Archive and Heritage Group

We built a four-strategy hybrid retrieval pipeline in Heratio and it scored worse than keyword-only. Here is the diagnostic, the two defects...

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Perfect Is the Enemy of Accessible: Archives in the Age of AI-Assisted Processing
Insight

Perfect Is the Enemy of Accessible: Archives in the Age of AI-Assisted Processing

23 May 2026 · Johan Pieterse

Archival orthodoxy says describe perfectly before providing access. With million-page backlogs, that means no access for the foreseeable fut...

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