Case Study: The Legal Defense Fund lowers archives digitization costs with Durable Digital and Dynamics 365 + Preservica

The Legal Defense Fund lowers digitization costs by 15% with Durable Digital

The Legal Defense Fund, a leading civil rights law firm, faced significant challenges in digitizing its extensive and historically valuable archives. With over 80 years of records spanning 9,200 linear feet, the process required meticulous examination for legal and privacy considerations, but the organization lacked the software solutions to manage this complex work efficiently at scale. Durable Digital was engaged to help streamline this digitization.

Durable Digital implemented a solution integrating Microsoft Dynamics 365 with the digital preservation system Preservica. This integration automated key processes, eliminated repetitive data entry, and provided a centralized system for managing workflows and metadata. The result was a 15% reduction in the cost per digitized record, translating to a net savings of $1 million over five years and providing the archives staff with the tools to digitize and publicize records at an unprecedented scale.

The Legal Defense Fund